Oilfield

Oilfield

Oilfield refers to a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below the ground.

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Oilfield

An enhanced oil recovery technique in which an alkaline chemical such as sodium hydroxide, sodium orthosilicate or sodium carbonate is injected during polymer flooding or waterflooding operations. ...

Equation of state

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An equation that specifies fluid density as a function of pressure and temperature. A large body of scientific literature describes these functions for all kinds of hydrocarbons, and also for complex ...

Dry combustion

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An in situ combustion technique in which only air or oxygen-enriched air mixtures are injected into a formation. A drawback related to dry combustion is the highly corrosive and noxious combustion ...

Wet combustion

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An in situ combustion technique in which water is injected simultaneously or alternately with air into a formation. Wet combustion actually refers to wet forward combustion and was developed to use ...

Core image

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An image of the external or internal features of a core. External images are photographs taken under natural or ultraviolet light; natural light highlights lithology and sedimentary structures, while ...

Backup curve

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An extra curve on a log, designed to appear when the standard curve goes off track. For example, if the standard gamma ray curve is presented on a scale of 0 to 200 gAPI units, the backup curve may ...

Capsule gun

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An exposed gun system used primarily in wireline operations. This gun system has shaped charges that are housed in individual pressure-tight capsules mounted on a metal strip, which is lowered into ...