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Absolute filter
19.04.2018
109
Absolute filter
Absolute filters are designed to selectively prevent certain sizes of particles or organisms from pa…
Dead Oil (dead crude)
03.04.2018
1 544
Dead Oil (dead crude)
An oil sample is pronounced “dead” when it has lost all its dissolved gases and volatile…
Cap rock
30.03.2018
608
Cap rock
Cap rock is a rock that forms a laterally continuous impermeable seal above and around a hydrocarbon…
Back Pressure
30.03.2018
798
Back Pressure
Back pressure is a negative pressure within a system that “pushes back” the fluid and wh…
Acid Job
23.03.2018
929
Acid Job
Acid job is a term used to describe the stimulation technique performed by pumping reactive acids in…
Cement Retarders
14.03.2018
388
Cement Retarders
Cement retarders are chemical additives added to cement slurry to extend the time it would have take…
Jack-up Drilling Rig
08.03.2018
639
Jack-up Drilling Rig
Jack-up rig is a type of a drilling rig used in offshore locations which is basically made up of a b…
Gamma ray log
06.03.2018
1 664
Gamma ray log
Gamma ray log is a type of well log used to detect and measure incoming gamma rays naturally emitted…
High pressure high temperature (HPHT)
04.03.2018
1 676
High pressure high temperature (HPHT)
High pressure, high temperature (HPHT) is a term used to define any well having a pressure greater t…
Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
01.03.2018
960
Equivalent circulating density (ECD)
ECD (equivalent circulating density) is the dynamic density exerted by a circulating mud at any poin…
Cable-tool drilling (Percussion Drilling)
28.02.2018
545
Cable-tool drilling (Percussion Drilling)
Cable-tool drilling is a method of drilling in which a hole is made by the repeated blows generated…
Acid Fracturing
27.02.2018
676
Acid Fracturing
Acid fracturing is a production stimulation technique in which acids, injected at high pressures, ar…
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