دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association.

abbr: American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

abbr: American Association of Petroleum Landmen.

American Association of Petroleum Landmen.

after action review.

allowable annular surface pressure.

adv: 1. toward the stem of a ship or mobile offshore drilling rig. 2. behind. 3. farther aft than. See aft.

small pieces of rock broken up by the perforating process.

v: to cease producing oil and gas from a well when it becomes unprofitable or to cease further work on a newly drilled well when it proves not to contain profitable quantities of oil or gas. Several steps are involved: part of the casing may be removed and salvaged;one or more cement plugs are placed in the borehole to prevent migration of fluids between the different formations penetrated by the borehole;and the well is abandoned. In most oil-producing states, it is necessary to secure permission from official agencies before a well may be abandoned.

to cease efforts to produce or inject fluids in a wells and to plug the well sufficiently to protect the environment and the ability to redrill and develop other reserves at a later date.

v: To stop drilling or production operations when it becomes unprofitable. A wildcat may be abandoned after poor results from a well test. Cement plugs are placed in the wellbore to prevent fluid migration between different zones.