دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: the distortion of the hull of an offshore drilling rig when the bow and the stem are lower than the middle, caused by wave action or unbalanced or heavy loads. Compare sagging.

n: (slang) an inexperienced rig or oilfield worker;sometimes shortened to weevil.

n: a closed pressure vessel that has a furnace equipped to bum coal. oil. or gas and that is used to generate steam from water.

n: water piped into a boiler from which steam is generated.

n: fuel suitable for generating steam or hot water in large industrial or electricity-generating utility applications.

v: (slang) to make up or fake a report.

n: the temperature at which the vapour pressure of a liquid becomes equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmosphere. The boiling point of water is 212ﾰF or 100ﾰC at atmospheric pressure (14.7 pounds per square inch gauge or 101.325 kilopascals).

the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on it by the surrounding atmosphere.

a solid hanger or test cup in a BOP. A retrieval plug attached to drill pipe. An inexperienced worker.

n: (slang, obsolete) the work station of an inexperienced rotary helper, on the opposite side of the rotary from the rotary helper who sets pipe back on the rig floor during trips.