دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: an artificial gravel island sometimes used in shallow Arctic waters as a base on which drilling and production equipment is erected.

n: any method used to raise oil to the surface through a well after reservoir pressure has declined to the point at which the well no longer produces by means of natural energy. Sucker rod pumps, gas lift, hydraulic pumps, and submersible electric pumps are the most common means of artificial lift.

one of several methods that provide pressure assistance to increase flow from a well. The most common systems lighten (decrease density) of the flowing fluid (gas lift),or remove all or part of the liquid head from the reservoir (beam and electric submer

n: the number of Btus contained in a cubic foot of natural gas adjusted to reflect the actual water content of the gas at delivered pressure, temperature, and gravity conditions.

n: term applied to many heat resistant and chemically inert fibrous minerals, some forms of which are used in certain drilling fluids. It finds only limited use because prolonged exposure can cause respiratory illness.

n: Usually refers to the fibre of different length made by asbestos. Usually used as block agent in porous
thief formation.

n: a wrapping material consisting of asbestos saturated with asphalt;one element of pipeline coatings. It is no longer commonly used because asbestos can cause respiratory illness.

asphaltene.