دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: any shipboard tank or tanker compartment normally used for carrying saltwater ballast. When these compartments or tanks are not connected with the cargo system, they are called segregated ballast tanks or systems.

n: a spot sample of free water taken from beneath the petroleum contained in a ship or barge compartment or a storage tank.

n: an interior wall that subdivides a ship or a mobile offshore drilling rig into compartments.

n: the empty space between two bulkheads that separates two adjacent compartments. It is designed to isolate the two compartments from each other, thereby preventing the liquid contents of one compartment from entering the other in the event of the failure of the bulkhead of one to retain its tightness. In oil tankers, cargo spaces are always isolated from the rest of the ship by cofferdams fitted at both ends of the tank body.

n: a subdivision of space on a floating offshore drilling rig, a ship, or a barge.

separate compartments or smaller reservoirs in a larger, common reservoir that may not be in communication.

segregated flow units of a main reservoir that have a poor flow connection or no flow connection to the main reservoir.

n: a chamber in which excessive pressure can gradually be reduced to atmospheric pressure. It is especially equipped to help divers complete their decompression schedules and may also be used to treat diving casualties. One or more of the compartments may be installed on the deck of a work boat or barge.

n: a cylindrical or spherical compartment used to transport a diver or dive team to and from an underwater work site. division order n: a contract of sale of oil or gas to a purchaser who is directed to pay for the oil or gas products according to the proportions set out in the division order. The purchaser may require execution thereof by all owners of interest in the property.