دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: the theory that minerals such as oil and gas are fully owned in place before they are extracted and reduced to possession. Despite this theory, title to oil and gas may be lost by legitimate drainage and by the rule of capture. Also called ownership in place. See rule of capture.

n: the gasoline extracted from natural gas by putting the gas into contact with oil in a vessel and subsequently distilling the gasoline from the heavier oil.

gasoline extracted from wet natural gas by putting the gas in contact with oil.

n: the adhesion of a thin film of a gas or liquid to the surface of a solid. Liquid hydrocarbons are recovered from natural gas by passing the gas through activated charcoal, silica gel, or other solids, which extract the heavier hydrocarbons. Steam treatment of the solid removes the adsorbed hydrocarbons, which are then collected and re-condensed. The adsorption process is also used to remove water vapour from air or natural gas. Compare absorption.

n: A surface phenomenon exhibited by a solid (adsorbent) to hold or concentrate gases, liquids or dissolved substances(adsorptive) upon its surface, due to adhesion.

the attraction and holding of a layer of a chemical on the wall of a formation. Usually held by ionic charge or wetting preference.

n: a device that, when installed in a pipe or flow channel and actuated by automatic control equipment. enables a representative sample to be obtained of the fluid flowing therein. systematic basis, which can be tested to determine the quality of the liquid flowing in the line. An automatic sampling device consists of a probe inserted into the line, an extractor, a timer or other device that controls the sampling rate, and a small tank (sample receiver) that holds the samples.

compounds found in petroleum or rock extracts that possess a carbon chain or skeleton that contains a link with a natural product. Common biomarkers in petroleum include isoprenoids, triterpanes and steranes.

n: an extraction plant without fragmentation facilities.

n pl: the quantity of butane extracted in a precessing plant for wich lease settlement is included in the settlement made for natural gasoline by virtue of the gasoline settlements being used on a higher vapour pressure natural gasoline actually extracted. Sometimes called free butane or excess butanes.

n: 1. steel pipe placed in an oil or gas well to prevent the wall of the hole from caving in, to prevent movement of fluids from one formation to another, and to improve the efficiency of extracting petroleum if the well is productive. A joint of casing may be 16 to 48 feet (4.8 to 14.6 metres) long and from 4.5 to 20 inches (11.4 to 50.8 centimetres) in diameter. Casing is made of many types of steel alloy, which vary in strength, corrosion resistance, and so on. 2. large pipe in which a carrier pipeline passes under railroad rights-of-way and some roads to shield the pipeline from the unusually high load stresses of a particular location. State and local regulations identify specific locations where casing is mandatory.

n: Steel pipe placed in an oil or gas well to prevent the wall of the hole in a drilled interval from caving in, as well as to prevent movement of fluids from one formation to another.


one of several strings of steel pipe in a well design that, together with cement, forms a barrier to fluid movement along the drilled hole. It is commonly at least partly cemented in the wellbore.

n: The tool pushing the core out of the core barrel when the core barrel is hoisted to the surface.

n: a device that uses a solvent to reflux, or flow back over, a sample to clean it. Such a device extracts oil or salt-laden water efficiently without harming the core samples.