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the inside annulus;tubing-by-production casing annulus. (Note, there may be regional differences in the A, B, C annulus designations and some are reversed. Inside annuli (IA) and outside annuli (OA) are more universally descriptive.)

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association.

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.

n: a well not in use because it was a dry hole originally, or because it has ceased to produce. Statutes and regulations in many states require the plugging of abandoned wells to prevent the seepage of oil, gas, or water from one stratum of underlying rock to another.

n: Usually refers to a well which has no valuable oil or gas production or a dry hole. In general, it should be packed by cement plug.

adv: on or in a ship, offshore drilling rig, helicopter, or production platform.

n: a gas that forms an acid when mixed with water. In petroleum production and processing, the most common acid gases are hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. Both cause corrosion, and hydrogen sulphide is very poisonous.

n: The mixture made by gas and water presents acidity. The gas is acid gas. The usual acid gases are hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide in oil and gas drilling. Both of them are acrid and hydrogen sulphide is very toxic.


any produced gas, primarily H2S and CO2 that form an acid when produced in water.

v: to treat oil-bearing limestone or other formations with acid for the purpose of increasing production. Hydrochloric or other acid is injected into the formation under pressure. The acid etches the rock, enlarging the pore spaces and passages through which the reservoir fluids flow. Acid also removes formation damage by dissolving material plugging the rock surrounding the wellbore. The acid is held under pressure for a period of time and then pumped out, after which the well is swabbed and put back into production. Chemical inhibitors combined with the acid prevent corrosion of the pipe. acid recovery plant n: plant for therecovery of sulfuric acid from acid sludge.

a pool in which the total oil or gas production is restricted and allocated to specific wells as defined in a proration agreement.

n: the amount of oil or gas that can be produced legally from a well. In a state using proration, this figure is established monthly by its conservation agency. See proration.

the production limit set on a specific well by a government regulatory body. Rarely seen.

n: a leading national industry organisation established to disseminate scientific and technical ideas and data in the field of geology as it relates to oil and natural gas exploration and production. Its official publications are the AAPG Bulletin and the AAPG Explorer: Address: P.O. Box 979;Tulsa, OK 74101;(918) 584-2555.