دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: 1. a derrick or crane shaped like the letter A and used to handle heavy loads. 2. an A-shaped openwork structure that is the stationary and supporting component of the mast of a jackknife rig and to which the mast is anchored when it is in an upright or drilling position. 3. the uppermost section of a standard derrick, shaped like the letter A and used as a support in lifting objects such as the crown block to the water table.

n: A kind of "A" frame gin pole, used to elevate heavy object.

n: the amount of moisture present in the air. It may be expressed in milligrams of water per cubic metre of air. Compare relative humidity.

n: the value obtained when the absolute dynamic viscosity is divided by the density (expressed in grams per cubic centimetre) of the liquid at the temperature concerned.

canisters of hydraulic fluid, pressurized with a nitrogen gas cap of sufficient pressure and volume to operate all the rams on a BOP in case of power failure to the BOP.

accelerated development program.

preset value of a monitored parameter at which an alarm is actuated to warn of a condition that requires corrective action.

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n: a large valve, usually installed above the ram preventers, that forms a seal in the annular space between the pipe and the wellbore or, if no pipe is present, in the wellbore itself. Compare ram blowout preventet:

n: See annular blowout preventer.

a device installed above or below the BOP that is capable of sealing around any device, and even on itself if the wellbore is empty.

n: A large BOP (q.v.) valve that forms a seal in the annular space between the wellbore and the drill pipe. It is usually installed above the ram type preventers in the BOP stack.

a elastomer bag or donut type seal, pushed into contact with the pipe or tools in the blow out preventer (BOP). It is designed to seal around pipe or any other irregular surface tool (packers, guns, pumps, etc.) that may be in the BOP. May also be called