دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

a form of mechanical weathering where loose fragments are transported with water or wind.

n: the act of maintaining a floating offshore drilling rig on even keel, regardless of weather or load conditions.

n: a compound of asphalt and filler that is used to coat metals exposed to corrosion or weathering.

n: see weathering test.

n: 1. a chemical reaction that produces carbonates.2. in geology, a form of chemical weathering in which a mineral reacts with carbon dioxide (in solution as carbonic acid) to form a carbonate mineral.

all the chemical reactions that act on rocks to produce stable minerals.

a diesel fuel, C10-C14+ typically. #1 Diesel has paraffins removed for cleaner operation or cold weather use.

n: in a flowing stream of water, those products of weathering that are carried along in solution. Compare bed load, suspended load.

n: a trench or channel made in the earth, usually to bury pipeline, cable, and so on. On a drilling rig, the mud flow channel from the conductor-pipe outlet is often called a ditch. See mud return line. v: to excavate a trench in which to lay pipe or cable. Ditching equipment and methods for pipe laying vary according to terrain and weather.

n: a cumulus cloud that lies horizontally and shows little vertical development, indicating good weather conditions.