Oil & Gas Dictionary of Historical Terminology. LUBE LINGO by Roxannne Hitchcock Published by: Oil Region Books, Oil City, PA Reprinted by permission from  Acreage: an area covered by a lease granted for oil and gas exploration. Junked well: drillers' jargon – either when equipment is lost downhole or a well is .

Repressuring: The injection of gas into oil or gas formations to effect greater ultimate recovery. Shale Gas: Natural gas produced from wells that are open to shale formations. Shale is a fine-grained, sedimentary rock composed of mud from flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other materials. Oil & Gas Terms of The Day. Advertisement. Makeup cathead . A device that is attached to the shaft of the drawworks and used as a power source for screwing together joints of pipe. It is usually located on the driller’s side of the drawworks. Also called spinning cathead. See cathead. Understanding the oil & gas industry requires a working knowledge of some of the terms used. Take a look at some of the terms you’ll encounter working in the industry below. [Editor’s Note: Updated to add extra terms to the list] If you’ve looked at any oil and gas reference books or even glance online […] The purchaser is the company authorized by the operator, under a purchase contract, to transport and market the oil or gas from a producing well. In most cases the purchaser pays the mineral owners for the sale of any oil or gas from a well. T his glossary of oil and gas abbreviations will help royalty owners and mineral owners with understanding the definitions of the acronyms used in the Oil and Gas industry. In addition we have a page of Oil and Gas Terms.These are some of the most commonly used oil and gas abbreviations. Bbl, Barrel – In the oil and gas industry, a barrel is 42 U.S. gallons measured at 60º Fahrenheit. Terms Common to Oil and Gas Measurement Terms Common to Pipelines Acronyms Regulations and Legislation . BC Oil and Gas Commission - Glossary and Definitions Version 1.11 published: February 2019 Uncontrolled copy once downloaded

Acreage: an area covered by a lease granted for oil and gas exploration. Junked well: drillers' jargon – either when equipment is lost downhole or a well is .

Frac job: Slang term for hydraulic fracturing, a process whereby an oil or gas well is stimulated by pumping special fluids into the reservoir, fracturing the  31 May 2018 Find definitions to industry terms & get familiar with the terms you need to know if you are looking to make your mark on the Oil and Gas  31 Aug 2014 Oil and gas lingo often provides somme good laughs for others who may not be familiar to the industry, especially when you're an intern trying  27 Nov 2019 A blowout primarily composed of natural gas is known as a 'gas gusher'. Bottom hole assembly – Is a component of a drilling rig. It is the lowest 

The following are abbreviations and definitions of terms commonly used in the oil and gas industry and this website. Bbl One barrel of crude oil or NGL or 42 

Repressuring: The injection of gas into oil or gas formations to effect greater ultimate recovery. Shale Gas: Natural gas produced from wells that are open to shale formations. Shale is a fine-grained, sedimentary rock composed of mud from flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other materials. Oil & Gas Terms of The Day. Advertisement. Makeup cathead . A device that is attached to the shaft of the drawworks and used as a power source for screwing together joints of pipe. It is usually located on the driller’s side of the drawworks. Also called spinning cathead. See cathead. Understanding the oil & gas industry requires a working knowledge of some of the terms used. Take a look at some of the terms you’ll encounter working in the industry below. [Editor’s Note: Updated to add extra terms to the list] If you’ve looked at any oil and gas reference books or even glance online […] The purchaser is the company authorized by the operator, under a purchase contract, to transport and market the oil or gas from a producing well. In most cases the purchaser pays the mineral owners for the sale of any oil or gas from a well. T his glossary of oil and gas abbreviations will help royalty owners and mineral owners with understanding the definitions of the acronyms used in the Oil and Gas industry. In addition we have a page of Oil and Gas Terms.These are some of the most commonly used oil and gas abbreviations. Bbl, Barrel – In the oil and gas industry, a barrel is 42 U.S. gallons measured at 60º Fahrenheit. Terms Common to Oil and Gas Measurement Terms Common to Pipelines Acronyms Regulations and Legislation . BC Oil and Gas Commission - Glossary and Definitions Version 1.11 published: February 2019 Uncontrolled copy once downloaded

T his glossary of common oil and gas terms and definitions will aid newcomers as well as experienced royalty owners or mineral owners with the terminology used in the Oil and Gas industry. We also have a page of Oil and Gas Abbreviations and Acronyms. These are some of the most commonly used oil and gas terms.

Mud: Slang term for drilling fluid. A "mud man" is the drilling fluids technician responsible for formulating the mud, while a "mud logger" checks mud cuttings from the drill bit for traces of rock or oil and gas that provide a picture of conditions downhole. The oil and gas industry uses many jargons, acronyms and abbreviations. Obviously, this list is not anywhere near exhaustive or definitive, but this should be the most comprehensive list anywhere. Mostly coming from user contributions, it is contextual and is meant for indicative purposes only. Barrels per day (abbreviated as bpd, b/d, and bopd for oil): in production terms, the number of barrels of oil produced from a well over a 24-hour period; in refining terms the number of barrels input to crude oil processing units or production of a refinery during a year divided by 365 less the downtime needed for maintenance. The following are abbreviations and definitions of terms commonly used in the oil and gas industry and this website. Bbl One barrel of crude oil or NGL or 42 gallons of liquid volume. Bcf A well drilled to find a new field or to find a new reservoir in a field previously found to be productive of oil or gas in another reservoir.

The purchaser is the company authorized by the operator, under a purchase contract, to transport and market the oil or gas from a producing well. In most cases the purchaser pays the mineral owners for the sale of any oil or gas from a well.

Repressuring: The injection of gas into oil or gas formations to effect greater ultimate recovery. Shale Gas: Natural gas produced from wells that are open to shale formations. Shale is a fine-grained, sedimentary rock composed of mud from flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other materials. Oil & Gas Terms of The Day. Advertisement. Makeup cathead . A device that is attached to the shaft of the drawworks and used as a power source for screwing together joints of pipe. It is usually located on the driller’s side of the drawworks. Also called spinning cathead. See cathead. Understanding the oil & gas industry requires a working knowledge of some of the terms used. Take a look at some of the terms you’ll encounter working in the industry below. [Editor’s Note: Updated to add extra terms to the list] If you’ve looked at any oil and gas reference books or even glance online […] The purchaser is the company authorized by the operator, under a purchase contract, to transport and market the oil or gas from a producing well. In most cases the purchaser pays the mineral owners for the sale of any oil or gas from a well.

Oil & Gas Dictionary of Historical Terminology. LUBE LINGO by Roxannne Hitchcock Published by: Oil Region Books, Oil City, PA Reprinted by permission from