Rare, scanty, scarce, sparse

Rare denotes things very uncommon or few in total number (rare old coin). Scanty implies bare sufficiency or an inadequate quantity (scanty rainfall). Scarce applies to ordinary things locally not abundant (scarce sand beds, scarce vugs). Sparce means spread thinly (sparce bushes, sparce dots).

significantDoes not mean much. It means important, heaving a meaning. Do not write significant amount of oil, write much oil.

since Implies passage of time; use becausewhen meaning the reason for.

So as toUse thereby.

takes into accountUse accounts for.

terrain, terrane Terrain refers to a topographic landscape cofiguration (a hilly terrain). Terrane refers to a geological or lithological areal expanse (a metamorphic terrane, a heavily tectonized terrane).

that, which Thatis the defining or restrictive pronoun; whichis the nondefining or nonrestrictive pronoun.

The products that were produced at high temperatures were unstable. [This implies that other products were not produced at high temperatures.]

The products, which were produced at high temperatures, were unstable. [This implies that all the products were produced at high temperatures and were unstable.]

typical Typical should mean just what it says: that, which typifies. Do not say a typical peak of the log curve if the curve is typically flat and has just few peaks.

under way Two words.

unique Means without equal. There can be no degrees of uniqueness. Thus, almost unique, totally unique, partially unique, etc., are incorrect.

upscaleUse scale upas the verb form.

Using, by usingGenerally substitute by use of(for using) or with(for by using).

utilize Useis preferable.

via Means by way ofin a geographical sense, not by means of.

where, which Whererefers to physical location; which(generally preceded by a preposition)refers to other circumstances, such as condition. Depending on the sentence, the preposition may be different: at which, by which, in which, with which, etc. Always separate a “which” phrase with a comma.

Incorrect:
There have been four studies where the results contradict these findings.

Correct:
There have been four studies, in whichthe results contradict these findings.

whose, of which Whoserefers to something owned or possessed by a person or a country; of whichrefers to something owned by or pertaining to a thing, such as a physical property of it.

Incorrect:
The experiment, whose results are widely accepted, has not been duplicated.

Correct:
The experiment, the results of whichare widely accepted, has not been duplicated.

Appendix 2. Spelling Dictionary

(A Selection of Oilpatch and Other Terms)

A

aboveground (adj.)

acknowledgment

adviser

afterflow

afterproduction (adj.)

analog

anti- (joined prefix)

B

backflow

backflush

backpressure (noun, adj.)

backup (noun, adj.)

backwash

ballout (noun)

bandwidth

-based (hyphenated suffix)

baseline

bicenter

bleedoff (noun)

blowdown

blowout (noun, adj.)

borehole

bottomhole (adj.)

bottomwater (noun, adj.)

breakdown (noun, adj.)

breakthrough

bubblepoint (noun, adj.)

build up (verb)

buildup (noun, adj.)

buoyant

bypass

byproduct

C

caprock

Cartesian

casinghead (adj.)

catalog

centerline

changeover (noun, adj.)

channeling

chokeline (noun)

Christmas tree

clean out (verb)

cleanout (noun, adj.)

clean up (verb)

cleanup (noun, adj.)

co- (joined prefix)

coalbed

coastline

coauthor (noun only)

coiled tubing (noun)

coiled-tubing (adj.)

cokriging

coreflood (noun, adj.)

counter- (joined prefix, except counter-ion)

crossbed

crossfault

crossflow

crosslink (noun, verb)

crossplot

cross section (noun)

cross-sectional (adj.)

crosswell (adj.)

cutoff (noun, adj.)

D

database

de-aeration

deep water (noun)

deepwater (adj.)

dewpoint (noun, adj.)

disk (disc in zoology and botany)

dogleg

dot-com

down (joined prefix)

drainhole

drawdown

drawworks

drill bit (noun)

drill-bit (adj.)

drill collar

drill-in fluid

drillout (noun, adj.)

drillpipe

drillship

drillsite

drillstem

drillstring

-drive (joined suffix)

E

e-business

e-commerce

edge water (noun)

edgewater (adj.)

electric line

electro- (joined prefix)

e-mail

endpoint

engine room

extranet

F

fallback (noun)

falloff

farm out (verb phrase)

farmout (adj.)

feedwater (noun)

Fiberglas (trade name)

fiberglass (generic term)

fieldwide (adj.)

fill up (verb)

fill-up (noun, adj.)

filter cake (noun)

filter-cake (adj.)

fireflood

five-spot (noun, adj.)

floodwater

flowback (noun, adj.)

flow chart

flowline (noun, adj.)

flow loop

flowmeter

flow rate

follow-up (adj.)

frac pack (noun)

frac-pack (adj.)

-free (hyphenated suffix)

freestanding

fresh water (noun)

freshwater (adj., adv.)

G

gamma ray log (no hyphen)

gas field (noun)

gasfield (adj.)

gasflood

gas lift (noun, adj.)

gauge

gray (not grey)

gridblock

gridpoint

groundwater (noun, adj.)

guar

guidepile

H

half-life (noun, adj.)

half-length

half-width

heavyweight

hindcast

hold down (verb)

holddown (noun)

hold up (verb)

holdup (noun, adj.)

hook load (noun)

hookup (noun, adj.)

hot-water (adj.)

huff ‘n’ puff

I

in situ (adv.)

in-situ (adj.)

infill

inter- (joined prefix_

Internet

intranet

J

jack up (verb)

jackup (adj.)

judgment

K

kerosene

keypunch

keyseat

kick off (verb phrase)

kickoff (noun)

knowledge base

L

leakoff

life cycle

lightweight

line pipe

lock up (verb phrase)

lockup (noun)

log-normal

long-reach

long-standing

M

make up (verb)

makeup (noun, adj.)

man-hour

man-year

meter (not metre)

micro- joined prefix

mid- (joined prefix)

milled-tooth bit

mineback (noun)

modeled

modeling

moonpool

mudcake

mudline

mud motor

mud-weight (adj.)

multi- (joined prefix)

multiphase flow

N

naphtha

net pay (noun)

net-pay (adj.)

non- (joined prefix)

O

off-bottom

offline (adj.)

offset

offshore

off-take (noun)

oil field (noun)

oilfield (adj.)

oilflood

oil well (noun)

oilwell (adj.)

oil-wet

online (adj.)

on site (adv.)

on-site (adj.)

on-stream (adj.)

open flow

openhole (adj.)

outcrop

over- (joined prefix)

P

pack off (verb phrase)

packoff (noun)

padeye

particle-size distribution

pay out (verb)

payout (noun)

phaseout (noun)

phase out (verb phrase)

pick up (verb phrase)

pickup (noun)

pinchout (noun)

pinch out (verb phrase)

pipeline

plaster of Paris

plexiglass

plugback

Poisson’s ratio

pore-water fluid

Portland cement

post- (hyphenated prefix)

pre- (joined prefix)

printout (noun)

preventative

pro- (joined prefix)

pseudo- (joined prefix)

pseudosteady state (noun)

pseudosteady-state (adj.)

pulse-loading

pumpdown

pumphead

pumpoff (adj.)

Q

quasi- (hyphenated prefix, except quasiparticle, quasicrystalline)

R

rathole

re- (joined prefix)

read out (verb phrase)

readout (noun)

real time (noun)

real-time (adj.)

S

salt water (noun)

saltwater (adj., adv.)

sandface

sandout

sandpack

scale up (verb)

scaleup (noun, adj.)

screenout (noun, adj.)

seabed, seafloor

sealbore

seastate (noun, adj.)

seawater

self- (hyphenated prefix)

semi- (joined prefix)

setup (noun)

shaly

shoreline

short-term

shut down (verb phrase)

shutdown (noun)

shut in (verb)

shut-in (noun, adj.)

shut off (verb)

shutoff (noun, adj.)

sidetrack

sidewall

slackoff

slickline

slimhole

slimtube

slug catcher

space out

splash plate

standby (adj.)

stand off (verb)

standoff (noun, adj.)

start up (verb)

startup (noun, adj.)

steady state (noun)

steady-state (adj.)

steamdrive (noun, adj.)

steamflood

stick/slip

stock tank (noun)

stock-tank (adj.)

straightedge

streamtube

sub- (joined prefix)

sulfate

sulfide

sulfur

super- (joined prefix)

sweepout (noun, adj.)

T

thin-section (noun in laboratory tests)

throughput

through-tubing (adj.)

tieback (noun, adj.)

tie line (noun)

tie-line (in mathematics)

timestep (noun)

tool face

tool joint

tophole (adj.)

towout (noun, adj.)

trunkline

tubinghead (adj.)

twistoff

type curve (noun)

type-curve (adj.)

U

ultra- (joined prefix)

un- (joined prefix)

under- (joined prefix)

under way

up- (joined prefix)

V

V-door

vendor

viscoelastic

W

wash out (verb phrase)

washout (noun)

waste water (noun)

wastewater (adj.)

water cut (noun)

water-cut (adj.)

waterdrive

waterflood

water-wet

web site

well-being

wellbore

wellblock

wellhead

wellsite

wellpoint

-wide (joined suffix)

wind field (noun)

windfield (adj.)

wind speed (noun)

wireline

-wise (joined suffix)

work group

work over (verb)

workover (noun, adj.)

worldwide

World Wide Web

X

X-ray

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