Appendix 3. Acronyms

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1D, 2D, 3Done-, two-, three-dimensional

2ICsecond in command

4D Four-dimensional or Time Lapse Seismic Surveys

A/Danalog to digital

AAPGAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists

ACalternating current

ACSAmerican Chemical Society

AFC Approved for Construction

AGAAmerican Gas Association

AGC automatic gain control

AGUAmerican Geophysical Union

AHRafter hot rolling

AI acoustic impedance

AIChEAmerican Institute of Chemical Engineers

AIMEAmerican Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers

ANDAzimuthal Density Neutron

ANSIAmerican National Standards Institute

APIAmerican Petroleum Institute

APWDannular pressure while drilling

ASAPas soon as possible

ASCEAmerican Society of Civil Engineers

ASCIIAmerican Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASMEAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers

Assyassembly

ASTMAmerican Society of Testing and Materials

ATDactual time of departure

AVOamplitude variation with offset, amplitude vs. offset

BBSbulletin board system

BFVbound fluid volume

BHAbottomhole assembly

BHCborehole compensated

BHCTbottomhole circulating temperature

BHFPbottomhole flowing pressure

BHFTbottomhole flowing temperature

BHPbottomhole pressure

BHPbottomhole pump

BHRbefore hot rolling

BHSPbottomhole static pressure

BHSTbottomhole static temperature

BHTbottomhole temperature

BHTVborehole televiewer

BOEblowout equipment

BOPblowout preventer

BPbull plug

BS British Standards

BS&W, BSWbasic sediment and water (bottom sediment and water)

C.U.capture unit

C/Wcompleted with

CADcomputer-aided design

CAOFcalculated absolute open flow

capexcapital expenditure

CATcomputerized axial tomography

CBL cement bond logging

CBMcoalbed methane

CBTcement bond tool

CCLcasing collar locator

CD ROMcompact disk read-only memory

CDPcommon depth point

CECcation exchange capacity

CHPcasinghead pressure

CMPcommon midpoint

CMR combinable magnetic resonance

CNLcompensated neutron log

COLcarbon oxygen log

Comp. Specscompany specification

CPI (TPI) corrugated plate interceptor

CPIcomputer processed interpretation

CPUcentral processing unit

CRTcathode ray tube

Csgcasing

CTcoiled tubing

CTcomputerized tomography

CTDcoiled tubing drilling

CTR cost, time and resources

CTUcoiled tubing unit

CUGcomputer user group

CWEcold water equivalent

D&Adry and abandoned

D&Idirection and inclination

DCdirect current

DCdrill collar

DDdirectional drilling

DD pressure drawdown test

DEG di-ethylene glycol

DHI direct hydrocarbon indicator

DLISdigital log information standard

DLSdogleg severity

DMO dip moveout correction, or partial prestack migration

DOEUS Deptartment of Energy

DSI dipole shear sonic imager

DSTdrillstem test

E&Pexploration and production

ECDequivalent circulating density

EI elastic impedance

emfelectromotive force

EOBextreme overbalance

EOPextreme overbalanced perforating

EORenhanced oil recovery

EOSequation of state

EPC engineering procurement and construction

EPIC engineering procurement installation and construction

ESelectrical stability

ESD emergency shut down

ESPelectrical submersible pump

ETAestimated time of arrival

ETDestimated time of departure

EUEexternal upset end

FBHPflowing bottomhole pressure

FCA failure characteristic analysis

FDfrequency domain

FDPfield development plan

FFVfree-fluid volume

FIflow indicator

FIDflame ionization detector

F-K frequency–wave number transform

FMEA failure modes and effect analysis

FMIFormation Micro-Imager

FMI fullbore formation microimager

FMSFormation Micro-Scanner

FRflow rate

FSfeasibility study

FSIPfinal shut-in pressure

Ftgfitting

FTPfile transfer protocol

FVFformation volumetric factor

FWLflowing water level

G&Ggeology and geophysics

GCgas chromatography

GC/MS gas chromotograph/mass spectometer

GCMSgas chromatography–mass spectrometry

GHMTGeological High-sensitivity Magnetometer Tool

GISgeographic information system

GOCgas/oil contact

GORgas-oil ratio

GPCgel permeation chromatography

GPSglobal positioning system

GRgamma ray (log)

GRIGas Research Institute

GTIGas Technology Institute

GTLgas-to-liquid

GUIgraphical user interface

GVRGeoVision Resistivity

HAZID hazardous identification

HAZOP hazardous operations

HC hydrocarbon

HCPVhydrocarbon pore volume

HEChydroxyethyl cellulose

HFhydrofluoric acid

HIhydrogen index

HPAMhydrolyzed polyacrylamide

HPGhydroxypropyl guar

HPHThigh pressure, high temperature

HSE health, safety, and environment

HTMLhypertext markup language

HV & LV high voltage / low voltage

Hysis (Pro-II) name(s) of flow sheet computer programs

IADCInternational Association of Drilling Contractors

I-Csgintermediate casing

IDinside diameter

IFinternal flush

IFLinitial fluid level

IFTinterfacial tension

IOR improved oil recovery

IPRinflow performance relationship

IPS integrated production system

ISIPinitial shut-in pressure

ISPintermediate-strength proppant

ISSIron and Steel Society

ITinformation technology

J-Function Leverett capillary pressure function

JT Joule-Thomson

Jt.joint

KBkelly bushing

Kh flow capacity

KOkicked off

kPakilopascal

kPaakilopascal absolute

kPagkilopascal gauge

KPI key performance indicator

kV Akilovolt ampere

kw, KWkilled well

LACTlease automatic custody transfer

LAN local area network

LCDliquid-crystal display

LCMlost circulation material

LEDlight-emitting diode

LISlog information standard

LLDlaterolog deep

LLSlaterolog shallow

LNGliquefied natural gas

LPGliquefied petroleum gas

LWDlogging while drilling

LWD logging while drilling

MAASP maximum allowable annulus surface pressure

MACmaximum acceptable concentration

MBE material balance equation

mCFmeters from casing flange

MDmeasured depth

MDHMiller, Dyes, and Hutchinson

MDRTmeasured depth from rotary table

MDT modular formation dynamics tester

Mfg.manufacturing

MGSmud-gas separator

MHFmassive hydraulic fracturing

mKBmeters from kelly bushing

MOPmaximum operating pressure

MOPO Manual Of Permitted Operations

MRmaterial requisition

MSDSmaterials safety data sheet

MSLmean sea level

MTmaterial transfer

MWDmeasurement(s) while drilling

NACENational Association of Corrosion Engineers

NDI non-destructive inspection

NDT non-destructive testing

NGL natural gas liquids

NMOnormal moveout

NMRnuclear magnetic resonance

NORMnaturally occurring radioactive material

NPVnet present value

NUnipple up

NUEnon-upset end

OBDTOil Base Mud Dipmeter Tool

OBMoil-base mud

OBMIOil Base Mud Imager

ODoutside diameter

OFPopen-flow potential

OIPoil in place

OOIPoriginal oil in place = OIIP, Oil Initially In Place

OPEX operating expenditure

OSoperating system

OSFOpen Software Foundation

OWCoil-water contact

P&A plug and abandon

P&Aplug and abandon (plugged and abandoned)

P.U.porosity units

PBTDplugged back total depth

PBU pressure buidup test

PCproduction casing

PCPprogressing cavity pump

PDpositive displacement

PDCpolycrystalline diamond compact

PDMpositive displacement motor

PFpower factor

PFD process flow diagram

PFPpreferred hydraulic fracture plane

PFTpumping for test

PHDpressure head device

PIproductivity index

PIDDPetroleum Industry Data Dictionary

PJpump jack

PLT Production Log Tool

PM preventive maintenance

POpurchase order

POHpull out of hole

POOHpull out of hole

POSCPetrotechnical Open Software Corporation

PPDMpublic petroleum data model

PPMparts per million

PSIpressure sensing instrument

PSI, psipounds per square inch

PSNpump-seating nipple

PSPproduction services platform

PTA pressure transient analysis

PTFEpolytetrafluoroethylene

PTW permit to work

PVplastic viscosity

PVpore volume

PVCpolyvinyl chloride

PVTpressure, volume, temperature

P-wavecompressional wave

Q attenuation factor

QAquality assurance

QA/QCquality assurance and quality control

QCquality control

R&Dresearch and development

RABResistivity At the Bit

Radon radon transform

RAMrandom-access memory

RBI risk-based inspection

RCreverse circulation

RCM reliability-centered maintenance

RCPresin-coated proppant

REMroentgen equivalent man

RFradio frequency

RFT repeat formation tester

RIHrun in hole

RISCreduced instruction set computer

RKBrotary kelly bushing

RMSroot mean square

RNPrate-normalized pressure

ROHrig on hole

ROIreturn on investment

ROMread-only memory

ROPrate of penetration

ROSresidual oil saturation

ROW right of way

RPAPI recommended practice

RPMrevolutions per minute

RRrig released

RTrotary table

RUrig up

Rw water resistivity

RWTPreturn well to production

S/Nsignal-to-noise ratio

S/N, s/nserial number

SBMsynthetic-base mud

SBTsegmented bond tool

SCsurface casing

SCADAsupervisory control and data acquisition

SCC sulphur cracking corrosion

SDshut down

SDstandard deviation

SEGSociety of Exploration Geophysicists

SEMscanning electron microscope

SFEstaged field experiment

SGspecific gravity

SGMLStandard Generalized Markup Language

SGSsequential Gaussian simulation

SHDT Stratigraphic High-Resolution Dipmeter Tool

SIBHPshut-in bottomhole pressure

SICHPshut-in casinghead pressure

SICPshut-in casing pressure

SIHstrap in hole

SIPselective inflow performance

SIPshut-in pressure

SITHPshut-in tubinghead pressure

SITPshut-in tubing pressure

SMESociety for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration

SPself-potential

SPshotpoint

SPsource point

SPspontaneous potential

SPESociety of Petroleum Engineers

SpecAPI Specification

spfshots per foot

SPIspecific productivity index

SPMshots per meter

SPMside pocket mandrel

spmstrokes per minute

SPSsubmersible pumping system

SPWLASociety of Professional Well Log Analysts

SQLstructured query language

SRPsucker rod pump

SSPstatic self-potential

STCslowness-time coherence

STTselective treatment tool

Sw water saturation

S-waveshear wave

SWCsidewall core

Tau-P time and ray parameter transform

Tbgtubing

TCtubing choke

TCPtubing-conveyed perforating

TDtotal depth

TDGtransportation of dangerous goods

TDHtotal dynamic head

TDStotal dissolved solids

TEG tri-ethylene glycol

TFEtetrafluoroethylene

TGStight gas sands

THPtubinghead pressure

THTtubinghead temperature

TIHtrip in hole

TMDtrue measured depth

TMSThe Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society

TOCtotal organic carbon

TOR terms of reference

TPI (CPI) tilted plate interceptor

TSOtip-screenout

TSTMtoo small to measure

TVDtrue vertical depth

TVDsstrue vertical depth subsea

UBDunderbalanced drilling

UBI ultrasonic borehole imager

UBIUltra-sonic Borehole Imager

un. fr.unity fraction

URLuniform resource locator

USGSUS Geological Survey

UVultraviolet

VDLvariable density log

VEvertical exaggeration

VESviscoelastic surfactant

VOWD value of work done

Vp/Vs P and S velocity ratio

VSDvariable speed drive

VSDS variable speed drive system

VSPvertical seismic profile

W/, w/with

W/O, w/owithout

WAGwater alternating gas

WANwide area network

WBMwater-based mud

WBS work break down structure

WHDwellhead

WHMISworksite hazardous materials information sheet

WHPwellhead pressure

WITSwellsite information transfer specifications

WLwireline

WOworkover

WOBweight on bit

WOCwaiting on cement

WOCwater-oil contact

WORwater-oil ratio

WPworking pressure

WWWworld-wide web

X-mertransformer

XMLextensible markup language

XO, X-overcrossover

XRDx-ray diffraction

XRFx-ray fluorescence

YPyield point

Appendix 4. Units of Measure

acre spell out

acre-foot acre-ft

ampere A

ampere-hour A-hr

angstrom unit (10^-8 cm) A

atmosphere atm

atomic mass unit amu

barrel bbl

barrels of fluid per day BFPD

barrels of liquid per day BLPD

barrels of oil per day BOPD

barrels of water per day BWPD

barrels per day B/D

barrels per minute bbl/min

billion cubic feet (billion = 10⁹) Bcf

billion cubic feet per day Bcf/D

billion standard

cubic feet per day Bscf/D

bits per inch bpi

bits per second bps

British thermal unit Btu

capture unit c.u.

centimeter cm

centipoise cp

centistoke cSt

coulomb C

counts per second cps

cubic centimeter cm³

cubic foot ft³

cubic feet per barrel ft³/bbl

cubic feet per day ft³/D

cubic feet per minute ft³/min

cubic feet per pound ft³/lbm

cubic feet per second ft³/sec

cubic inch in. ³

cubic meter m³

cubic millimeter mm³

cubic yard yd³

curie Ci

darcy, darcies D

day (customary) D

day (metric) d

dead-weight ton DWT

decibel dB

degree (American Petroleum Institute) °API

degree Celsius °C

degree Fahrenheit °F

degree Kelvin (see "kelvin")

degree Rankine °R

dots per inch dpi

electromotive force emf

electron volt eV

farad F

feet per minute ft/min

feet per second ft/sec

foot ft

foot-pound ft-lbf

gallon gal

gallons per day gal/D

gallons per minute gal/min

gigabyte Gbyte

gigahertz GHz

gigapascal GPa

gigawatt GW

gram g

hertz Hz

horsepower hp

horsepower-hour hp-hr

hour (customary) hr

hour (metric) h

inch in.

inches per second in./sec

joule j

kelvin K

kilobyte kB

kilogram kg

kilogram-meter kg-m

kilohertz kHz

kilojoule kJ

kilometer km

kilopascal kPa

kilopound (1000 lbf) lbf

kilovolt kV

kilowatt kW

kilowatt-hour kW-hr

kips per square inch ksi

lines per inch lpi

lines per minute lpm

lines per second lps

liter L

megabyte MB

megagram (metric ton) Mg

megahertz MHz

megajoule MJ

meter m

metric ton (tonne) t or Mg

mho per meter /m

microsecond (customary) µsec

microsecond (metric) µs

mile spell out

miles per hour mph

milliamperes mA

millicurie mCi

millidarcy, millidarcies mD

milliequivalent meq

milligram mg

milliliter mL

millimeter mm

millimho mmho

million cubic feet (million = 10⁶) MMcf

million cubic feet per day MMcf/D

million electron volts MeV

million standard cubic feet per day MMscf/D

millipascal mPa

millisecond (customary) msec

millisecond (metric) ms

millisiemens mS

millivolt mV

mils per year mil/yr

minute min

mole mol

nanosecond ns

newton N

ohm ohm

ohm-centimeter ohm-cm

ohm-meter ohm-m

ounce oz

parts per million ppm

pascal Pa

picofarad pF

pint pt

porosity unit p.u.

pound (force) lbf

pound (mass) lbm

pound per cubic foot lbm/ft³

pound per gallon lbm/gal

pounds of proppant added ppa

pounds per square inch psi

pounds per square inch absolute psia

pounds per square inch gauge psig

pounds per thousand barrels (salt content) ptb

quart qt

reservoir barrel res bbl

reservoir barrel per day RB/D

revolutions per minute rpm

saturation unit s.u.

second sec

shots per foot spf

specific gravity sg

square sq

square centimeter cm²

square foot ft²

square inch in.²

square meter m²

square millimeter mm²

standard std

standard cubic feet per day scf/D

standard cubic foot scf

stock-tank barrel STB

stock-tank barrels per day STB/D

stoke St

teragram Tg

thousand cubic feet Mcf

thousand cubic feet per day Mcf/D

thousand pounds per square inch kpsi

thousand standard cubic feet per day Mscf/D

tonne (metric ton) t

trillion cubic feet (trillion = 10^1²) Tcf

trillion cubic feet per day Tcf/D

volt V

volume percent vol%

volume per volume vol/vol

watt W

weight percent wt%

yard yd

year (customary) yr

year (metric) a

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