Thursday, March 10, 2011

Petroleum Goodies (in this message: 10 new items)

Petroleum Goodies (in this message: 10 new items)


Joint

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:34 PM PST

Joint: A single length (30 feet or 9.1 meters) of drill pipe, drill collar, casing, or tubing that has threaded connections at both ends. Several joints screwed together constitute a stand of pipe.

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Influx

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:31 PM PST

Influx: An intrusion of formation fluids into the borehole, i.e. water influx.Similar Posts:

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FBHP

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:28 PM PST

FBHP: Flowing Bottom Hole Pressure, pressure at bottom hole of reservoir when flowing. See also BHP.Similar Posts:

BHP

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:27 PM PST

BHP: Bottom Hole Pressure, pressure at bottom hole of reservoir. Also called sandface pressure.Similar Posts:

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FWHP

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:26 PM PST

FWHP: Flowing Well Head Pressure, pressure of wellhead during flow. See also FTHP.Similar Posts:

FTHP

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:25 PM PST

FTHP: Flowing Tubing Head Pressure, pressure of wellhead during flow.Similar Posts:

THP

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:24 PM PST

THP: Tubing Head Pressure, pressure at wellhead.Similar Posts:

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Y Axis

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:18 PM PST

Y axis: The vertical axis of a two-dimensional cartesian coordinate system.
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X Axis

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:17 PM PST

X axis: The horizontal axis of a two-dimensional cartesian coordinate system.
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Q

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 05:14 PM PST

Q (or q in lower case): Nomenclature for gas rate.Similar Posts:

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Petroleum Goodies (in this message: 10 new items)

Petroleum Goodies (in this message: 10 new items)


Conversion Factors

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PST

Oil & Gas Volume Conversion Factors

Another handy note for commonly used unit conversion in oil and gas industry related to volume.

1 bbl (Barrel) = 158.987 liters
CF = cubic feet
MCF (thousand cubic feet) = 10^3 cubic feet
MMCF (million cubic feet) = 10^6 cubic feet
BCF (billion cubic feet) = 10^6 cubic feet
TCF (trillion cubic feet) = 10^12 cubic feet
5487 CF gas equivalent with 1 boe (barrel oil equivalent)
6 BCF gas equivalent with 1 mmboe (million barrel oil equivalent)

Metric Conversions
1 meter = 3.281 feet
1 foot =  0.3048 meters
1 CF = 0.0283 cubic meters
1 cubic meter = 35.315 CFSimilar Posts:

CBM

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:48 AM PST

CBM: Coal Bed Methane, a form of natural gas extracted from coal bedSimilar Posts:

Possible

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:44 AM PST

Possible: An estimate of the volume of hydrocarbons in the trap area that possibly exist. 3P is then proved plus probable plus possible volumes.
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Probable

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:44 AM PST

Probable: Hydrocarbon volume considered likely (probable) to have been found by the drilling of the well, given the mapping that has taken place. 2P is then proved plus probable volumes.
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Proved

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:44 AM PST

Proved: Hydrocarbon volume considered to be proven by the drilling of the well. There is a very high chance that this volume exists in the ground around the well bore.
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GSA

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:41 AM PST

GSA: Gas Sales Agreement. Commonly used in gas sales contract.Similar Posts:

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MDQ

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:40 AM PST

MDQ: Maximum Daily Quantity, maximum amount of gas that can be delivered to buyer as per gas contract agreement.Similar Posts:

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TOP

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:39 AM PST

TOP: Take or Pay, minimum gas demand that required by buyer to pay.Similar Posts:

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DCQ

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:37 AM PST

DCQ: Daily Contract Quantity, amount of daily demand from gas sales contract.Similar Posts:

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ROT

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:36 AM PST

ROT: Rate of Take, predicted gas demand of gas sales agreement.RSimilar Posts:

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Petroleum Goodies: Standard Pressure

Petroleum Goodies: Standard Pressure


Standard Pressure

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:46 PM PST

Standard Pressure in North America

Standard pressure in enginerring calculation may vary by location and country. It might not contribute huge error in your calculation but good to get the right number. Below just an example of standard pressure in North America.

Location Standard Pressure (psia)
Alaska State Lands 14.65
Arkansas 14.65
California 14.73
Colorado 15.025
Illinois 14.65
Kansas 14.65
Louisiana 15.025
Michigan 14.73
Mississippi 15.025
New Mexico 15.025
Oklahoma 14.65
Texas 14.65
Utah 15.025
West Virginia 14.85
Wyoming 15.025
US Federal Leases 14.73
Canada 14.696

Reference: Hewlett-Packard HP-41C Petroleum Fluids Pac handbook except for the Alaska State Lands value.

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