Acronyms of Petroleum Related Terms
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Drilling Technologies
AAR: After Action Review
APD: Application to Permit to Drill
APWD: Annulus Pressure While Drilling
BHA: Bottom Hole Assembly
BOP: Blow Out Preventer
BPV: Back Pressure Valve
BRT: Below Rotary Table
BUR: Build-Up rate
CB: Core Barrel
CDP: Comprehensive Drilling Plan
CHFF: Cased Hole Friction Factor
COF: Coefficient of Fraction
CSG: Casing
CTD: Coiled Tubing Drilling
DC: Drill Collar
DD: Directional Drilling
DDM: Derrick Drilling Machine
DHSV: Downhole Safety Valve
DIF: Drill-In Fluid
DIMS: Drilling Information Management System
DLS: Dog Leg Severity
DP: Drill Pipe
DPDV: Dynamically Positioned Drilling
DSA: Double Stud Adaptor
DST: Drill Stem Test
DSV: Diving Support Vessel (offshore)
DSV: Drilling SuperVisor
DWOP: Drill Well On Paper
DWS: Drilling & Workover Schedule
ECD: Equivalent Circulating Density
EP: Entry Point
ER: Extended Reach
ERD: Extended Reach Drilling
ESD: Emergency Shut Down
FC: Float Collar
FCP: Final Circulating Pressure
FF: Friction Factor
GL: Ground Level
GPM: Gallons Per Minute
HCM: Hole Condition Monitoring
HGR: Hanger
HTHP: High Temperature, High Pressure
HWDP: Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
ICV: Interval Control Valve
ID: Inner Diameter
JU: Jack-Up (offshore)
KB: Kelly Bushing
KOP: Kick off Point
KRP: Kill Rate Pressure
LCM: Lost Circulation Material
LGS: Low Gravity Solids in mud
LMR: Lower Marine Riser
LMV: Lower Master Valve
LOLER: Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
LOT: Leak-Off Test
LP: Landing Point
LS: Long String
LSYP: Low Shear Yield Point
LWD: Logging While Drilling
MAASP: Maximum Acceptable Annular Shut-in Pressure
MD: Measured Depth
MDR: Main Drilling Report
MDSS: Measured Depth Sub-Sea
ML: Multi-Lateral
MRC: Maximum Reservoir Contact
MUT: Make Up Torque
MW: Mud Weight
MWD: Measuring While Drilling
NDC: National Drilling Company
NDF: Non Damaging Fluids
NMDC: Non Magnetic Drill Collars
NPSH: Net Positive Suction Head
NPT: Non Productive Time
NRV: Non Return Valve
OBM: Oil Based Mud
P&A: Plugged & Abandon
PBR: Polished Bore Receptacle
PBTD: Plug Back Total Depth
PCF: Pounds per Cubic Feet
PDC: Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (for bits)
PKR: Packer
POH: Pull Out of Hole
PPG: Pounds Per Gallon
PPT: Particle Plugging Test
PWD: Pressure While Drilling
RIH: Run In Hole
RMS: Ratcheting Mule Shoe
ROP: Rate of Penetration
RPM: Rotations Per Minute
RSS: Rotary Steerable System
RTDT: Real Time Data Transmission
RTKB: Rotary Table Kelly Bushing
RTOC: Real Time Operations Center
SBF: Synthetic Base Fluid
SBM: Synthetic Base Mud
SDI: Standard Drilling Instruction
SL: Surface Location
SPP: Stand Pipe pressure
SPR: Strokes Per Minute
SS: Short String
SS: Sub Sea
SSD: Selective Shutting Device
Stab: Stabilizer
TBG: Tubing
TD: Total Depth
TDS: Top Drive System
TFA: Total Flow area
THS: Tubing Head Spool
TOL: Top of Liner
TTRD: Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
TST: True Stratigraphic Thickness
TVD: True Vertical Depth
TVDss: True Vertical Depth sub-sea
TVT: True Vertical Thickness
UBD: Underbalance Drilling
USR: Ultra Short Radius
WBM: Water Based Mud
WDL: Well Delivery Limit
WDW: Water Disposal Well
WLEG: Wireline Entry Guide
WOB: Weight on Bit
WOC: Wait on Cement
WOW: Wait on Weather
WSW: Water Supply Well
YP: Yield Point
Engineering
AGC: Advanced Gas Conversion
AGGI: Asab Gas Gathering & Injection
AGP: Asab Gas Plant
AIDA: Asset Integrity Data Assessment System
AIMS: Asset Integrity Management System
BACT: Best Available Control Technology
BMS: Building Maintenance Service
CA: Corrosion Allowance
CI: Corrosion Inhibitor
CS: Carbon Steel
CCR: Central Control Room
CDS: Central Degassing Station
CIMS: Corrosion and Inspection Management System
CIPS: Close Internal Potential Survey
CP: Cathodic Protection
CPP: Central Processing Plant
CRA: Corrosive Resistive Alloy
CTR: Cost, Time, Resource sheet
EPC: Engineering, Procurement, Construction
EPS: Early Production Scheme
EWDF: Effluent Water Disposal Facilities
FBE: Fusion Bonded Epoxy
FDIS: Field Data Interface System
FEED: Front End Engineering Design
FFDP: Full Field Development Plan
FFP: Full Field Plan
FMEA: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
FPSO: Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading
FST: Flow Suction Tank
FTA: Fault Tree Analysis
GOSP: Gas Oil Separation Plant
GRE: Glass Reinforced Epoxy
GT: Gas Turbine
GTAU: Gas Turbine Auxiliary Unit
HDPE: High Density Polyethylene
HIC: Hydrogen Induced Cracking
IAI: Integrity Assurance Index
ICMS: Inspection and Corrosion Management System
ICS: Incident Command System
IDCS: Integrated Distribution Control System.
IMC: Interface Management Center
IMS: Integrity Management System
IMT: Incident Management Team
IPIMS: Intelligent Pigging and Inspection Management System
IPS: Intelligent Pigging Survey
LTCS: Low Temperature Carbon Steel
MOC: Management Of Change
MOL: Main Oil Line
MOPO: Manual of Permitted Operations
MPFM: Multi-Phase Flow Meter
MPP: Multi Phase Pump
NOx: Nitrogen Oxides
NRV: Non Return Valve
PFD: Process Flow Diagram
PID: Project Identification Document
PLC: Programmable Logic Controller
PMRF: Plant Modification Request Form
PP: Production Pads
PPR: Post Project Report
PSC: Positive Seal Coupling
PWRI: Power Water Re-Injection
QCAT: Quality Criticality Assessment Team
QRA: Quantitative Risk Assessment
RAMS: Remote Are Medical Services
RBA: Risk Based Audit
RBI: Risk Based Inspection
RDS: Remote Degassing Station
RFC: Ready for Commissioning
ROV: Remotely Operated Vehicle
RVP: Reid Vapour Pressure
SOW: Scope of Work
SOx: Sulphur Oxides
SMDS: Shell Middle Distillate Synthesis
SPD: Slurry Phase Distilate
SPM: Single Point Mooring
SSC: Sulphide Stress Cracking
TEG: Tri-Ethylene Glycol
TOR: Terms of Reference
TPI: Third Party Inspection
TQ: Technical Query
WIMS: Well Integrity Management System
Geophysical Sciences
1D: One Dimensional
3D: Three Dimensional
AAI: Absolute Acoustic Impedance
AAMO: Apparent Anisotropic Move Out (WesternGeco)
AFPR: Acquisition Foot Print Removal
AGC: Automatic Gain Control
AGORA: Adaptative Ground Roll Attenuation (from CGG)
AMO: Azimuth Move Out
AI: Acoustic Impedance
AVA: Amplitude Versus Angle
AVAZ: Amplitude Versus Azimuth
AVO: Amplitude Versus Offset
CDP: Common Depth Point
CMP: Common Mid Point
DECON: Deconvolution
DMO: Dip Move Out
DPC: Datum Plane of Computation
FK: Frequency Wavenumber
EI: Elastic Impedance
FDNAT: Frequency-Dependent Noise Attenuation
FFT: Fast Fourier Transform
GLI: Generalized Linear Inversion
GPS: Global Positioning System
HF: High Frequency
HR: High Resolution
IMA: Internal Multiple Attenuation
LF: Low Frequency
MAZ: Multi Azimuth
NMO: Normal Move Out
OBC: Ocean Bottom Cable
OMAF: Onshore Abu Dhabi Multiple Attenuation Task Force
OWT: One Way Time
PSDM: Pre-Strack Depth Migration
PSTM: Pre-Stack Time Migration
Q: Quality Factor (describes degree of attenuation and dispersion)
RAMUR: High Resolution Radon Multiple Removal
RAZ: Rich Azimuth
RMS: Root Mean Square
RNA: Random Noise Attenuation
RNMO: Residual Normal Move Out
RP: Receiver Point
S/N: Signal to Noise Ratio
SCAC: Surface Consistent Amplitude Correction
SCFIL: Structurally Consistent Filtering
SMA: Surface Multiple Attenuation
SP: Shot Point
Spectrum: A Function of Frequency
SR: Sampling Rate
SRME: Surface-Related Multiple Attenuation
TB: Time Break
T-D: Time-Depth
TWT: Two Way Time
VP: Vibroseis Point
VSP: Vertical Seismic Profile
WATS: Wide Azimuth Towed Streamer
WAZ: Wide Azimuth
Field Technologies
CWE: Collaborative Work Environment
DCSs: Decision Control Systems
DHFC: Down Hole Flow Control
DHV: Digital Hydraulic Valve
DOAMS: Digital OilField and Asset Management System
DOFF: Digital Oil Field of the Future
DSI: Discrete Smooth Interpolation
DTS: Distributed Temperature Sensor
EMI: Electromagnetic Imaging
FDIS: Field Data Interface System
IAOM: Integrated Asset Operations Module
ICD: Inflow Control Device
ICV: Inflow Control Valves
i-Field: Intelligent Field
MRC: Maximum Reservoir Contact
PDHG: Permanent Downhole Gauge
PDHMS: Pressure Downhole Monitoring System
ROSS: Remotely Operated Sliding Sleeves
RTDT: Real Time Data Transmission
RTOS: Real Time Operations Center
RTU: Remote Terminal Unit
SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCU: Surface Control Unit
SDACS: Surface Data Acquisition and Control System
SPRM: Smart Pilot Reservoir Monitoring
Petroleum Engineering/Production Technology
A/L: Artificial Lift
AAP: After Action Review
AOF: Absolute Open Flow
ASV: Annular Safety Valve
AV: Annular Velocity
AWO: Approval Well Operation
BHFP: Bottom Hole Flowing Pressure
BHFT: Bottom Hole Flowing Temperature
BPV: Back Pressure Valve
BTX: Benzine, Toluene, Xylene
CBL: Cement Bond Log
CHP: Casing Hanger Pressure
CITHP: Closed In Tubing Hanger Pressure
CIV: Chemical Injection Valve
CQP: Cement Quality Parameters
CRA: Corrosive Resistive Alloy
CsF: Caesium Formate
CTCO: Coiled Tubing Clean Out
CTU: Coiled Tubing Unit
CWOR: Completion Work Over Riser
D&C: Drilling and Completion
DCI: Downhole Chemical Injection
DHI: Down Hole Injection
DHP: Down Hole Pump
DP: Dual producer
DST: Drill Stem Testing
DWOP: Drill Well On Paper
EDTA: Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid
EGMBE: Ethylene Glycol Mono-Butyl Ether
ELT: Economic Limit Test
ESP: Electrical Submersible Pump
FBHP: Flowing Bottom Hole Pressure
FIT: Formation Integrity Test
FIV: Formation Isolation Valve
FOSV: Full Opening Safety Valve
FPSO: Floating Production Storage and Offloading
FV: Float Valve
FWHP: Flowing Well Head Pressure
FWV: Flow Wing Valve
GBS: Gravity Based Structure
GL: Gas Lift
GLM: Gas Lift Mandrels
GLV: Gas Lift Valve
HGS: High Gravity Solids
HPHT: High Pressure High Temperature
HSP: Hydraulic Submersible Pump
ICD: Inflow Control Device
ICV: Inflow Control Valve
LIH: Lost In Hole
LS: Long String
MEG: Mono Ethylene Glycol
MIYP: Maximum Internal Yield Pressure
Mnt: Maintenance
MSR acid: Mud Silt Removal acid
MuSol: Mutual Solvent
MVERT: Corrosion log from Baker Hughes
NAPF: Non Aqueous Phase Fluid
NASA: Non Active Side Arm
NPSH: Net Positive Suction Head
NRV: Non Return Valve
OD: Outer Diameter
OGD: Onshore Gas Development
PBR: Polished Bore Receptacle
PBTD: Plug Back Total Depth
PCP: Progressive Cavity Pump
PKR: Packer
PTA: Pressure Transient Analysis
PWRI: Produced Water Re-Injection
PWV: Production Wing Valve
RDF: Reservoir Drilling Fluid
RTTS: Retrievable Test Treat Squeeze
SAP: Sustainable Annulus Pressure
SARA: Saturates, Aromatics, Resins, Asphaltenes
SBF: Synthetic Base Fluid
SCSSSV: Surface Control Sub-Surface Safety Valve
SDA: Self Diverting Agent
SIBHP: Shut-in Bottom Hole Pressure
SICP: Shut-In Casing Pressure
SIDPP: Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure
SITHP: Shut-In Tubing Hanger Pressure
SIWHP: Shut-In Well Head Pressure
SPF: Shots Per Foot
SPM: Side Pocket Mandrel
SPP: Stand Pipe Pressure
SS: Short String
SSD: Selective Shutting Device
SSD: Sliding Side Door (same as above)
TBG: Tubing
TCP: Tubing Conveyed Perforations
TDS: Total Dissolved Solids
TSS: Total Suspended Solids
UFO: Unable to Flow and Observe (inactive string category)
UMV: Upper Master Valve
UTA: Umbilical Termination Assembly
VDA: Viscous-elastic Diverting Acid
VDL: Variable Density Log
VES: Viscous Elastic Surfactant
VFP: Vertical Flow Performance
VSD: Variable Speed Drive
WDW: Water Disposal Well
WEG: Wireline Entry Guide
WHM: Wellhead Maintenance
WI: Water Injection
WLL: Wireline Logging
WRSCSSV: Wireline Retrievable Surface Control SSV
WSO: Water Shut-Off
WSW: Water Supply Well
XMT: Xmas Tree
XO: Cross Over
YP: Yield Point
Petrophysics/Logging
T: Sonic transit time.
ADN: Azimuthal Density Neutron tool
AIT: Array Induction imager Tool.
AIT: Induction log
ARI: Azimuthal Resistivity Imager
BHT: Bottom Hole Temperature
CAL: Caliper
CBL: Cement Bond Log (Schlumberger)
CH: Cased Hole
CHDT: Cased Hole Dynamic Tester
CHFR: Cased Hole Formation Resisitivity
CMR/NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
CNL: Compensated Neutron Log.
CPI: Computer Processing Interpretation
CTU: Coiled Tubing Unit
DFA: Downhole Fluid Analyser
DIT: Dual Induction Tool
DLT: Dual LateroLog Tool
DSI: Dipole Sonic Imager
DTCO: Sonic Compressional
DTSM: Sonic Shear
DTST: Sonic Stoneley
ECS: Elemental Capture Sonde
EMI: Electromagnetic Imager Tool
EMS: Environment Measurement Sonde
EPT: Electromagnetic Propagation Tool
FMI: Fullbore formatiom Micro-Imager
FMS: Formation Micro Scanner
FR: Formation Resistivity factor
FSI: Fluid Scanner Imager
HALS: High Resolution Array Lithology Sonde.
IS: Isolation Scanner Tool (Cement & Corrosion)
K: Permeability
LLD: Laterolog Deep
LIL: Log-Inject-Log
LWD: Logging While Drilling
m: cementation exponent
MDT: Modular Dynamic Tester
MVRT: Multi Verto Log
MWD: Measuring While Drilling
n: saturation exponent
NMR: Nuclear Magnetic Ressonance
NORM: Natural Occurring Radioactive Minerals
NPHI: Neutron pulse Hydrogen index
OH: Open Hole.
PEF: Photoelectric Index
PFI: Pressure Fluid Imaging technology
PLT: Production Logging Tool
PNT: Pulse Neutron Tool
PSW: Bulk volume water (unflushed zone).
PSXO: Bulk volume water (invasion zone).
RCI: Reservoir Characterization Instrument
RFT: Repeat Formation Tester
RHOB: Bulk Density
RPM: Reservoir Performance Monitoring
RRT: Reservoir Rock Type
RST: Reservoir Saturation Tool
RT: True Resistivity
RXO: Resistivity of the invaded zone
SBT: Cement Bond Tool (BAKER Atlas)
SHDT: Stratigraphic High resolution Dipmeter Tool.
SNP: Sidewall Neutron Log
SW: Water Saturation
SXO: Saturation of the invaded zone
TD: Total Depth
TDT: Thermal Decay Time
TLC: Tough Logging Conditions
USI: Ultra sonic imager
USIT: Ultra Sound Image Tool (Cement & Corrosion)
VDL: Variable Density Log
W/L: Wireline
WLL: Wireline Logging
WFL: Water Flow Log
Professional Associations/Societies
AADE: American Association of Drilling Engineers
AAPG: American Association of Petroleum Geologists
AGIA: The Australian Geoscience Information Association
AICHE: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
APEGGA: Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
ASA: American Statistical Association
ASPO: Association for the Study of Peak Oil
CSChE: Canadian Society or Chemical Engineering
EAGE: European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
ESG: Emirates Society of GeoScience
IACMAG: International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics
IADG: International Association of Drilling Contractors
IAGC: International Association of GeoChemistry
IAOGP: International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
PESA: Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
PESA: Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia
PJVA: Petroleum Joint Venture Association
PPDM: Professional Petroleum Data Management
SCA: Society of Core Analysts
SEG: Society of Exploration Geophysicists
SPE: Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPWLA: Society of Petroleum Well Log Analysts
WPC: World Petroleum Council
WPMA: Western Petroleum Markets Association
WRA: World Refining Association
Reservoir Engineering
AOF: Absolute Open Flow
AOV: Air Operated Valve
ARPR: Annual Reservoir Performance Review
BHCIP: Bottom Hole Closed In Pressure
BHP: Bottom Hole Pressure
BHT: Bottom Hole Temperature
BS&W: Bottom Sediment and Water
CFDP: Conceptual Field Development Plan
CGR: Condensate Gas Ratio
DST: Drill Stem Test
EOFL: End of Field Life
EOR: Enhanced Oil Recovery
FBHP: Flowing Bottom Hole Pressure
FE: Flow Efficiency
FFM: Full Field Model
FHP: Flowing Head Pressure
FIT: Formation Integrity Test
FVF: Formation Volume Factor
FWHP: Flowing Well Head Pressure
GOR: Gas Oil Ratio
GPL: Gas Petroleum Liquids
GTL: Gas To Liquids
II: Injectivity Index
IMPES: Implicit to Pressure Explicit to Saturation
IOR: Improved Oil Recovery
IP: Injector to Producer Ratio
IPC: Installed Production Capacity
IPR: Inflow Performance Relationship
ITS: Inflow to Surface
keff: Effective permeability
LGR: Liquid Gas Recovery
LNG: Liquified Natural Gas
LPG: Liquified Petroleum Gas
LPR: Low Permeability Reservoir
LTDP: Long Term Development Plan
MDH: Miller-Dyes-Hutchinson Method
MDT: Modular Dynamic Tester
MICP: Mercury Injection Capillary Pressure
MPFM: Multi-Phase Flow Meter
MWAG: Miscible WAG
NFA: No Further Activity
NGL: Natural Gas Liquids
PBU: Pressure Build Up
PDHM: Permanent Down Hole Monitoring
PEBI: Perpendicular Bisector (for simulation grids)
PFO: Pressure Fall-off
PI: Productivity Index
PIF: Production Improvement Factor
PPG: Pounds Per Gallon
Psi: Pounds per square inch
PWRI: Produced Water Re-Injection
RF: Recovery Factor
RFT: Repeat Formation Tester
RMP: Reservoir Monitoring Program
ROS: Remaining Oil Saturation
RRT: Reservoir Rock Type
SAGD: Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
SD-DK: Sub-Domain Dual Permeability
SDT: Step Draw-down Test
SG: Static Gradient
SIBHP: Shut-In Bottom Hole Pressure
SIWHP: Shut-In Well Head Pressure
SSCSV: Sub Surface Control Safety Valve
SAR: System Available Rate
STR: System Technical Rate
THP: Tubing Head Pressure
URF: Ultimate Recovery Factor
VE: Vertical Equilibrium
VFP: Vertical Flow Performance
VRR: Voidage Replacement Ratio
WA: Well Availability
WAG: Water Alternating Gas
WAR: Well Available Rate
WDL: Well Deliverability Limit
WHFP: Well Head Flowing Pressure
WPR: Well Potential Rate
WTR: Well Technical Rate
