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1D One-dimensional (usually a checkshot seismic survey)
2D Two-dimensional
33 CFR 142 Navigation and Navigable Waters, Workplace Safety and Health (US Regulation)
3C Three-component (seismic survey)
3D Three-dimensional
3P Proved, probable, and possible reserves
40 CFR Part 300 National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
4D seismic Time-lapse seismic survey
A Annum
A Appraisal (well)
AADE American Association of Drilling Engineers
AAGR Average annual growth rate
AAODC American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (obsolete; superseded by IADC)
AAPG American Association of Petroleum Geologists
AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen
AAR After action reviews
AAV Annulus Access Valve
ABAN Abandonment
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
ABSA Alberta Boilers Safety Association
AC Alaminos Canyon Gulf of Mexico leasing area
ACHE Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
ACOU Acoustic
ACP Annular casing pressure
ACP Area contingency plan
ACQU Acquisition log
ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profile (system)
ADEP Awaiting Development with Exploration Potential, referring to an asset
ADIOS Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills, NOAA's oil weathering model
ADROC advanced rock properties report
ADT Applied Drilling Technology, ADT log
AFE Authorization For Expenditure, a process of submitting a business proposal to investors
AFP Active Fire Protection
AFV Annular flow valve
AGM Above ground marker
AGRU acid gas removal unit
AHBDF along hole (depth) below Derrick floor
AHD along hole depth
AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AIME American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
AIP Australian industry participation
AIRG airgun
AIRRE airgun report
AIT Auto-ignition temperature
AIT Array induction tool
AIV Alternate isolation valve
AL Artificial lift
AL appraisal license (United Kingdom), a type of onshore licence issued before 1996
ALARP As low as reasonably practicable
ALC aertical seismic profile acoustic log calibration report
ALR acoustic log report
aMDEA activated methyldiethanolamine
AMI area of mutal interest
AMS auxiliary measurement service log; Auxiliary Measurement Sonde (temperature)
AMSL above mean sea level
AMV annulus master valve
ANACO analysis of core logs report
ANARE analysis report
ANP Brazil's National Petroleum Agency
ANPR Advance notice of proposed rulemaking
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AOF Absolute open flow
Oilfield Acronym
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Oilfield AcronymAOFP absolute open-flow potential
AOPL Association of Oil Pipe Lines
AP Apalachicola Gulf of Mexico leasing area
APC Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
APD Application for permit to drill
APE Area of potential effect
API American Petroleum Institute
API American Petroleum Institute: organization which sets unit standards in the oil and gas industry
API RP 14G Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Open Type Offshore Production Platforms
API RP 14J Recommended Practice for Design and Hazards Analysis for Offshore Production Facilities
API RP 2D Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes
API RP 49 Recommended Practice for Drilling and Well Servicing Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide
API RP 55 Recommended Practices for Oil and Gas Producing and Gas Processing Plant Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide
API RP 59 Recommended Practices for Well Control Operations
API RP 65 Cementing Shallow Water Flow Zones in Deep Water Wells
API RP 75
Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations
and Facilities (3rd ed., May 2004, affirmed 2008)
API RP 76 Contractor Safety Management for Oil & Gas Drilling and Production Operations
API RP 7G Recommended Practice for Drill Stem Design and Operating Limits
API RP 96 Recommended Practice for Deepwater Well Design and Construction
API RP T-1 Recommended Practice for Orientation Program for Personnel Going Offshore for the First Time
API RP T-2
Recommended Practice for Qualification Programs for Offshore Production Personnel Who Work With Anti-Pollution Safety
Devices
API RP T-4 Recommended Practice for Training of Offshore Personnel in Non-Operating Emergencies
API RP T-6
Recommended Practice for Training and Qualifications of Personnel in Well Control Equipment and Techniques for
Completion and Workover Operations on Offshore Locations Recommended Practices for Well Control Operations
API RP T-7 Recommended Practice for Training of Personnel in Rescue of Persons in Water
APM Application for permit to modify
APM Application to drill - modification
APM Asset performance management
APPRE appraisal report
APR Annual performance review
APS active pipe support
ARACL array acoustic log
ARESV analysis of reservoir
ARI azimuthal resistivity image
ARRC array acoustic report
ART Alternate response technologies
ART Actuator running tool
AS array sonic processing log
AS/NZS 4360 Risk management (a publication of Standards Australia)
ASCE American Society of Chemical Engineers
ASCSSV annulus surface controlled sub-surface valve
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASI ASI log
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing
ASP array sonic processing report
ASPO Asociation for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas
ASR Atmosphere-supplying respirator
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ASTM F1166-95 Standard Practice for Human Engineering Design for Marine Systems, Equipment and Facilities
ASV annular safety valve
AT Atwater Valley Gulf of Mexico leasing area
ATD application to drill
atm atmosphere, a unit of pressure
AUV Autonomous underwater vehicle
AV annular velocity or apparent viscosity
AVO Amplitude variation with offset (seismic)
AWB/V annulus wing block/valve (XT)
AWO approval for well operation
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Oilfield Acronymb Barrel (42 galUS)
B or b prefix denoting a number in billions
BA Brazos Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
BA Bridging agreement
BA Bottom Assembly (of a riser)
BARS Borehole acoustic reflection survey
BAST Best available and safest technology
bbl Traditional oilfield abbreviation for barrels of oil (42 galUS)
bbl barrel
BBS Behavioral-based safety
BBSM behaviour-based safety management
Bcf billion cubic feet (of natural gas)
Bcfe billion cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
BCPD barrels condensate per day
BDF below Derrick floor
BDL bit data log
BFOE Brent, Forties, Oseberg, and Ekofisk (oil fields)
BFPD Barrels of fluid per day
BGL borehole geometry log
BGL below ground level (used as a datum for depths in a well)
BGS British Geological Survey
BGT borehole geometry tool
BGWP base of ground-water protection
BH Baker Hughes
BH bloodhound
BHA Bottomhole assembly
BHC BHC gamma ray log
BHCA BHC acoustic log
BHCP Bottomhole circulating pressure
BHCS BHC sonic log
BHCT Bottomhole circulating temperature
BHFP Bottomhole flowing pressure
BHL Bottomhole location
BHL borehole log
BHP Bottomhole pressure
BHP Bottomhole pressure
BHPRP borehole pressure report
BHSRE bottom hole sampling report
BHSS borehole seismic survey
BHST Bottomhole static temperature
BHT Bottomhole temperature
BHTV borehole television report
BINXQ bond index quicklook log
BIOR biostratigraphic range log
BIORE biostratigraphy study report
BIVDL BI/DK/WF/Casing collar locator/gamma ray log
BLI bottom of logging interval
BLM US Bureau of Land Management
BLP Bridge-linked platform
BLPD Barrels of liquid per day
BM Bay Marchand Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
BML Below mud line
BO back-off log
BOB back on bottom
BOD Biological Oxygen Demand
boe Barrels of oil equivalent
boe/d barrels of oil equivalent per day
boed barrel(s) of oil equivalent per day
BOEM Bureau Ocean Energy Management
BOEMRE US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement
BOEPD Barrels of oil equivalent per day
BOM Bill of materials
BOP Blowout preventer
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Oilfield AcronymBOP bottom of pipe
BOPD Barrels of oil per day
BOPE Blowout preventer equipment
BOREH borehole seismic analysis
BOSIET basic offshore safety induction and emergency training
BOTHL bottom hole locator log
BOTTO bottom hole pressure/temperature report
BP Boiling point
BP Bubble point
BPD barrels per day
BPFL borehole profile log
BPH barrels per hour
BPLUG baker plug
BPM Barrels per minute
BPV Back pressure valve
BQL B/QL log
Brent crude Collection of contracts and futures contracts regarding oil from the Brent, Forties, Oseberg, and Ekofisk fields
Brownfields Oil or gas fields that are beyond their production plateau but are still producing
BRPLG bridge plug log
BRT below rotary table (used as a datum for depths in a well)
BS Breton Sound Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
BS Bend Stiffener
BS&W Basic sediment and water
BSDV Boarding shutdown valve
BSEE
US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,created by splitting BOEMRE into two parts, BOEM and BSEE, as of
Oct. 1, 2011.
BSEE-0123 US Form for Application for Permit to Drill
BSEE-0123S US Form for Supplemental APD Information Sheet
BSEE-0124 US Form for Application for Permit to Modify
BSEE-0125 US Form for End of Operations Report
BSEE-0126 US Form for Well Potential Test Report
BSEE-0128 US Form for Semiannual Well Test Report
BSEE-0131 US Form for Performance Measures Data
BSEE-0132
US Form for Hurricane and Tropical Storm Evacuation and Production Curtailment Statistics, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
(GOMR)
BSEE-0133 US Form for Well Activity Report
BSEE-0133S US Form for Open Hole Data Report
BSEE-0143 US Form for Facility/Equipment Damage Report
BSEE-0144 US Form for Rig Movement Notification Report
BSEE-0149 US Form for Assignment of Federal OCS Pipeline Right-of-Way Grant
BSEE-1832 US Form for Notification of Incidents of Noncompliance
BSL Below sea level
BSL Burner safety low (burner flame detector)
BSML below sea mean level
BSR Bend strength ratio
BSR Blind shear ram
BSR Bottom simulating reflector
BTEX benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene and xylene
BTHL bottom hole log
BTO/C break to open/close (valve torque)
Btu British thermal unit
BU bottom up
BUL bottom up lag
BUR build-up rate
BVO ball valve operator
bwd barrels of water per day (often used in reference to oil production)
BWOC By weight of cement
BWOW By weight of water
BWPD Barrels of water per day
C&E Cause and effect
C&E well completion and equipment cost
C&K Choke and kill
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Oilfield AcronymC&S cased and suspended
C/P Consumption/production (ratio)
C1 methane
C2 ethane
C3 propane
C4 butane
C6 hexanes
C7+ heavy hydrocarbon components
CA Chandeleur Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
CA core analysis log
CAGR Compound annual growth rate
CALI calliper log
CALOG circumferential acoustic log
CALVE calibrated velocity log data
CAPEX Capital expenditure
CAPP Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
CART cam-actuated running tool (housing running tool)
CART Cap Replacement Tool
CAS casing log
CAT Connector Actuating Tool
CATS Central Area Transmission System
CB core barrel
CBIL CBIL log
CBL cement bond log (measurement of casing cement integrity)
CBM Coalbed methane
CBM choke bridge module
CBM conventional buoy mooring
CBT Computer-based training
CC Corpus Christi Gulf of Mexico leasing area
CCA Clean Carribbean & Americas
CCHT core chart log
CCL Casing collar locator
CCLP casing collar locator perforation
CCLTP casing collar locator through tubing plug
CCS Carbon capture and storage (or sequestration)
CCW Counterclockwise
CD core description
CDATA core data
CDIS CDI synthetic seismic log
CDP common depth point (geophysics)
CDP comprehensive drilling plan
CDR Chemical Data Reporting rule
CDRCL compensated dual resistivity cal. log
CDU control distribution unit
CE CE log
CECAN CEC analysis
CEME cement evaluation
CERCLA US Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
CERE cement remedial log
CESQG Hazardous waste conditionally exempt small quantity generator
CET cement evaluation tool
CF completion fluid
CFC Chlorofluorocarbon
CFD Computational fluid dynamics
CFO Chief financial officer
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CGA Clean Gulf Association
CGEL CG EL log
CGL core gamma log
CGPH core graph log
CGR condensate gas ratio
CGTL compact gas to liquids (production equipment small enough to fit on a ship)
CH Cased hole
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Oilfield AcronymCH Charlotte Harbor Gulf of Mexico leasing area
CHART Casing hanger assembly running tool
CHCNC CHCNC gamma ray casing collar locator
CHDTP calliper HDT playback log
CHECK checkshot and acoustic calibration report
CHESM contractor, health, environment and safety management
CHKSR checkshot survey report
CHKSS checkshot survey log
CHOPS Cold heavy oil production with sand
CHP casing hanger pressure (pressure in an annulus as measured at the casing hanger)
CHROM chromatolog
CHRT casing hanger running tool
CIBP cast iron bridge plug
CIDL chemical injection downhole lower
CIDU chemical injection downhole upper
CIKR Critical Infrastructure and key resources
CILD conduction log
CIMV chemical injection metering valve
CITHP closed-in tubing head pressure (tubing head pressure when the well is shut in)
CIV chemical injection valve
CL core log
CLG core log and graph
CM choke module
CMP Coastal Management Program
CMP common midpoint (geophysics)
CMR CMR log
CMTR Certified material test reports
CNCF field-normalised compensated neutron porosity
CND compensated neutron density
CNFDP CNFD true vertical-depth playback log
CNG Compressed natural gas
CNGR compensated neutron gamma-ray log
CNL compensated neutron log
CNLFD CNL/FDC log
CNS Central North Sea
CO change out (ex. from rod equipment to casing equipment)
COA Conditions of Approval
COC Certificate of Conformance
COD Chemical Oxygen Demand
COFR Certificate of Financial Responsibility
COL collar log
COMAN compositional analysis
COML compaction log
COMP composite log
COMPR completion program report
COMPU computest report
COMRE completion record log
CONDE condensate analysis report
CONDR continuous directional log
CORAN core analysis report
CORE core report
CORG corgun log
CORIB coriband log
CORLG correlation log
COROR core orientation report
COS Center for Offshore Safety
COTP Captain of the port
COXY carbon/oxygen log
cP Centipoise
CP Cathodic Protection
CP Casing Pressure
CPI Chemical process industries
CPI CPI log (computer-processed interpretation)
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Oilfield AcronymCPI separator corrugated plate interceptor
CPICB CPI coriband log
CPIRE CPI report
CRA Corrosion-resistant alloy
Crack spread Difference between the price of crude oil and the price of products made from it
CRET cement retainer setting log
CRM Customer relationship management
CRP control riser platform
CRP common/central reference point (subsea survey)
CRT Clamp Replacement tool
CRT Casing Running Tool
CS Chandeleur Sound Gulf of Mexico leasing area
CsF
Caesium formate (coincidentally also an acronym of the sole large-scale supplier of caesium formate brine, cabot specialty
fluids.)
Csg Casing
CSG Coal Seam Gas
csg casing
CSHN cased-hole neutron log
CSI Combinable Seismic Imager (VSP) log (Schlumberger)
CSMT core sampler tester log
CSO complete seal-off
CSPG Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
CSS Cyclic steam stimulation (method)
CST Chronological Sample Taker log (Schlumberger)
CSTAK core sample taken log
CSTRE CST report
CSUG Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas
CT Coiled tubing
CT Complex total
CTCO coiled tubing clean-out
CTD Coiled tubing drilling
CTLF coil tubing lift frame
CTLF compensated tension lift frame
CTOD crack tip opening displacement
CTRAC cement tracer log
CTU Coiled tubing unit
CUT cutter log
CUTTD cuttings description report
CVX Chevron
CW Clockwise
CWI Certified Welding Inspector
CWOP complete well on paper
CWOR completion work over riser
CWPPRA Coastal Wetlands Protection, Planning & Restoration Act
CYBD cyberbond log
CYBLK cyberlook log
CYDIP cyberdip log
CYDN cyberdon log
CYPRO cyberproducts log
CZMA US Coastal Zone Management Act
CZMP Coastal Zone Management Program
d Change (delta)
D Darcy
D Day
D Development
D&C drilling and completions
DABS Double action bypass sub
DAC Distance amplitude curve
DAC dipole acoustic log
DAFW Days away from work
DARCI Darci log
DART Days Away, Restricted work, or job Transfer
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Oilfield AcronymDAT wellhead housing drill-ahead tool
DAZD dip and azimuth display
DBB double block and bleed
DBCP 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane
DC Desoto Canyon Gulf of Mexico leasing area
DC Drill collar
DC drill centre
DCAL dual caliper log
DCS Distributed Control System
DD Directional drilling
DD Dustin Dome Gulf of Mexico leasing area
DD&A Depreciation, depletion and amortization
DDBHC DDBHC waveform log
DDCV Deep draft caisson vessel
DDET depth determination log
DDM Derrick drilling machine (a.k.a. top drive)
DDNL dual det. neutron life log
DDPT drill data plot log
DECC Department for Energy and Climate Change (UK)
DECT decay time
DEFSU definitive survey report
Delta Difference between plan and performance
DELTA delta-T log
DEN density log
DEPAN deposit analysis report
DEPC depth control log
DESFL deep induction SFL log
DEV development well, Lahee classification
DEVLG deviation log
DEXP D-exponent log
DF Derrick floor
DFIT Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test
DFR drilling factual report
DFT Dry film thickness
DGP dynamic geohistory plot (3D technique)
DH drilling history
DHC depositional history curve
DHCE Downhole completion equipment
DHPTT downhole pressure/temperature transducer
DHSV downhole safety valve
DIBHC DIS BHC log
DIEGR dielectric gamma ray log
DIF drill in fluids
DIL dual-induction log
DILB dual-induction BHC log
DILL dual-induction laterolog
DILLS dual-induction log-LSS
DILSL dual-induction log-SLS
DIM directional inertia mechanism
DINT dip interpretation
DIP dipmeter log
DIPAR dipole acoustic report
DIPBH dipmeter borehole log
DIPFT dipmeter fast log
DIPLP dip lithology pressure log
DIPRE dipmeter report
DIPRM dip removal log
DIPSA dipmeter soda log
DIPSK dipmeter stick log
DIRS directional survey log
DIRSU directional survey report
DIS DIS-SLS log
DISFL DISFL DBHC gamma ray log
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Oilfield AcronymDISO dual induction sonic log
DL Dogleg
DL development license (United Kingdom), a type of onshore license issued before 1996
DLIST dip-list log
DLL dual laterolog (deep and shallow resistivity)
DLS dog-leg severity (directional drilling)
DLT Digital linear tape
DM dry mate
DMA dead-man anchor
DMR Discharge monitoring report
DNHO downhole logging
DOA delegation of authority
DOCD Development operations coordination documents
DOE US Department of Energy
DOI US Department of Interior
DOL US Department of Labor
DOO Designation of operator
DOT US Department of Transportation
DOWRE downhole report
dP Delta pressure
DP Dewpoint
DP Dynamically positioned
DP drill pipe
DP dynamic positioning
DPDV dynamically positioned drilling vessel
DPL dual propagation log
DPLD differential pressure levitated device (or vehicle)
DPP Development and production plan
DPRES dual propagation resistivity log
DPS Distinct population segment
DPS Dynamic positioning system
DPSS Dynamically positioned semisubmersible
DPT deeper pool test, Lahee classification
DQLC dipmeter quality control log
DR dummy-run log
DR drilling report
DRI drift log
DRLCT drilling chart
DRLOG drilling log
DRLPR drilling proposal/progress report
DRPG drilling program report
DRPRS drilling pressure
DRREP drilling report
DRYRE drying report
DS Deviation survey, (also directional system)
DSCAN DSC analysis report
DSI dipole shear imager
DSL digital spectralog (Western Atlas)
DSM Drill Site Manager
DSPT cross-plots log
DST Drillstem test
DSTG DSTG log
DSTL drill-stem test log
DSTND dual-space thermal neutron density log
DSTPB drill-stem test true vertical depth playback log
DSTR drill-stem test report
DSTRE drill-stem test report
DSTSM drill-stem test summary report
DSTW drill-stem test job report/works
DSV diving support vessel or drilling supervisor
DT Dry Tortugas Gulf of Mexico leasing area
DTI UK Department of Trade and Industry
DTPB CNT true vertical-depth playback log
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Oilfield AcronymDTT depth to time
DW Deep water
DWH Deepwater Horizon
DWOP Deepwater operations plan
DWOP Drilling well on paper (exercise)
DWQL dual-water quicklook log
DWRRA US Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
DWSS dig-well seismic surface log
DXC DXC pressure pilot report
E Young's Modulus
E&A Exploration and Appraisal
E&I Electrical and Instrumentation
E&P Exploration and production
E/W East/west
EA Environmental Assessment
EA Exploration Asset
EAGE European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
EB East Breaks Gulf of Mexico leasing area
EBIT Earnings before interest and taxes
EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
EC East Cameron Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
ECC Emergency control center
ECD Equivalent circulating density
ECHA European Chemicals Agency
ECP External Casing Packer
ECRD Electrically Controlled Release Tool
ECT External Cantilevered Turret
EDM Electro-discharge machining
EDP Exploration Drilling Program Report
EDP Emergency Disconnect Package
EDR Exploration Drilling Report
EDR Electronic Drilling Recorder
EDRC Effective daily recovery capacity (of oil skimmers)
EDS Emergency disconnect sequence
EDS Emergency disconnect system
EEHA Electrical equipment in hazardous areas
EEP Emergency evacuation plan
EER Emergency escape and refuge (system)
EERA Escape, evacuation, and rescue analysis
EEZ US Exclusive Economic Zone
EFH Essential fish habitat
EFL Electrical Flying Lead
EFR Engineering Factual Report
EGMBE Ethylene Glycol Mono-Butyl Ether
EHT Electric Heat Trace
EHU Electro-Hydraulic Unit
EI Eugene Island Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
EI&C Electrical instrumentation and control
EIA Environmental impact assessment
EIA US Energy Information Administration
EIS Environmental impact statement
EL The Elbow Gulf of Mexico leasing area
EL Electric Log
ELT Economic Limit Test
EM Electromagnetic
EM EMOP Log
EMG Equivalent Mud Gradient
EMI Electromagnetic inspection
EMOP EMOP Well Site Processing Log
EMP Electromagnetic Propagation Log
EMT Electrical metallic tubing (conduit)
EMW Equivalent Mud Weight
EN PI Enhanced Productivity Index Log
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Oilfield AcronymENG Engineering Log
ENGF Engineer Factual Report
ENGPD Engineering Porosity Data
Eni Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi S.p.A. (Italy)
ENJ Enerjet Log
EOFL End of Field Life
EOR End of operations (report)
EOR Enhanced oil recovery
EOS Equation of state
EOT End of Tubing
EOW End of well (report)
EP Exploration plan
EPA US Environmental Protection Agency
EPCI Engineering, procurement, construction, and installation
EPCM Engineering Procurement Construction Management
EPCU Electrical Power Conditioning Unit
EPIDORIS Exploration and Production Integrated Drilling Operations and Reservoir Information System
EPL EPL Log
EPLG Epilog
EPLPC EPL-PCD-SGR Log
EPS Earnings per share
EPS Early Production System
EPT Electromagnetic Propagation
EPTNG EPT-NGT Log
EPU Electrical Power Unit
ERA Environmental risk assessment
ERC Emergency response and control
ERD Extended Reach (Drilling)
EROEI Energy returned on energy invested
ERP Emergency response plan
ERP Enterprise resource planning
ERT Emergency response team
ERT Emergency Response Training
ERW Electric-resistance welded (pipe)
ERW Extended-reach well
ESA US Endangered Species Act
ESD Electrostatic discharge
ESD Emergency Shut-Down
ESI Environmental Sensitivity Index
ESP Electrical submersible pump
ESP Expected surface pressure
ESPcc Expected surface pressure for the completion case
ETA Event tree analysis
ETAP Eastern Trough Area Project
ETD External Turret Disconnectable
ETTD Electromagnetic Thickness Test
ETU Electrical Test Unit
EU European Union
EUR Estimated ultimate recovery
EVARE Evaluation Report
EVI Equipment verification inspection
EW Ewing Bank Gulf of Mexico leasing area
EWD Expand-while-drilling (tools)
eWell US Electronic Well Permitting and Reporting System
EWR End Of Well Report
EWTA Eglin Water Test Area
EXL
Exploration Licence (United Kingdom), a type of onshore licence issued between the First Onshore Licensing Round (1986)
and the Sixth (1992)
EZSV EZSV Log
FAC factual report
FACHV four-arm calliper log
FANAL formation analysis sheet log
FAT Factory Acceptance Testing
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Oilfield AcronymFBE fusion-bonded epoxy
FBHP Flowing bottomhole pressure.
FC float collar
FCF Fishermen's Contingency Fund
FCP final circulating pressure
FCV Flow Control Valve
FCVE F-curve log
FDC formation density log
FDP Field development planning
FDS functional design specification
FEED Front-end engineering and design
FEL From east line
FER field equipment room
FERC US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FEWD formation evaluation while drilling
FFAC formation factor log
FFM full field model
FG Fracture gradient
FGBNMS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
FGEOL final geological report
FH full-hole tool joint
FI final inspection
FI(M) free issue (materials)
FID final investment decision
FIFO First in, first out
FIL FIL log
FINST final stratigraphic report
FINTP formation interpretation
FIP flow-induced pulsation
FIR Failure investigation reports
FIT Formation integrity test
FIT fairing intervention tool
FIT fluid identification test
FIT formation interval tester
FIV Formation isolation valve
FIV flow-induced vibration
FL Florida
FL F log
FLAP Fluid level above pump
FLDF Flying Lead Deployment Frame
FLET Flowline end termination
FLIV flowline injection valve
FLMPI Full length magnetic particle inspection
FLMT Flowline manifold termination
FLNG Floating liquefied natural gas
FLOG FLOG PHIX RHGX Log
FLOPR flow profile report
FLOT flying lead orientation tool
FLOW flow and buildup test report
FLRA field-level risk assessment
FLS fluid sample
FLT fault (geology)
FLUT Full length ultrasonic inspection
FM Florida Middle Ground Gulf of Mexico leasing area
FM Flowmeter
FMC FMC Technologies
FMEA Failure modes and effects analysis
FMECA Failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis
FMI formation micro imaging log (azimuthal microresistivity)
FMP Facility measurement point
FMP formation microscan report
FMS formation multi-scan log; formation micro-scan log
FMTAN FMT analysis report
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Oilfield AcronymFNL From north line
FNOS Final notice of sale
FOB Free on board
FOB Freight on board
FOET Further Offshore Emergency Training
FOGRMA Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (US Regulation)
FOIA US Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552)
FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact
FOSC Federal on-scene coordinator
FOSV Full-opening safety valves
FP Frac pack
FPDM fracture potential and domain modelling/mapping
FPIT free-point indicator tool
FPL flow analysis log
FPLAN field plan log
FPS Floating production system
FPSO Floating production, storage, and offloading (vessel)
FPU Floating production unit
FR US Federal Register
FR SIT Field Representation System Integration Test
FRA fracture log
FRARE fracture report
FRES final reserve report
FRU Fast response units
FS fail safe
FSA Formal safety assessment
FSB flowline support base
FSI flawless start-up initiative
FSL From south line
FSO Floating storage and offloading (vessel)
FSU Former Soviet Union
FT formation tester log
FTA Fault tree analysis
FTM fire-team member
FTP Flowing tubing pressure
FTP first tranche petroleum
FTRE formation testing report
FULDI full diameter study report
FV funnel viscosity or float valve
FVF Formation volume factor
FWHP Flowing wellhead pressure
FWKO free water knock-out
FWL From west line
FWL free water level
FWR final well report
FWV flow wing valve (also known as production wing valve on a xmas tree)
FX Foreign exchange
G&G Geology and geophysics
G/C Gas Condensate
GA Galveston Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
GA General arrangement (of offshore equipment)
GAAP Generally accepted accounting principles
GAR (World Health Organization) Global Alert and Response
GAS Gas Log
GASAN Gas Analysis Report
GB Garden Banks Gulf of Mexico leasing area
GBS Gravity Based Structure
GBT Gravity Base Tank
GC Gas chromatography
GC Green Canyon Gulf of Mexico leasing area
GC/MS Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
GCAT Government Compliance Action Team
GCC Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates)
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Oilfield AcronymGCLOG Graphic Core Log
GCT GCT Log
GDAT Geodetic Datum
GDE Gross Depositional Environment
GdF Gaz de France
GDIP Geodip Log
GDP Gross domestic product
GDT Gas Down To
GE Condensate gas equivalent
GE Ground Elevation
GEMS US Gulf Ecological Management Sites program
GEOCH Geochemical Evaluation
GEODY GEO DYS Log
GEOEV Geochemical Evaluation Report
GEOFO Geological & Formation Evaluation Report
GEOL Geological Surveillance Log
GEOP Geophone Data Log
GEOPN Geological Well Prognosis Report
GEOPR Geological Operations Progress Report
GEORE Geological Report
GFCI Ground fault circuit interrupter
GGRG Gauge Ring
GHG Greenhouse gas
GHS Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
GI Grand Isle Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
GIIP Gas Initially In Place
G-INC General US INCs. G-110
GIS Geographic Information System
GJ Gigajoule
GL General ledger
GL Gas Lift
GL Ground Level
GLE Ground Level Elevation (generally in metres above mean sea level)
GLM Gas Lift Mandrel (alternative name for Side Pocket Mandrel)
GLR Gas Liquid Ratio
GLT GLT Log
GLV Gas Lift Valve
GLW Gas Lift Mandrel
GMAW Gas metal arc welding
GMP Gulf of Mexico Program
GOC Gas Oil Contact
GOM Gulf of Mexico
GOMR Gulf of Mexico region
GOP Geological Operations Report
GOR Gas Oil Ratio
GOSP Gas oil separation plant
GP Gravel pack
GPIT Inclinometry Tool Log
GPLT Geol Plot Log
GPM Gallons Per Mcf
GPM Gallons Per Minute
GPRA The US Government Performance and Results Act
GPSL Geo Pressure Log
GR Gamma ray
GRAD Gradiometer Log
GRC Galvanized rigid conduit
GRE Ground Elevation
GRLOG Grapholog
GRN Gamma Ray Neutron Log
GRP Glass Reinforced Plastic
GRSS Global Rig Share Solutions group
GRSVY Gradient Survey Log
GRV Gross Rock Volume
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Oilfield AcronymGS Gas Supplier
GS Gel Strength
GST GST Log
GTL Gas To Liquid
GTW Gas To Wire
GUN Gun Set Log
GV Gainesville Gulf of Mexico leasing area
GWC Gas/water contact
GWREP Geo Well Report
h Height or thickness
H2S Hydrogen sulfide
HA Hazard analysis
HAL Halliburton
HAPC Habitat area of particular concern
HAZ Heat Affected Zone
HAZCOM Hazard communications
HAZID Hazard identification (study)
HAZOP Hazard and operability (analysis)
HAZOP Hazardous Operation
HAZWOPER Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
HC Hydrocarbons
HCA High-consequence areas
HCAL HRCC Calliper (in Logs)(in Inches)
HCCS Horizontal Clamp Connection System
HCM Horizontal Connection Module. To connect the Xmas Tree to the Manifold
HDA Helideck Assistant
HDD Horizontal directional drilling
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
HDT High Resolution Dipmeter Log
HDU Horizontal Drive Unit
HE Henderson Gulf of Mexico leasing area
Heavy oil Crude oil with API gravity of 20 or less
HEC Hydroxyethylcellulose
Henry Hub
The Henry hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts traded on NYMEX. It is a point on the natural gas
pipeline system in Erath, Louisiana.
HES Health, environment, and safety
HEXT Hex Diplog
HFC Hydrofluorocarbons
HFE Human Factors Engineering
HFL Hydraulic flying lead
HFRS Helix Fast Response System
HGS High (Specific-)Gravity Solids
HH Henry Hub
HH Howell Hook Gulf of Mexico leasing area
HHP Hydraulic Horsepower
HI High Island Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
HI Hydrogen Index
HIPPS High Integrity Pressure Protection System
HIRA Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
HISC Hydrogen induced stress cracking
HL Hook Load
HLO Heavy Load-out (Facility)
HLO Helicopter Landing Officer
Hmax Maximum Wave Height
HNGS Flasked Hostile Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometry tool
HOA Hand/on/off (switch)
HP High pressure
hp Horsepower
HP Hydrostatic Pressure
HP/IP High-pressure and/or intermediate pressure
HPG Hydroxyl propyl guar
HPGAG High Pressure Gauge
HPHT High pressure, high temperature
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Oilfield AcronymHPPS HP Pressure Log
HPU High-pressure unit
HPU Horizontal pumping unit
HPU Hydraulic Power Unit
HPWBM High Performance Water Base Mud
HRCC HCAl of Calliper (in Inches)
HRLA High Resolution Laterolog Array (resistivity logging tool)
Hs Significant Wave Height
HSE Health, safety, and environmental
HSE Health & Safety Executive (United Kingdom)
HSMP Health and safety management plan
HSSE Health, safety, security, and environment
HT High temperature
HTHP High Temperature High Pressure (same as HPHT)
HTM Helideck Team Member
HUD Hold Up Depth
HUET Helicopter underwater egress training
HVDC High Voltage Direct Current
HWCG Helix Well Containment Group (an industry cooperative of 24 deepwater E&P companies working in the Gulf of Mexico)
HWDP Heavy weight drill pipe
HWDP Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
HWP Hot work permit
HYPJ Hyperjet
HYROP Hydrophone Log
I:P Injector To Producer Ratio
I3P Independent third party
IADC International Association of Drilling Contractors
IAT Internal Active Turret
IAWC International Alliance for Well Control
IBC Intermediate Bulk Container
IBOP Inside blowout preventer
IBP Inflatable bridge plug
IC Incident commander
IC Information collection
ICD Inflow Control Device
ICE Intercontinental Exchange
ICoTA Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association
ICP Intermediate Casing Point
ICS Incident Command System
ICSS Itegrated Controls and Safety System
ICSU Integrated Commissioning and Start Up
ICV Interval Control Valve
ICV Integrated Cement Volume (of Borehole)(in Cubic Metres)
ID Inner or Internal Diameter (of a tubular component such as a casing)
IDC Intangible Drilling Costs
IDEL IDEL Log
IDLH Immediately dangerous to life or health
IEA International Energy Agency
IEB Induction Electro BHC Log
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEL Induction Electrical Log
IEP Initial exploration plan
IEP/DOCD Initial exploration plan and development operations coordination documents
IF Internal Flush tool joint
IH Gamma Ray Log
IHV Integrated Hole Volume (of Borehole) (in Cubic Metres)
IJL Injection Log
IL Induction Log
ILI In-line inspection (platforms for natural gas pipelines)
ILOGS Image Logs
ILTA International Liquid Terminals Association
IM Information management
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Oilfield AcronymIM Inventory management
IMAG Image Analysis Report
IMCA International Marine Contractors Association
IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods (code)
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMO International Marine Organization
IMR Inspection Maintenance and Repair
IMT Intermediate metal conduit
INC US Incident of Noncompliance
INCR Incline Report
INCRE Incline Report
INDRS IND RES Sonic Log
INDT INDT Log
INDWE Individual Well Record Report
INGAA Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
INJEC Injection Falloff Log
INSUR Inrun Survey Report
INVES Investigative Program Report
IOC Independent oil company
IOC International Oil Company
IOR Improved oil recovery
IOW Integrity operating windows
IP Intellectual property
IP Intermediate pressure
IP Internet protocol
IPAA Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPC Installed Production Capacity
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPE International Petroleum Exchange
IPF Impact producing factors
IPLS IPLS Log
IPO Initial public offering
IPR Inflow performance relationship
IPT Internal Passive Turret
IPTT Interval pressure transient test
IR Inspection report
IR Interpretation Report
IRC Inspection release certificate
IRTJ IRTJ Gamma Ray Slimhole Log
ISF ISF Sonic Log
ISFBG ISF BHC GR Log
ISFCD ISF Conductivity Log
ISFGR ISF GR Casing Collar Locator Log
ISFL ISF-LSS Log
ISFP ISF Sonic True Vertical Depth Playback Log
ISFPB ISF True Vertical Depth Playback Log
ISFSL ISF SLS MSFL Log
ISM IMO's International Safety Management (code)
ISN ISNetworld
ISO International Standards Organization (formally, International Organization for Standardization)
ISO 31010 Risk Management Risk Assessment Techniques
ITD Internal Turret Disconnectable
ITP Inspection and test plan
ITR Inspection Test Record
ITS Influx To Surface
ITT Invitation to tender
IUG Instrument Utility Gas
IUR Inventory Update Reporting
IWCF International Well Control Forum
IWCF certification International Well Control Forum Blowout Prevention & Well Control certification
IWOCS Installation/Workover control system
J Joule
J&A Junked and Abandoned
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Oilfield AcronymJB Junk Basket
Jewelry Various hardware, such as packers, inside the well attached to production tubing
JHA Job hazard analysis
JIB Joint Interest Billing
JIP Joint industry project
JIT Just in time
JITF Joint industry task force
JLT J Lay Tower
JSA
Job safety analysis. Reviews site-specific detailed job hazards. In the final CFR 30 Part 250 subpart S rule, BSEE replaced
references to JHAs with references to JSAs.
JSP Job safety plan
JT Joule-Thomson (effect/valve/separator)
JU Jackup
JU Jack-Up drilling rig
JV Joint venture
JVP Joint Venture Partners/Participants
k Permeability
KB Kelly bushing
KBE Kelly Bushing Elevation (in meters above sea level, or meters above Ground Level)
KBG Kelly Bushing Height above Ground Level
KC Keathley Canyon Gulf of Mexico leasing area
KD Kelly Down
kh permeability thickness (k = permeability, h = height)
KMW Kill Mud Weight
KOP Kick-Off Point Directional Drilling
KOP Kick Off Plug
KPI Key performance indicator
kpsi Thousand pounds per square inch
KRP Kill Rate Pressure
KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
KW Key West Gulf of Mexico leasing area
LA Louisiana
LACT Lease Automatic Custody Transfer
LAH Lookahead
LAOT Linear Activation Override Tool
LARS Launch & Recovery System
LAS Log ASCII Standard
LAT Lowest Astronomical Tide
lbf pounds force
lbm pounds mass
LCL Lethal dose (low)
LCM Lost Circulation Material
LCNLG LDT CNL Gamma Ray Log
LCV Level control valve
LD Lethal dose
LD Lay Down (tubing, rods, etc.)
LD50 Median lethal dose
LDL Litho Density Log
LDTEP LDT EPT Gamma Ray Log
LEAKL Leak Detection Log
LEEA Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
LEL Lower explosive limit
LEPRE Litho-Elastic Property Report
LFL Lower flammable limit
LFRD Load and resistance factor design
LGR Liquid Gas Ratio
LGS Low (specific-)Gravity Solids
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFO Last in, first out
LINCO Liner and Completion Progress Report
LIOG Lithography Log
LIT Lead Impression Tool
LITDE Litho Density Quicklook Log
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Oilfield AcronymLITHR Lithological Description Report
LITRE Lithostratigraphy Report
LITST Lithostratigraphic Log
LKO Lowest Known Oil
LL Lloyd Gulf of Mexico leasing area
LL Laterolog
LMAP Location Map
LMOGA Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
LMRP Lower marine riser package
LMV Lower Master Valve (on a Xmas tree)
LNG Liquefied natural gas
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LOA Letter of Authorisation/Agreement/Authority
LOE Lease Operating Expenses
LOGGN Logging Whilst Drilling
LOGGS Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System
LOGRS Log Restoration Report
LOGSM Log Sample
LOLER Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations
LOPA Layers of protection analysis
LOT Leak-Off Test
LOT Linear Override Tool
LOT Lock Open Tool
LOTO Lock out tag out
LOTO Lock Out / Tag Out
LP Limited partnership
LP Liquid penetrant
LP Low Pressure
LPG Liquefied petroleum gas
LPH Litres Per Hour
LPWHH Low Pressure Well Head Housing
LQ Living quarters
LQG Hazardous waste large quantity generator
LRP Lower Riser Package
LSBGR Long Spacing BHC GR Log
LSD Land Surface Datum
LSH Level safety high (sensor)
LSL Level safety low (sensor)
LSSON Long Spacing Sonic Log
LT Linear Time or Lag Time
LTI(FR) Lost Time Incident (Frequency Rate)
LTIR Lost time incident rate
LU Lund Gulf of Mexico leasing area
LUMI Luminescence Log
LVEL Linear Velocity Log
LVOT Linear Valve Override Tool
LWD Logging while drilling
LWOP Logging Well on Paper
LWR Lazy-wave catenary riser
m metre
M or m prefix designating a number in thousands (not to be confused with SI prefix M for mega- or m for milli)
M&R Measurement and regulation
MA Miami Gulf of Mexico leasing area
MAASP Maximum Acceptable (or Allowable) Annular Surface Pressure
MAC Multipole Acoustic Log
Macaroni Very thin tubulars used in drilling and completion activity
MACL Multiarm Caliper Log
MAGST Magnetostratigraphic Report
MAOP Maximum allowable operating pressure
MARA Maralog
MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MARSEC (US Coast Guard) Maritime Security System
MASP Maximum allowable surface pressure
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Oilfield AcronymMASPcc Maximum anticipated surface pressure for the completion case
MAST sonic tool (records waveform).
MAWOP Maximum allowable wellhead operating pressure
MAWP Maximum allowable working pressure
Mbd thousand barrels (of oil) per day
Mbod thousand barrels of oil per day
Mboe thousand barrels of oil equivalent
Mboed thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
Mbpd thousand barrels of oil per day
MBR Minimum Bend Radius
MBRO Multi-Bore Restriction Orifices
MBT Methylene Blue Test
MBWH Multi Bowl Wellhead
MC Mississippi Canyon Gulf of Mexico leasing area
MCC Molded case circuit breaker
MCD Mechanical Completion Dossier
Mcf thousand cubic feet of natural gas
Mcfe thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent
MCHE Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger
MCM Manifold Choke Module
MCP Manifold compression platform
MCS Manifold & Connection System
MCS Master Control Station
MD Measured depth
mD millidarcy, measure of permeability, with units of area
MD Measured Depth (see also MDSS)
MD Measurements/Drilling Log
MDEA Methyl Diethanolamine (aMDEA)
MDL
Methane Drainage Licence (United Kingdom), a type of onshore licence allowing natural gas to be collected "in the course
of operations for making and keeping safe mines whether or not disused"
MDSS Measured Depth Sub-Sea
MDT Modular formation Dynamic Tester
MEA Monoethanolamine
MEG Mono-Ethylene Glycol
MEIC Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Commission
MEM Mechanical earth model
MENA Middle East and North Africa (region)
MEPRL Mechanical Properties Log
MERCR Mercury Injection Study Report
MERG Merge FDC/CNL/Gamma Ray/Dual Laterolog/Micro SFL Log
MEST Micro-electrical scanning tool (a dipmeter, aka. MST or FMS).
MF Marsh Funnel (mud viscosity)
MFCT Multifinger Calliper Tool
MGL Magnelog
MGW Maximum gross weight
MH Methane hydrate (methane clathrate, or fire ice)
MHA Major hazards analysis
MI Matagorda Island Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
MI Mechanical integrity
MIFR Mini Frac Log
MINL Minilog
MIPAL Micropalaeo Log
MIRU Move In and Rig Up
MIST Minimum Industry Safety Training
MIYP Maximum Internal Yield Pressure
MJ Megajoule
mKB Meters below Kelly Bushing
ML Multilateral
ML Mud line
ML Microlog, or Mud Log
MLF Marine Loading Facility
MLH Mud Liner Hanger
MLL Microlaterolog
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Oilfield AcronymMM or mm prefix designating a number in millions (or SI unit
MMbd million barrels per day
MMbod million barrels of oil per day
MMboe million barrels of oil equivalent
MMboed million barrels of oil equivalent per day
MMbpd million barrels per day
MMbtu Million btu
MMC US Marine Mammal Commission
MMcf million cubic feet (of natural gas)
MMcfe million cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
mmHg Millimeters of mercury (a unit of pressure)
MMO Marine mammal observer
MMPA US Marine Mammal Protection Act
MMS Minerals Management Service, (United States)
MMS-131 The former name of the BSEE-0131 form, which must be submitted annually
MMscf Million standard cubic feet
mmscfd million standard cubic feet per day
mmstb million stock barrels
MMTA Million metric tons per annum
MMTPA Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum
MNP Merge and Playback Log
MO Mobile Gulf of Mexico leasing area
MOC Management of Change
MODU Mobile offshore drilling unit
MOF Marine Offloading Facility
MOM Month on month
MOMR OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report
MOPU Mobile offshore production unit
MOT Materials/Marine Offloading Terminal
MOU Memorandum of understanding
MOU Mobile offshore unit
MP Magnetic particle
MP Main Pass Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
MPA Micropalaeo Analysis Report
MPD Managed Pressure Drilling
MPFM Multiphase flowmeter
MPFM Multi-Phase Flow Meter
MPI Magnetic particle inspection
MPK Merged Playback Log
MPP Multiphase Pump
MPQT Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Test
MPS Manufacturing Procedure Specification
MPV Multi Purpose Vessel
MQ Marqesas Gulf of Mexico leasing area
MQC Multi Quick Connection Plate
MR Marine Riser
MR Morning Report
MRBP Magna Range Bridge Plug
MRCV Multi Reverse Circulating Valve
MRIRE Magnetic Resonance Image Report
MRR Material Receipt Report
MS Mass spectrometry
MS Mississippi
MSA Master service agreement
MSC Management system coordinator
MSC Master services contract
Mscf Thousand standard cubic feet
MSCT Mechanical Sidewall Coring Tool
MSD Mechanical setting devices
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets
MSFL Micro SFL Log; Micro-Spherically Focussed Log (resistivity).
MSI Mechanical and Structural Inspection
MSIP Modular Sonic Imaging Platform (Sonic Scanner)
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Oilfield AcronymMSIPC Multi Stage inflatable Packer Collar
MSL Mean sea level
MSL Micro Spherical Log
MSP Maximum source pressure
MSRC Marine Spill Response Corporation
MSS Magnetic Single Shot
MST MST EXP Resistivity Log
MT Magnetotellurics
MT Metric tons
MTBE Methyl tertiary butyl ether
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
MTO Material Take Off
MTR Material test reports
MTSRU Maritime Transportation System Recovery Unit
MTT MTT Multi-Isotope Trace Tool
MTTF Mean time to failure
MU Mustang Island Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
MUD Mud Log
MUDT Mud Temperature Log
MuSol Mutual Solvent
MVB Master Valve Block on Xmas Tree
MW Mud weight
MWA Military warning area
MWCC
Marine Well Containment Co. Partners in the nonprofit include BP, BHP Billiton, Apache Corp., Anadarko Petroleum, and
Statoil.
MWD Measurement while drilling
MWDRE Measurement While Drilling Report
MWS Marine Warranty Survey
N Newton
N/S North/south
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers
NAPF Non Aqueous Phase Fluid
NASA Non Active Side Arm (term used in the North Sea for kill wing valve on a Xmas tree)
NAVIG Navigational Log
NB Nominal Bore
NBR Near-bit reamer
NCDMB Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board
NCP US National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
NCR Nonconformance report
ND Nipple Down
NDE Non Destructive Examination
NDT Nondestructive testing
NEPA US National Environmental Policy Act
NEUT Neutron Log
NFG 'No Fucking Good' used for marking damaged equipment, not to be confused with NG being natural gas
NFI No Further Investment
NFW New Field Wildcat, Lahee classification
NG Natural Gas
NGDC National Geoscience Data Centre (United Kingdom)
NGH Natural gas hydrate (methane clathrate, or fire ice)
NGL Natural Gas Liquids
NGLQT NGT QL Log
NGO Non-governmental organization
NGPL Natural gas pipeline
NGR Natural Gamma Ray
NGRC National Geological Records Centre (United Kingdom)
NGS NGS Log
NGSS NGS Spectro Log
NGT NGT Log
NGTLD NGT LDT QL Log
NGTR NGT Ratio Log
NHDA National Hydrocarbons Data Archive (United Kingdom)
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Oilfield AcronymNHPV Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume
NIMBY Not in my backyard
NIMS National Incident Management System
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety, a US agency working to prevent work-related injury and illness
NIPP National Infrastructure Protection Plan
NMDC Non Magnetic Drill Collar
NMHC Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
NMO Normal moveout offset (arrival time offset)
NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Log
NMVOC Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds
NNS Northern North Sea
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOC National Oil Company
NOI Notice of intent
NOIA National Ocean Industries Association
NOISL Noise Log
NORM Naturally occurring radioactive material
NORSOK Norsk Sokkels Konkurranseposisjon, standards for the Norwegian petroleum industry
NOV National Oilwell Varco
NOW Non-hazardous oilfield waste
NOX Nitrogen oxides
NP Non Producing well (as opposed to P
NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, authorized by the US Clean Water Act
NPFC US National Pollution Funds Center
NPR Notice of proposed rulemaking
NPS US National Park Service
NPS Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
NPSH Net Positive Suction Head
NPT Nonproductive time
NPV Net present value
NPW New Pool Wildcat, Lahee classification
NRC National Response Corporation
NRDA National resource damage assessment
NRI Net Revenue Interest
NRT National response team
NRV Non Return Valve
NS
North Sea; can also refer to the North Slope Borough, Alaska, the North Slope, which includes Prudhoe Bay Oil Field (the
largest US oil field), Kuparuk Oil Field, Milne Point, Lisburne, and Point McIntyre among others.
NTAS (US Department of Homeland Seurity) National Security Advisory System
NTE Not to exceed
NTHF Non-Toxic High Flash
NTL Notice to Lessees and Operators
NTP National Toxicology Program
NTSB US National Transportation Safety Board
NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
NUMAR Magnetic Resonance Image Log
NWR National wildlife refuge
NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange
O&G Oil and Gas
O&M Operations and Maintenance
OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OB Overbalanced
OBC Ocean-bottom cable (seismic collection)
OBCS Ocean Bottom Cable System
OBDTL OBDT Log
OBEVA OBDT Evaluation Report
OBM Oil-Based Mud
OCI Oil Corrosion Inhibitor (Vessels)
OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine Forum
OCL Quality Control Log
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
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Oilfield AcronymOCS-G US lease numbering system for blocks on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico
OCSLA OCS Lands Act
OCTG Oil country tubular goods
OD Outer Diameter (of a tubular component such as casing)
ODT Oil Down To
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFST Offset Vertical Seismic Profile
OGP International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
OH Open hole
OH Openhole Log
OHC Open Hole Completion
OHGP Openhole gravel pack
OI Oxygen Index
OIM Offshore installation manager
OIP Oil in place
OMB US Office of Management and Budget
OML Oil mining lease
OMRL Oriented Micro-Resistivity Log
ONAN Oil Natural Air Natural cooled transformer
ONNR Office of Natural Resources Revenue (formerly MMS)
ONRR Office of Natural Resources Revenue
OOC Offshore Operators Committee
OOE Offshore Operation Engineer (senior technical authority on an offshore oil platform)
OOIP Original oil in place
OOS Out of service
OOT Out of Tolerance
OP Operating procedure
OPA US Oil Pollution Act of 1990
OPA 90 US Oil Pollution Act of 1990
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEX Operating expenditure
OPITO Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization
OPL Operations Log
OPRES Overpressure Log
OPS Operations Report
ORB OPEC reference basket (of crudes)
ORICO Oriented Core Data Report
ORM Other regulated materials (a DOT materials classification)
OS&D Over, Short & Damage (Report)
OSC On-scene coordinator
OSCP Oil spill contingency plan
OSFR Oil spill financial responsibility
OSHA US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSLTF Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
OSRA Oil spill risk assessment
OSRAM Oil Spill Risk Analysis Model
OSRO Oil spill response organization
OSRP Oil spill response plan
OSRV Oil spill response vessels
OSV Offshore support vessel
OT Overtime
OT A Well On Test
OT Off Tree
OTC Offshore Technology Conference
OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
OTIP Operational Testing Implementation Plan
OTJ On the job
OTL Operations Team Leader
OTSG One time Through Steam Generator
OUT Outpost, Lahee classification
OUT Oil Up To
OVCH Oversize Charts
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Oilfield AcronymOVID Offshore Vessel Inspection Database
OVSP Offset vertical seismic profiling
OWC Oil Water Contact
OWC Oil-Water Contact
OWR Oil/water ratio
P Pressure
P Producing well (as opposed to NP
P&A Plug and abandon
P&ID Piping and Instrument diagrams
P&L Profit and loss
P/E Price to earnings (ratio)
PA Producing Asset
PA Polyamide
PA Producing Asset with Exploration Potential
PADPRT Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool
PAGA Public Address General Alarm
PAH Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PAL Palaeo Chart
PALYN Palynological Analysis Report
PAM Passive acoustic monitoring
PAR Pre-Assembled Rack
PART Program Assessment Rating Tool
PAU Pre-Assembled Unit
PB St. Petersburg Gulf of Mexico leasing area
PBD Pason Billing System
PBDMS Playback DMSLS Log
PBHL Proposed Bottom Hole Location
PBR Polished bore receptacle
PBS Ported bypass sub
PBTD Plug Back Total Depth
PBU Pressure Build Up (applies to integrity testing on valves)
PCA Production Concession Agreement
PCB Poly Chlorinated BiPhenyl
PCCL Perforation Casing Collar Locator Log
PCDM Power and Control Distribution Module
PCKR Packer
PCOLL Perforation and Collar
PCP Progressive cavity pump
PCV Pressure control valve
PDC Perforation Depth Control
PDC Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (a type of drilling bit)
PDG/PDHG Permanent Downhole Gauge
PDKL PDK Log
PDKR PDK 100 Report
PDM Positive Displacement Motor
PDNP Proved Developed Not Producing
PDP Proved Developed Reserves
PDPM Power Distribution Protection Module
PDR Pressure differential ratio
PE Pensacola Gulf of Mexico leasing area
PE Polyethylene
PE Petroleum Engineer
PE Production Engineer
PE Polyethylene
PEA Palaeo Environment Study Report
PEDL Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence (United Kingdom), introduced in the 8th Onshore Licensing Round
PEL Permissible exposure limit
PEMEX Petroleos Mexicanos SA
PENL Penetration Log
PEP PEP Log
PERDC Perforation Depth Control
PERFO Perforation Log
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Oilfield AcronymPERM Permeability
PERML Permeability Log
PESA Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
PESGB Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
PETA Petrographical Analysis Report
PETD Petrographic Data Log
PETLG Petrophysical Evaluation Log
PETPM Petrography Permeametry Report
PETRP Petrophysical Evaluation Report
PEX Platform Express toolstring (resistivity, porosity, imaging)
PFC Perfluorocarbon
PFC PFC Log
PFD Process flow diagrams
PFE Plate/Frame Heat Exchanger
PFHE Plate Fin Heat Exchanger
PFPG Perforation Plug Log
PFREC Perforation Record Log
PG Pressure Gauge (Report)
PGB Permanent Guide Base
PGOR Produced Gas Oil Ratio
PH Phasor Log
PHA Process hazards analysis
PHASE Phasor Processing Log
PHB Pre-Hydrated Bentonite
PHC Passive Heave Compensator
Phi Porosity
PHMSA US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHOL Photon Log
PHPU Platform Hydraulic Power Unit
PHYFM Physical Formation Log
PI Port Isabel Gulf of Mexico leasing area
PI Pressure indicator
PI Productivity index
PIC Person in charge
PINC Potential incident of noncompliance
PINTL Production Interpretation
PIP Pipe in Pipe
PIT pressure integrity test
PJ Petajoule
PL Pipeline
PL South Pelto Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
PL Production Licence
PLC Programmable logic controller
PLC Public limited company
PLEM Pipeline End Manifold
PLES Pipeline End Structure
PLET Pipeline End Termination
PLG Plug Log
PLS Position Location System
PLSV Pipelay Support Vessel
PLT Production logging tool
PLTQ Production Logging Tool Quicklook Log
PLTRE Production Logging Tool Report
PM Preventive Maintenance
PM Particulate matter
PM Project management
PMI Positive Material Identification
PMV Production Master Valve
PN North Padre Island Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
PNP Proved Not Producing
POB Personnel on Board
POBM Pseudo-Oil-Based Mud
POE Plan of exploration
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Oilfield AcronymPOF Permanent Operations Facility
PON Petroleum Operations Notice (United Kingdom)
POOH Pull out of hole
POOH / POH Pull Out Of Hole
POR Density Porosity Log
POSFR Post Fracture Report
POSTW Post Well Appraisal Report
POSWE Post Well Summary Report
PP Pore pressure
PP DXC Pressure Plot Log
PP Pump Pressure
PPA Pounds of proppant added
ppb Parts per billion
ppcf Pounds Per Cubic Foot
PPE Personal protective equipment
PPE Preferred Pressure End
ppg Pounds Per Gallon
PPI Post Production Inspection/Intervention
PPI Post Pipelay Installation
ppm Parts per million
PPS Production Packer Setting
ppt Parts per thousand
pptf Pounds (per square inch) Per Thousand Feet (of depth)
PQR Procedure qualification record
PR Pully Ridge Gulf of Mexico leasing area
PR2 Testing regime to API6A Annex F
PRA Probabilistic risk assessment
PRA Production Reporting & Allocation
PRCI Pipeline Research Council International, Inc.
PREC Perforation Record
PRESS Pressure Report
PROD Production Log
PROTE Production Test Report
PROX Proximity Log
PRSRE Pressure Gauge Report
PS South Padre Island Gulf of Mexico leasing area
PSA Production Service Agreement
PSANA Pressure Analysis
PSC Production-sharing contract
PSC Production Sharing Contract
PSD Particle size distribution
PSD Prevention of significant deterioration
PSD Planned Shut-Down
PSE Pressure safety element
PSH Pressure safety high (sensor)
PSHL Pressure safety high low
psi Pounds per square inch
PSIA Pounds Per Square Inch Atmospheric
PSIG Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge
PSL Pressure safety low (sensor)
PSL Product specification level
PSL Product service line
PSL Product Specification Level
PSLOG Pressure Log
PSM Process safety management
PSO Protected species observer
PSP Pseudostatic Spontaneous Potential
PSPL PSP Leak Detection Log
PSQ Plug Squeeze Log
PSR Pipe slip ram
PSR Pre-startup review
PST PST Log
PSV Pressure safety valve
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Oilfield AcronymPSV Pipe Supply Vessel
PSV Pressure Safety Valve
PSVAL Pressure Evaluation Log
PTA/S Pipeline Termination Assembly/Structure
PTO Permit to Operate
PTSET Production Test Setter
PTTC Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, United States
PTW Permit to Work
PU Pumping unit
PU Pick Up (drill pipe, bha, tubing, rods, power swivel, etc.)
PUD Proved Undeveloped Reserves
PUN Puncher Log
PUR Plant Upset Report
PUWER Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
PV Plastic viscosity
PV Pore volume
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
PVC Pressure control valve
PVDF Polyvinylidene Fluoride
PVSV Pressure vacuum safety valves
PVT Pit Volume Total (Mud Logging)
PVT Pressure Volume Temperature
PVTRE Pressure Volume Temperature Report
PW Produced Water
P-wave Compressional wave
PWB Production Wing Block (XT)
PWHT Post Weld Heat Treat
PWRI Produced Water Re-Injection
PWV Production Wing Valve (also known as a flow wing valve on a Xmas tree)
q Flow
QA Quality assurance
QA/QC Quality assurance/quality control
QAE Quality assurance engineer
QC Quality control
QCR Quality Control Report
QHSE Quality, health, safety, and environmental
QI Qualified individual
QL Quicklook Log
QOQ Quarter on quarter
QR Quality ranking
QRA Quantitative risk assessment
R&D Records and documentation
R&D Research and development
R&M Refining and marketing rate
R&R Roles and responsibilities
RAC Ratio Curves
RACI Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed
RAM Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
RAWS Raw Stacks VSP Log
RBD Risk-based design
RBI Risk-based inspection
RBP Retrievable Bridge Plug
RBW Remaining body wall
RCA Root Cause Analysis
RCD Rotating Control Device
RCI Reservoir Characterization Instrument
RCKST Rig Checkshot
RCL Retainer Correlation Log
RCM Reliability Centred Maintenance
RCR Remote Component Replacement (Tool)
RCRA US Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCU Remote Control Unit
RDMO Rig Down Move Out
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Oilfield AcronymRDS Royal Dutch/Shell
RE Reservoir Engineer
REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals
REL Recommended exposure limit
REOR Reorientation Log
RE-PE Re-Perforation Report
RESAN Reservoir Analysis
RESDV Riser Emergency Shut Down Valve
RESEV Reservoir Evaluation
RESFL Reservoir Fluid
RESI Resistivity Log
RESL Reservoir Log
RESOI Residual Oil
REWL Reservoir Evaluation - Wireline
REZ Renewable Energy Zone (United Kingdom)
RF Recovery Factor
RFI Request for interest
RFI Requests for inspection
RFID Radio-frequency identification
RFLNG Ready for Liquefied Natural Gas
RFMTS Repeat Formation Tester
RFP Request for proposal
RFSU Ready For Start-Up
RFT Repeat Formation Tester
RFTRE Repeat Formation Tester Report
RFTS Repeat Formation Tester Sample
RIGMO Rig Move
RIH Run in hole
RIK Replacement in kind
RIMS Riser Integrity Monitoring System
RIR Recordable incident rate
RITT Riser Insertion Tube (Tool)
RK Rankin Gulf of Mexico leasing area
RKB Rotary Kelly Bushing (a datum for measuring depth in an oil well)
RLOF Rock Load-out Facility
RMC Rigid metal conduit
RMLC Request for Mineral Land Clearance
RMP Reservoir Management Plan
RMS Ratcheting Mule Shoe
RMS Riser Monitoring System
RN Release notes
RNT RNT Log
ROCE Return on capital employed
ROCT Rotary Coring Tool
ROI Return on investment
ROIC Return on invested capital
ROP Rate of Perforation
ROT Remote Operated Tool
ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle
ROW Right of way
ROWS Remote Operator Workstation
ROZ Recoverable Oil Zone
RP Recommended practice
RPCM Ring Pair Corrosion Monitoring
RPD Revised application for permit to drill
RPM Revised application for permit to modify
RPM Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
RQ Reportable quantity
RROCK Routine Rock Properties Report
RRT Regional response team
RSFO Regional Supervisor, Office of Field Operations, for BSEE
RSS Rig Site Survey
RSS Rotary Steerable Systems
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Oilfield AcronymRST Reservoir Saturation Tool (Schlumberger) Log
RSTC Rig safety training coordinator
RT Real time
RT Regular time
RT Rotary table
RTTS Retrievable Test-Treat-Squeeze (packer)
RUE Right-of-use and easement
RVP Reid vapor pressure
RWD Reaming While Drilling
S&P Standard & Poors
SA Sabine Pass (Louisiana) Gulf of Mexico leasing area
SaaS Software as a service
SABA Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
SABS Single action bypass sub
SAFE Safety analysis function evaluation (charts)
SAGD Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
SAGE Scottish Area Gas Evacuation
SALM Single Anchor Loading Mooring
SAM Subsea Accumulator Module
SAML Sample Log
SAMTK Sample Taker Log
SANDA Sandstone Analysis Log
SAT SAT Log
SAT Site Acceptance Test
SB SIT-BO Log
SBF Synthetic Base Fluid
SBM Synthetic-based mud
SBT Segmented Bond Tool
SC Seismic Calibration
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCAL Special core analysis
SCAP Scallops Log
SCBA Self-contained breathing apparatus
SCDES Sidewall Core Description
SCE Safety-critical equipment
scf standard cubic feet (of natural gas)
SCHLL Schlumberger Log also SCHLO, SCHLU
SCM Supply chain management
SCM Subsea Control Module (Mounting Base)
SCO Synthetic crude oil
SCOTUS Supreme Court of the United States
SCP Sustained casing pressure
SCR Steel catenary riser
SCRS Sidewall Cores
SCSSSV Surface-controlled subsurface safety valve
SCSSV Surface-controlled subsurface safety valve
SCUBA Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
SD Sonic Density
SDFD Shut Down For Day
SDFN Shut Down For Night
SDIC Sonic Dual Induction
SDL Supplier Document List
SDM/U Subsea Distribution Module/Unit
SDPBH SDP Bottom Hole Pressure Report
SDT Step Draw-down Test (sometimes SDDT)
SDU/M Subsea Distribution Unit/Module
SDV Shutdown valve
SEA Site-specific environmental assessment
SEA Special end area
SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment (United Kingdom)
SEC US Securities and Exchange Commission
SECGU Section Gauge Log
SEDHI Sedimentary History
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Oilfield AcronymSEDIM Sedimentology
SEDL Sedimentology Log
SEDRE Sedimentology Report
SEG Society of Exploration Geophysicists
SEG-Y Format developed by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists for storing geophysical data
SEIS Supplemental environmental impact statement
SEM Subsea Electronics Module
Semi Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig
SEMP Safety and environmental management plan as defined in API RP 75
SEMS Safety and Environmental Management System policy, as defined in US regulation CFR 30 Part 250 Subpart S
SEP Supplemental exploration plan
SEPAR Separator Sampling Report
SEQSU Sequential Survey
SFERAE
Global Association for the use of knowledge on Fractured Rock in a state of Stress, in the field of Energy, Culture and
Environment
SFL Steel Flying Lead
SG Static Gradient
SGR Shale Gouge Ratio
SGS Steel Gravity Substructure
SGSI Shell Global Solutions International
SGUN Squeeze Gun
SHA Shallow hazard assessment
SHA Sensor Harness Assembly
SHDT Stratigraphic High Resolution Dipmeter Tool
SHL Surface hole location
SHO Stab and Hinge Over
SHOCK Shock Log
SHOWL Show Log
SI Shut In well
SI/TA Shut In/Temporarily Abandoned
SICP Shut-In Casing Pressure
SIDPP Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure
SIDSM Sidewall Sample
SIGTTO Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators
SIMCON Simultaneous Construction
SIMOPS Simultaneous Operations
SIP Shut In Pressure
SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, United States
SIS Safety instrumented systems
SIT System Integration Test
SIT Shoe Integrity Test
SITHP Shut In Tubing Hanger/Head Pressure (another term for CITHP)
SITP Shut-in tubing pressure
SITT Single TT Log
SIWHP Shut-in Well Head Pressure
SKPLT Stick Plot Log
SL Seismic Lines
SLB Schlumberger
SLCO Saudi Light Crude Oil (benchmark crude)
SLS SLS GR Log
SLT SLT GR Log
SM South Marsh Island Gulf of Mexico leasing area
SMA Small Amount
SMAW Shielded metal arc welding
SME Small and medium sized enterprises
SME Subject matter expert
SMI South Marsh Island Gulf of Mexico leasing area
SMLS Seamless PipeMPP:
SMO Suction Module
SMPC Subsea Multiphase Pump: Pump, which can increase flowrate and pressure of the untreated wellstream
SMS Safety management systems
SN Seat Nipple
SNAM Societ? NAzionale Metanodotti now Snam S.p.A. (Italy)
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Oilfield AcronymSNIP Scotland-Northern Ireland Pipeline
SNP Sidewall Neutron Porosity
SNS Southern North Sea
SO Oil saturation
SOBM Synthetic oil-based mud
SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea
SONCB Sonic Calibration Log
SONRE Sonic Calibration Report
SONS Spills of national significance
SONWR Sonic Waveform Report
SONWV Sonic Waveform Log
SOP Standard operating procedure
SOP Suspension of production
SOPEP Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan
SOR Statement of requirement
SOSC State on-scene coordinator
Sour Oil/gas with high sulfur content
SOW Statements of work
SOW Slip-On Wellhead
SOX US Sarbanes-Oxley Act (also called the US Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act)
SP South Pass Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
SP Set Point
SP Shot point (geophysics)
SP Spontaneous Potential (Well Log)
SPBM Single-point buoy mooring system
SPCAN Special core analysis
SPCC Spill prevention control and countermeasures
SPCU Subsea Power and Control Unit
SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPEAN Spectral Analysis
SPEL Spectralog
spf Shots per foot
SPFM Single Phase Flow Meter
SPH SPH Log
SPM Side Pocket Mandrel or Strokes Per Minute (of a positive-displacement pump)
SPMT Self-Propelled Modular Transporter
SPOP Spontaneous Potential Log
SPP Stand Pipe Pressure
SPPE Safety and pollution prevention equipment
SPR US Strategic Petroleum Reserve
SPROF Seismic Profile
SPRP Spill prevention and response plan
SPS Submerged production system
SPS Subsea Production Systems
SPT Shallower Pool Test, Lahee classification
SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (formerly the Society of Professional Well Log Analysts)
SQG Hazardous waste small quantity generator
SQL Seismic Quicklook Log
SR Shear Rate
SRD Seismic Reference Datum, an imaginary horizontal surface at which TWT is assumed to be zero
SREC Seismic Record Log
SRL Self-retracting lifelines
SRT Site Receival Test
SS Semisubmersible (MOU)
SS Ship Shoal Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
SS Stainless steel
SS Subsea, as in a datum of depth, e.g. TVDSS (True Vertical Depth Subsea)
SSCC Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking
SSCP Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline
SSCS Subsea Control System
SSCSV Subsurface-controlled safety valve
SSCV Subsea control valves
SSD Sub Sea Level depth (in Metres or Feet, positive value in downwards direction with respect to the Geoid)
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Oilfield AcronymSSD Sliding Sleeve Door
SSE Short service employee
SSG Sidewall Sample Gun
SSIV Subsea isolation valve
SSM Subsea Manifolds
SSMAR Synthetic Seismic Marine Log
SSPLR Subsea Pig Launcher/Receiver
SSSL Supplementary Seismic Survey Licence (United Kingdom), a type of onshore licence
SSSV Subsurface safety valve
SSSV Sub-Surface Safety Valve
SSTI Subsea tie in
SSTT Subsea test tree
SSTT Subsea Test Tree
SSTV Subsea Test Valve
SSU Subsea Umbilicals
SSV Subsea safety valve
SSV Surface safety valve
SSWI Subsea Well Intervention
ST Sidetrack
ST South Timbalier Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
ST Stock Tank - A measurement of liquids taken at specific pressure and temperature conditions
STAB Stabiliser
STAGR Static Gradient Survey Report
STARS MSRC's Spill Team Area Responders network of contractors
STB Stock tank barrel
STC STC Log
STEL Short-term exposure limit
STFL Steel Tube Fly Lead
STGL Stratigraphic Log
STIMU Stimulation Report
STKPT Stuck Point
STL STL Gamma Ray Log
STL Submerged Turret Loading
STOIIP Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place
STOOIP Stock tank oil initially in place
STOP Safety Training Observation Program
STP Standard temperature and pressure
STP Submerged Turret Production
STRAT Stratigraphy, stratigraphic
STRRE Stratigraphy Report
STSH String Shot
STU Steel Tube Umbilical
SUML Summarised Log
SUMRE Summary Report
SUMST Geological Summary Sheet
SUPSALV US Navy Supervisor of Salvage
SURF Subsea/Umbilicals/Risers/Flowlines
SURFR Surface Sampling Report
SURRE Survey Report
SURVL Survey Chart Log
SUT(A/B) Subsea Umbilical Termination (Assembly/Box)
SUTA Subsea umbilical termination assembly
SUTU Subsea Umbilical Termination Unit
SV Sleeve Valve or Standing Valve
Sw Water saturation
SW Salt Water
SWA Stop work authority
S-wave Shear wave
SWD Salt Water Disposal Well
SWE Senior Well Engineer
Sweet Oil/gas that has low sulfur content
Sweetening The removal of hydrogen sulfide from gases
SWF Shallow water flow
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Oilfield AcronymSWHE Spiral Wound Heat Exchanger
SWL Safe working load
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
SWP Safe work practices
SWP Safe working pressure
SWSS Sperm whale seismic study
SX Sabine Pass (Louisiana) Gulf of Mexico leasing area
SYNRE Synthetic Seismic Report
SYSEI Synthetic Seismogram Log
t Time
T well flowing to Tank
TA Temporarily Abandoned well
TA Top Assembly
TABS Texas Automated Buoy System
TAC Tubing Anchor
TAGOGR Thermally Assisted Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage
TAML Technology Advancement for Multilaterals
TAN Total Acid Number
TAPLI Tape Listing
TAPS Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (also called Alyeska Pipeline)
TAPVE Tape Verification
TAR True Amplitude Recovery
Tare Weight of empty container
TB Tubing Puncher Log
TBM Tendon buoyancy module
TBT Through Bore Tree
TCA Total Corrosion Allowance
Tcf Trillion cubic feet
TCF Temporary Construction Facilities
TCF Trillion Cubic Feet(of gas)
TCI Tunsgten Carbide Insert (a type of rollercone drillbit)
TCO Tengizchevroil
TCO Total cost of ownership
TCP Tubing-conveyed perforating
TCPD Tubing-Conveyed Perforating Depth
TCU Thermal Combustion Unit
TD Target Depth
TD Total Depth (depth of the end of the well; also a verb, to reach the final depth, used as an acronym in this case)
TDD Total Depth (Driller)
TDH Total dynamic head
TDL Total Depth (Logger)
TDM Touch Down Monitoring
TDP Touch Down Point
TDS Top Drive System
TDS Total Dissolved Solids
TDT TDT Log
TDT GR TDT Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator Log
TDTCP TDT CPI Log
TEFC Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled
TEG Tri-Ethylene Glycol
TEG Thermal Electric Generator
TELER Teledrift Report
TEMP Temperature Log
TEMPSC Totally enclosed motor-propelled survival craft
TFE TotalFinaElf (obsolete; Now Total S.A.) major French multinational oil company
TFL Through Flow Line
TFM TaskForceMajella Research Project
Tfx Toxic effects
TGB Temporary Guide Base
TGOR Total Gas Oil Ratio (GOR uncorrected for gas lift gas present in the production fluid)
TH Tubing Hanger
THAI Toe-to-heel air injection (method)
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Oilfield AcronymTHERM Thermometer Log
THERP Technique for human error rate prediction
THP Tubing Hanger Pressure (pressure in the production tubing as measured at the tubing hanger)
THRRT Tubing hanger running and retrieval tool
THRT Tubing Hanger Running Tool
TIE Tie In Log
TIEBK Tieback Report
TIH Trip Into Hole
TIW Texas Iron Works (valve)
TJ Terajoule
TLI Top of Logging Interval
TLOG Technical Log
TLP Tension leg platform
TLV Threshold limit value
TMCM Tranverse Mercator Central Meridian
TMD Total measured depth
TNDT Thermal Neutron Decay Time
TNDTG Thermal Neutron Decay Time/Gamma Ray Log
TOC Top of cement
TOC Total Organic Content/Carbon
TOFD Time of first data sample (on seismic trace)
TOFS Time of first surface sample (on seismic trace)
TOH Trip Out of Hole
TOL Top Of Liner
TOOH Trip Out Of Hole
TORAN Torque and Drag Analysis
TP Tarpon Springs Gulf of Mexico leasing area
TPERF Tool Performance
TPI Third-party inspector
TPI Threads per inch
TQ Training qualifications
TQM Total Quality Management
TR Temporary refuge
TRA Top Riser Assembly
TRA Tracer Log
TRACL Tractor Log
TRCFR Total Recordable Case Frequency Rate
TRD Total Report Data
TREAT Treatment Report
TREP Test Report
TRIP Trip Condition Log
TRIR Total recordable incident rate
TRSCSSSV Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Safety Valve
TRSCSSV Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
TRSV Tubing Retrievable Safety Valve
TRT Tree Running Tool
TS Tiger Shoal Gulf of Mexico leasing area
TSA Thermally Sprayed Aluminium
TSCA US Toxic Substances Control Act
TSE Temperature safety element
TSH Temperature safety high (sensor)
TSI Transportation security incidents
TSI Temporarily Shut In
TT Travel time
TT Torque Tool
TT Transit Time Log
TTP Through-tubing perforating
TTRD Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
TUM Tracked Umbilical Machine
TUTA Topsides umbilical termination assembly
TUTB Topside Umbilical Termination Box
TV/BIP Ratio of Total Volume (ore and overburden) to Bitumen In Place
TVBDF True Vertical Depth Below Derrick Floor
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Oilfield AcronymTVD True vertical depth
TVDPB True Vertical Depth Playback Log
TVDSS True vertical depth subsea
TVELD Time and Velocity to Depth
TVRF True Vertical Depth versus Repeat Formation Tester
TWA Time-weighted average
TWT Two-Way Time (seismic)
TWTT Two-way travel Time
TWTTL Two-Way Travel Time Log
TX Texas
TZ Transition zone
UB Underbalanced
UBD Underbalanced drilling
UBHO Universal Bottom Hole Orientation (sub)
UBI Ultrasonic Borehole Imager
UBIRE Ultrasonic Borehole Imager Report
UCH Umbilical Connection Housing
UCS Unconfined compressive strength
UCSU Upstream Commissioning and Start-Up
UEL Upper explosive limit
UFJ Upper Flex Joint
UFL Upper flammable limit
UGF Universal Guide Frame
UIC Underground Injection Control
UKCS United Kingdom Continental Shelf
UKOCS UK outer continental shelf
UKOOA United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
UKOOG United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group
ULCGR Uncompressed LDC CNL Gamma Ray Log
UMCA Umbilical Midline Connection Assembly
UMV Upper Master Valve (from a Xmas tree)
UN United Nations
UOT Unscheduled overtime
UPB Unmanned Production Buoy
UPR Upper Pipe Ram
URR Ultimately recoverable resources
URT Universal Running Tool
USC United States Code
USCG US Coast Guard
USFWS US Fish & Wildlife Service
USGC US Gulf Coast
USGS United States Geological Survey
USIT Ultrasonic imaging tool (cement bond logging)
USV Underwater safety valve
UT Ultrasonic testing
UTA/B Umbilical Termination Assembly/Box
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
UV Ultraviolet
UWA Ultimate work authority
UWI Unique Well Identifier
UWILD Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry Docking
UWT Ultrasonic welding line
VAT Value-added tax
VDENL Variation Density Log
VDL VDL Log (Variable Density Log)
VDU Vacuum Distillation Unit, used in processing bitumen
VELL Velocity Log
VERAN Verticality Analysis
VERIF Verification List
VERLI Verification Listing
VERTK Vertical Thickness
VIR Value Investment Ratio
VISME Viscosity Measurement
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Oilfield AcronymVIV Vortex induced Vibration
VK Viosca Knoll Gulf of Mexico leasing area
VLCC Very large crude carrier
VLP Vertical Lift Performance
VLS Vertical Lay System
VLTCS Very Low Temperature Carbon Steel
VME Von Mises equivalent
VN Vernon Gulf of Mexico leasing area
VO Variation Order
VOC Volatile organic compounds
VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds
VOO Vessels of opportunity
VOR Variation Order Request
VOSS Vessels of opportunity skimming systems
VR Vermillion Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
VRR Voidage Replacement Ratio
VRU Vapor recovery unit
VS Vertical Section
VSD Variable speed drive
VSI Versatile Seismic Imager (Schlumberger VSP tool)
VSP Vertical Seismic Profile
VSPRO Vertical Seismic Profile
VTDLL Vertical Thickness Dual Laterolog
VTFDC Vertical Thickness FDC CNL Log
VTISF Vertical Thickness ISF Log
VWL Velocity Well Log
VXT Vertical Christmas Tree
W Watt
W/C Water cut
W/C Water Cushion
W/O Workover
WABAN Well Abandonment Report
WAG Water Alternating Gas (describes an injection well which alternates between water and gas injection)
WALKS Walkaway Seismic Profile
WAR Well activity report
WATAN Water Analysis
WAV3 Amplitude (in Seismics)
WAV4 Two Way Travel Time (in Seismics)
WAV5 Compensate Amplitudes
WAVF Waveform Log
WBM Water-based mud
WBS Wellbore schematic
WBS Wellbore seismic
WBS Wellbore stability
WC West Cameron Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
WC Watercut
WC Wildcat well
WCD Worst-case discharge (scenario)
WCEP Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership
WCID Well construction interface document
WCP Well containment plan
WCST Well containment screening tool
WD Water depth
WD West Delta Area Gulf of Mexico leasing area
WE Well Engineer
WEG Wireline Entry Guide
WELDA Well Data Report
WellCAP An IADC standard for well control training
WELP Well Log Plot
WEQL Well Equipment Layout
WESTR Well Status Record
WESUR Well Summary Report
WF Water Flooding
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Oilfield AcronymWFAC Waveform Acoustic Log
WFT Weatherford
WFT Wet film thickness
WGEO Well Geophone Report
WGFM Wet Gas Flow Meter
WGR Water Gas Ratio
WGUNT Water Gun Test
WH Wellhead
Wh White
WH Well History
WHCE Wellhead/tree completion equipment
WHFP Wellhead flowing pressure
WHIG Whitehouse Gauge
WHM Wellhead Maintenance
WHMIS WorkPlace Hazardous Material Information Systems
WHP Wellhead pressure
WHRU Waste heat recovery unit
WHSIP Wellhead Shut-In Pressure
WI Water Injection
WI Working Interest
WIPSP WIP Stock Packer
WIT Water Investigation Tool
WITS Well Site Information Transfer System
WL Wireline
WLC Wireline Composite Log
WLL Working load limit (WLL)
WLL Wireline Logging
WLSUM Well Summary
WLTS Well Log Tracking System
WLTS Well Log Transaction System
WM Wet Mate
WMA Wildlife management area
WMPI Wet magnetic particle inspection
WO Workover
WO Well in Work Over
WO/O Waiting on Orders
WOA Well Operations Authorization
WOB Weight On Bit
WOC Wait on Cement
WOC Water Oil Contact (or Oil Water Contact)
WOE Well Operations Engineer (a key person of Well services)
WOM Wait(ing) on Material
WOR Water-Oil Ratio
WORKO Workover
WOS West of Shetland, oil province on the UKCS
WOW Waiting on weather
WP Well Proposal or Working Pressure
WPC Water Pollution Control
WPLAN Well Course Plan
WPQ/S Weld Procedure Qualification/Specification
WPR Well Prognosis Report
WPS Welding procedure specification
WQ A textural parameter used for CBVWE computations (Halliburton)
WQCA Water Quality Control Act
WQCB Water Quality Control Board
WR Walker Ridge Gulf of Mexico leasing area
WR Wireline Retrievable (as in a WR Plug)
WR Wet Resistivity
WROV WorkClass Remotely Operated Vehicle, used for subsea construction and maintenance
WRS Well Report Sepia
WRSCSSV Wireline Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
WSCL Well Site Core Log
WSE Well Seismic Edit
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Oilfield AcronymWSERE Well Seismic Edit Report
WSHT Well Shoot
WSL Well Site Log
WSM Water Shut Off
WSO Well Site Manager
WSOG Well Specific Operation Guidelines
WSP Well Seismic Profile
WSR Well Shoot Report
WSS Well Services Supervisor (leader of Well services at the wellsite)
WSS Working Spread Sheet (for logging)
WSSAM Well Site Sample
WSSOF WSS Offset Profile
WSSUR Well Seismic Survey Plot
WSSVP WSS VSP Raw Shots
WSSVS WSS VSP Stacks
WST Well Seismic Tool (checkshot)
WSTL Well Site Test Log
WSU Well Service Unit
wt wall thickness
WT Well Test
WTI West Texas Intermediate (crude benchmark)
WTO World Trade Organization
WUT Water Up To
WVS Well Velocity Survey
XC Cross-connection, cross correlation
XL
Exploration Licence (United Kingdom), a type of onshore licence issued between the First Onshore Licensing Round (1986)
and the Sixth (1992)
XL
Exploration Licence (United Kingdom), a type of onshore licence issued between the First Onshore Licensing Round (1986)
and the Sixth (1992)
X-linked Cross-linked (to increase gel viscosity)
Xln Crystalline (minerals)
XLPE Cross-linked Polyethylene
XMAC Cross-Multipole Array Acoustic log
XMAC-E XMAC Elite (Next generation of XMAC)
XMRI Extended Range Micro Imager (Halliburton)
XMT Christmas tree
XMT/XT/HXT XMas Tree (Christmas Tree, the valve assembly on a production well-head)
XO Cross-Over
XOM ExxonMobil
XOV Cross-Over Valve
X-over Crossover
XPERM Matrix Permeability in the X-Direction
XPHLOC Crossplot Selection for XPHI
XPOR Crossplot Porosity
XPT Formation Pressure Test log (Schlumberger)
XRD X-ray diffraction
XRF X-ray fluorescence
XYC XY Calliper Log (Halliburton)
YM Young's Modulus
YOY Year on year
YP Yield point
YTD Year to date
Z Depth, in the geosciences referring to the depth dimension in any x,y,z data.
ZDENP Density Log
ZDL Compensated Z-Densilog
ZOI Zone of Influence
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