GLOSSARY

Appraisal Drilling

Drilling to determine physical extent, reserves and likely production rate of ...
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Abandonment

Converting a drilled well to a condition that can be left ...
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Air Injection

An enhanced recovery technique in which air is injected into hydrocarbon ...
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Artificial Lift

Any techniques, other than natural drives, for bringing oil to surface.
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Barrel

Unit of volume of crude oil (approximately 159 liters) in use ...
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Battery

Equipment to process or store crude oil from one or more ...
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bbl

Abbreviation for barrel. 1 barrel = 159L = 5.9GJ
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Benzene

A light aromatic hydrocarbon, which occurs naturally as a part of ...
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Bitumen

Petroleum in semi-solid or solid forms.
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