Houston Seminar in Reservoir Engineering

Acronyms of the Oil & Gas Industry.

A to F.

Sergio Perez Rodriguez

EG, PDG, MSc

June 2020
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

Bibliography

Hyne, N. J.. 2019. Nontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling & Production.
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