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| A&G | Administrative And General Expenses |
| AADE | American Association Of Drilling Engineers |
| AAGR | Average Annual Growth Rate |
| AAPG | American Association Of Petroleum Geologists |
| AAQS | Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| AAR | After Action Reviews |
| AAV | Annulus Access Valve |
| ABAN | Abandonment |
| ABF | Aquatic Base Flow |
| ABS | American Bureau Of Shipping |
| ABSA | Alberta Boilers Safety Association |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| ACA | Annual Charge Adjustment |
| ACHE | Air Cooled Heat Exchanger |
| ACOU | Acoustic |
| ACP | Annular Casing Pressure |
| ACP | Area Contingency Plan |
| ACQU | Acquisition Log |
| ACRS | Accelerated Cost Recovery System |
| ADIOS | Automated Data Inquiry For Oil Spills |
| ADIT | Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes |
| ADROC | Advanced Rock Properties Report |
| ADT | Applied Drilling Technology |
| AF | Arctic Floater |
| AFE | Authorization For Expenditure |
| AFFF | Aqueous Film Forming Foam |
| AFP | Active Fire Protection |
| AFV | Annular Flow Valve |
| AGRU | Acid Gas Removal Unit |
| AHBDF | Along Hole (Depth) Below Derrick Floor |
| AHD | Along Hole Depth |
| AI | Artificial Island |
| AIChE | American Institute Of Chemical Engineers |
| AIME | American Institute Of Mining, Metallurgical, And Petroleum Engineers |
| AIRG | Airgun |
| AIRRE | Airgun Report |
| AIS | Automatic Identification System |
| AIT | Array Induction Tool |
| AIT | Auto Ignition Temperature |
| AIV | Alternate Isolation Valve |
| AL | Appraisal Licence |
| AL | Artificial Lift |
| ALARP | As Low As Reasonably Practicable |
| ALC | Aertical Seismic Profile Acoustic Log Calibration |
| ALR | Acoustic Log Report |
| AMDEA | Activated Methyldiethanolamine |
| AMNI | Associate Member Of The Nautical Institute |
| Amp | Ampere |
| AMS | Auxiliary Measurement Service Log |
| AMSL | Above Mean Sea Level |
| AMV | Annulus Master Valve |
| AMVER | US Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue |
| 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 |
| AOFP | Absolute Open Flow Potential |
| AOPL | Association Of Oil Pipe Lines |
| APCD | Air Pollution Control District |
| APD | Application For Permit To Drill |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| APM | Application For Permit To Modify |
| APPRE | Appraisal Report |
| APS | Active Pipe Support |
| AQ | Air Quality |
| AQAP | Air Quality Attainment Plan |
| AQMD | Air Quality Management District |
| ARACL | Array Acoustic Log |
| ARB | Air Resources Board |
| ARCS | Admiralty Raster Chart Service |
| ARESV | Analysis Of Reservoir |
| ARI | Azimuthal Resistivity Image |
| ARPA | Automatic Radar Plotting Aids |
| ARRC | Array Acoustic Report |
| ART | Actuator Running Tool |
| ART | Alternate Response Technologies |
| AS | Array Sonic Processing Log |
| ASBA | Association Of Ship Brokers And Agents |
| ASCE | American Society Of Chemical Engineers |
| ASCSSV | Annulus Surface Controlled Sub Surface Valve |
| ASME | American Society Of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASP | Array Sonic Processing Report |
| ASPO | Asociation For The Study Of Peak Oil & Gas |
| ASR | Atmosphere Supplying Respirator |
| ASRO | Australian Shipping Registration Office |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing And Materials |
| ASV | Annular Safety Valve |
| 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) |
| AVO | Amplitude Versus Offset (Geophysics) |
| AWB/V | Annulus Wing Block/Valve (Xt) |
| AWO | Approval For Well Operation |
| BA | Brazos Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| BA | Bridging Agreement |
| BARS | Borehole Acoustic Reflection Survey |
| BAST | Best Available And Safest Technology |
| Bbbl | Billion Barrels |
| Bbl | Barrel(S) Of Oil |
| BBS | Behavioral Based Safety |
| BBSM | Behaviour Based Safety Management |
| BC | Code Of Safe Practice For Solid Bulk Cargoes |
| BCD | Barrels Per Calendar Day |
| Bcf | Billion Cubic Feet (Of Natural Gas) |
| Bcfd | Billion Cubic Feet Per Day |
| Bcfe | Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas Equivalent |
| BDF | Below Derrick Floor |
| BDI | Baltic Dry Index |
| BDL | Bit Data Log |
| BDV | Blow Down Valve |
| BFI | Baltic Freight Index |
| BFOE | Brent, Forties, Oseberg, And Ekofisk (Oil Fields) |
| BFPD | Barrels Of Fluid Per Day |
| BGL | Below Ground Level (Used As A Datum For Depths In A Well) |
| BGL | Borehole Geometry Log |
| BGS | British Geological Survey |
| BGT | Borehole Geometry Tool |
| BGWP | Base Of Ground Water Protection |
| 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 | Borehole Log |
| BHL | Bottomhole Location |
| BHP | Bottom Hole 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 |
| BIMCO | Baltic And International Maritime Council |
| BIOR | Biostratigraphic Range Log |
| BIORE | Biostratigraphy Study Report |
| BIVDL | Bi/Dk/Wf/Casing Collar Locator/Gamma Ray Log |
| BLI | Bottom Of Logging Interval |
| BLP | Bridge Linked Platform |
| BLPD | Barrels Of Liquid Per Day |
| BM | Bay Marchand Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| BML | Below Mud Line |
| BMP’s | Best Management Practices |
| BO | Back Off Log |
| BO | Biological Opinion |
| BOB | Back On Bottom |
| BOD | Basis of Design |
| BOD | Biological Oxygen Demand |
| boe | Barrels Of Oil Equivalent |
| BOEM | US Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management |
| BOEPD | Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day |
| boepd, boe/d, boed | Barrel Of Oil Equivalent Per Day |
| BOM | Bill Of Materials |
| BOP | Blowout Preventer |
| BOP | Bottom Of Pipe |
| BOPD | Barrels Of Oil Per Day |
| BOPE | Barrels Of Oil Per Day Equivalent |
| BOPE | Blowout Preventer Equipment |
| BOPM | Barrels Of Oil Per Month |
| BOREH | Borehole Seismic Analysis |
| BOSIET | Basic Offshore Safety Induction And Emergency Training |
| BOSVA | British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association |
| 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 |
| BPI | Baltic Panamax Index |
| BPLUG | Baker Plug |
| BPV | Back Pressure Valve |
| BR | Barge |
| BROA | British Rig Owners Association |
| Brown Fields | Fields Beyond Their Production Plateau But Still Producing |
| BRPLG | Bridge Plug Log |
| BRS | Bulgarian Register Of Shipping |
| BRT | Below Rotary Table |
| BS | Breton Sound Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| BS&W | Basic Sediment & Water |
| BSDV | Boarding Shutdown Valve |
| BSEE | US Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement |
| BSL | Below Sea Level |
| BSL | Burner Safety Low |
| BSML | Below Sea Mean Level |
| BSR | Bend Strength Ratio |
| BSR | Blind Shear Ram |
| BSR | Blind Shear Rams (Blowout Preventer) |
| BSR | Bottom Simulating Reflector |
| BTEX | Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene |
| BTHL | Bottom Hole Log |
| BTI | British Trade International |
| BTO/C | Break To Open/Close (Valve Torque) |
| BTU | British Thermal Unit |
| BU | Bottom Up |
| BUL | Bottom Up Lag |
| BUR | Build Up Rate |
| BV | Bureau Veritas |
| BVO | Ball Valve Operator |
| BWOC | By Weight Of Cement |
| BWOW | By Weight Of Water |
| BWPD | Barrels Of Water Per Day |
| C (cent.) | Centigrade |
| C&E | Well Completion And Equipment Cost |
| C&K | Choke And Kill |
| C&S | Cased And Suspended |
| C/P | Consumption/Production (Ratio) |
| C1 | Methane |
| C2 | Ethane |
| C3 | Propane |
| C4 | Butane |
| C6 | Hexanes |
| C7+ | Heavy Hydrocarbon Components |
| CA | Core Analysis Log |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| CAAA | Clean Air Act Amendments |
| CAD | Computer Assisted Design |
| CAER | Community Awareness And Emergency Response |
| CALI | Calliper Log |
| CALOG | Circumferential Acoustic Log |
| CALVE | Calibrated Velocity Log Data |
| CAODC | Canadian Association Of Oilwell Drilling Contractors |
| CAP | Condition Assessment Program Survey |
| CAPEX | Capital Expenditure |
| CAPP | Canadian Association Of Petroleum Producers |
| CART | Cam Actuated Running Tool (Housing Running Tool) |
| CART | Cap Replacement Tool |
| CAS | Casing Log |
| CATS | Central Area Transmission System |
| CB | Core Barrel |
| CBI | Computer Based Information |
| CBI | Confederation Of British Industry |
| CBIL | Cbil Log |
| CBL | Cement Bond Log |
| CBM | Choke Bridge Module |
| CBM | Coalbed Methane |
| CBM | Coalbed Methane |
| CBM | Conventional Buoy Mooring |
| CBT | Computer Based Training |
| CCA | Clean Carribbean & Americas |
| CCC | Carrier Container Council |
| CCHT | Core Chart Log |
| CCL | Casing Collar Locator |
| CCLP | Casing Collar Locator Perforation |
| CCLTP | Casing Collar Locator Through Tubing Plug |
| CCP | Controllable Pitch Propeller |
| CCS | Carbon Capture And Storage (Or Sequestration) |
| CCS | China Classification Society |
| CD | Core Description |
| CDA | Common Data Access |
| 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 |
| CECAN | Cec Analysis |
| CEME | Cement Evaluation |
| CEN | European Committee For Standardization |
| CENELEC | European Committee For Electro Technical Standardization |
| CEPA | Canadian Energy Pipeline Association |
| CERCLA | US Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation And Liability Act |
| CERE | Cement Remedial Log |
| CES | Coast Earth Station |
| CESMA | Confederation Of European Union Shipmasters Associations |
| CET | Cement Evaluation Tool |
| CF | Completion Fluid |
| Cf | Cubic Feet |
| CFD | Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| CFR | Code Of Federal Regulations |
| Cfs | Cubic Feet Per Second |
| CG | Center of Gravity |
| CG | Coast Guard |
| CGBF | Concrete, Gravity Based Structure |
| CGL | Core Gamma Log |
| CGPH | Core Graph Log |
| CGR | Condensate Gas Ratio |
| CGT | Capital Gains Tax |
| CGTL | Compact Gas To Liquids |
| CH | Cased Hole |
| CH | Charlotte Harbor Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| 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 |
| CHROM | Chromatolog |
| CHRT | Casing Hanger Running Tool |
| CIBP | Cast Iron Bridge Plug |
| CILD | Conduction Log |
| CIMV | Chemical Injection Metering Valve |
| CIRM | International Radio Maritime Committee |
| CIT | Chartered Institute Of Transport |
| CITHP | Closed In Tubing Head Pressure (Tubing Head Pressure When The Well Is Shut In) |
| CIV | Chemical Injection Valve |
| CL | Core Log |
| Class | Category In Classification Register |
| CLC | International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage |
| CLG | Core Log And Graph |
| CLUP | Coastal Land Use Plan |
| CM | Choke Module |
| CMP | Coastal Management Program |
| CMP | Common Midpoint (Geophysics) |
| 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 |
| CO | Carbon Monoxide |
| CO | Change Out |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| COA | Contract Of Affreightment |
| COC | Certificate Of Conformance |
| COD | Chemical Oxygen Demand |
| COFR | Certificate Of Financial Responsibility |
| COL | Collar Log |
| Colreg | International Convention On Collision Regulations |
| 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 |
| COOGER | California Offshore Oil And Gas Energy Resources |
| 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 |
| CoSWP | Code Of Safe Working Practices For Merchant Seamen |
| COTP | Captain Of The Port |
| COW | Crude Oil Washing |
| COXY | Carbon/Oxygen Log |
| CPI | Chemical Process Industries |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CPI | Cpi Log (Computer Processed Interpretation) |
| CPI separator | Corrugated Plate Interceptor |
| CPICB | Cpi Coriband Log |
| CPIRE | Cpi Report |
| CPS | Cycles Per Second |
| CPU | Cavern Point Unit |
| CRA | Corrosion Resistant Alloy |
| CRET | Cement Retainer Setting Log |
| CRP | Common/Central Reference Point (Subsea Survey) |
| CRP | Control Riser Platform |
| CRS | Croatian Register Of Shipping |
| CRT | Clamp Replacement Tool |
| CS | Chandeleur Sound Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| CsF | Caesium Formate |
| csg | Casing |
| CSHN | Cased Hole Neutron Log |
| CSI | Csi Log |
| CSMT | Core Sampler Tester Log |
| CSO | Complete Seal Off |
| CSPG | Canadian Society Of Petroleum Geologists |
| CSS | Code Of Ship Management Standards |
| CSS | Cyclic Steam Stimulation (Method) |
| CSTAK | Core Sample Taken Log |
| CSUG | Canadian Society For Unconventional Gas |
| CT | Coiled Tubing |
| CT | Complex Total |
| CT | Compliant Tower |
| CT | Corporation Tax |
| CTCO | Coiled Tubing Clean Out |
| CTD | Coiled Tubing Drilling |
| CTLF | Coil Tubing Lift Frame |
| CTLF | Compensated Tension Lift Frame |
| CTM | Coil Tubing Measurement |
| CTOD | Crack Tip Opening Displacement |
| CTRAC | Cement Tracer Log |
| CTU | Cargo Transport Unit |
| CTU | Coiled Tubing Unit |
| CUP | Conditional Use Permit |
| CUT | Cutter Log |
| CUTTD | Cuttings Description Report |
| CWA | Clean Water Act |
| CWI | Certified Welding Inspector |
| CWOP | Complete Well On Paper |
| CWOR | Completion Work Over Riser |
| 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 | Day |
| D&C | Drilling And Completions |
| DAC | Dipole Acoustic Log |
| DARCI | Darci Log |
| DART | Days Away, Restricted Work, Or Job Transfer |
| DAT | Wellhead Housing Drill Ahead Tool |
| DAZD | Dip And Azimuth Display |
| dBA | Decibles |
| DBB | Double Block And Bleed |
| DC | Desoto Canyon Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DC | Drill Centre |
| DC | Drill Collar(S) |
| DCAL | Dual Caliper Log |
| DCP | Driller’S Control Panel |
| DD | Directional Driller Or Directional Drilling |
| DD | Dustin Dome Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| DDBHC | Ddbhc Waveform Log |
| DDET | Depth Determination Log |
| DDM | Derrick Drilling Machine (A.K.A. Top Drive) |
| DDNL | Dual Det. Neutron Life Log |
| DDPT | Drill Data Plot Log |
| DEAL | Digital Energy Atlas & Library |
| DECC | Department For Energy And Climate Change (Uk) |
| DECT | Decay Time |
| DEFSU | Definitive Survey Report |
| DELTA | Delta T Log |
| Delta | Difference Between Plan And Performance |
| 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 |
| DFR | Drilling Factual Report |
| DFT | Dry Film Thickness |
| DGP | Dynamic Geohistory Plot (3D Technique) |
| DGPS | Differential Global Positioning System |
| DH | Drilling History |
| DHC | Depositional History Curve |
| 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 | Draft International Standard |
| DISFL | Disfl Dbhc Gamma Ray Log |
| DISO | Dual Induction Sonic Log |
| DL | Development Licence |
| DLat | Difference In Latitude |
| DLIST | Dip List Log |
| DLL | Dual Laterolog |
| DLong | Difference In Longitude |
| DLS | Dogleg Severity |
| DLT | Digital Linear Tape |
| DMA | Dead Man Anchor |
| DMDO | Distillate Marine Diesel Oil |
| DMR | Discharge Monitoring Report |
| DNC | Digital Nautical Chart |
| DNHO | Downhole Logging |
| DNV | Det Norske Veritas |
| DO | Dissolved Oxygen |
| DO | Division Order |
| DOA | Delegation Of Authority |
| DOC | Document Of Compliance |
| 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 | Drill Pipe |
| DP | Dynamic Positioning |
| DPDV | Dynamically Positioned Drilling Vessel |
| DPL | Dual Propagation Log |
| DPLD | Differential Pressure Levitated Device (Or Vehicle) |
| DPO | Dynamic Positioning Operator |
| DPP | Development And Production Plan |
| DPRES | Dual Propagation Resistivity Log |
| DPS | Dynamic Positioning System |
| DPT | Deeper Pool Test, Lahee Classification |
| DQLC | Dipmeter Quality Control Log |
| DR | Dead Reckoning |
| DR | Delay Rental |
| DR | Drilling Report |
| DR | Dummy Run Log |
| 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) |
| DS | Drillship |
| DSC | Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes And Containers |
| DSCAN | Dsc Analysis Report |
| DSI | Dipole Shear Imager |
| DSPT | Cross Plots Log |
| DSS | Decision Support System |
| DST | Drill Stem 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 |
| DSTRE | Drill Stem Test Report |
| DSTSM | Drill Stem Test Summary Report |
| DSTW | Drill Stem Test Job Report/Works |
| DSV | Diving Support Vessel |
| DT | Day Tortugas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| DTPB | Cnt True Vertical Depth Playback Log |
| DTT | Depth To Time |
| DW | Deep Water |
| DWH | Deepwater Horizon |
| DWOP | Deepwater Operations Plan |
| DWOP | Drilling Well On Paper |
| DWQL | Dual Water Quicklook Log |
| DWRRA | US Deep Water Royalty Relief Act |
| DWSS | Dig Well Seismic Surface Log |
| DWT | Deadweight Tons |
| DXC | Dxc Pressure Pilot Report |
| E | Young’S Modulus |
| E&A | Exploration And Appraisal |
| E&P | Exploration And Production |
| E/W | East/West |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EAGE | European Association Of Geoscientists & Engineers |
| EBITDA | Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, And Amortization |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECC | Emergency Control Center |
| ECD | Equivalent Circulating Density |
| ECDIS | Electronic Chart Display And Information System |
| ECGD | Exports Credits Guarantee Department |
| ECHA | European Chemicals Agency |
| ECITB | Engineering Construction Industry Training Board |
| ECP | External Casing Packer |
| ECRD | Electrically Controlled Release Tool |
| ECS | Electronic Chart System |
| EDP | Emergency Disconnect Package |
| EDP | Exploration Drilling Program Report |
| EDR | Exploration Drilling Report |
| EDRC | Effective Daily Recovery Capacity (Of Oil Skimmers) |
| EDS | Emergency Disconnect Sequence |
| EEHA | Electrical Equipment In Hazardous Areas |
| EEP | Emergency Evacuation Plan |
| EER | Emergency Escape And Refuge (System) |
| EERA | Escape, Evacuation, And Rescue Analysis |
| EEZ | 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 |
| EHV | Extra High Voltage |
| EI | Eugene Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIA | US Energy Information Administration |
| EIR | Environmental Impact Report |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EL | Electric Log |
| EL | Exploration Licence |
| EL | The Elbow Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| ELT | Economic Limit Test |
| EM | Electromagnetic |
| EM | Emop Log |
| EMF | Electro Magnetic Fields |
| 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 | European Standard |
| EN PI | Enhanced Productivity Index Log |
| ENC | Electronic Navigation Chart |
| ENG | 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 | Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| EOS | Equation Of State |
| EOT | End Of Tubing |
| EOW | End Of Well Report |
| EP | Exploration Plan |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Act |
| EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPCI | Engineering, Procurement, Construction, And Installation |
| EPCU | Electrical Power Conditioning Unit |
| EPFS | Electronic Position Fixing System |
| EPIDORIS | Exploration And Production Integrated Drilling Operations And Reservoir Information System |
| EPIRB | Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon |
| FINTP | Formation Interpretation |
| FIP | Flow Induced Pulsation |
| FIR | Failure Investigation Reports |
| FIT | Fairing Intervention Tool |
| FIT | Fluid Identification Test |
| FIT | Formation Integrity Test |
| FIT | Formation Integrity Test |
| FIT | Formation Interval Tester |
| FIV | Flow Induced Vibration |
| FIV | Formation Isolation Valve |
| FLAP | Fluid Level Above Pump |
| FLET | Flowline End Termination |
| FLIV | Flowline Isolation Valve |
| FLMPI | Full Length Magnetic Particle Inspection |
| FLMT | Flowline Manifold Termination |
| 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 | Flowmeter |
| FMA | Finnish Maritime Administration |
| FMEA | Failure Modes And Effects Analysis |
| FMECA | Failure Modes, Effects, And Criticality Analysis |
| FMI | Formation Micro Imaging Log |
| FMP | Facility Measurement Point |
| FMP | Formation Microscan Report |
| FMS | Formation Multi Scan Log; Formation Micro Scan Log |
| FNL | From North Line |
| FNOS | Final Notice Of Sale |
| FO | Fuel Oil |
| FOET | Further Offshore Emergency Training |
| FOIP | Freedom Of Information And Protection Of Privacy Act |
| FONSI | Findings Of No Significant Impact |
| FOSC | Federal On Scene Coordinator |
| FOSV | Full Opening Safety Valve |
| FP | Frac Pack |
| FPDM | Fracture Potential And Domain Modelling/Mapping |
| FPF | Floating Production Facility |
| FPIT | Free Point Indicator Tool |
| FPL | Flow Analysis Log |
| FPLAN | Field Plan Log |
| FPS | Floating Production System |
| FPSO | Floating Production Storage And Offloading System |
| FPU | Floating Processing Unit |
| FR | Full Requirements |
| FR | US Federal Register |
| FRA | Fracture Log |
| FRARE | Fracture Report |
| FRES | Final Reserve Report |
| FRSB | Fast Response Spill Boat |
| 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 Offloading Vessel |
| FSRU | Floating Storage And Regasification Unit |
| FT | Flow Transmitter |
| Ft | Foot (Feet) |
| FT | Formation Tester Log |
| FTA | Fault Tree Analysis |
| FTC | US Federal Trade Commission |
| FTM | Fire Team Member |
| FTP | Flowing Tubing Plug |
| FTP | Flowing Tubing Pressure |
| 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 | Free Water Level |
| FWL | From West Line |
| FWR | Final Well Report |
| FWV | Flow Wing Valve |
| G&G | Geology And Geophysics |
| G/C | Gas Condensate |
| G/L | Gas/Liquid |
| GA | General Arrangement (Of Offshore Equipment) |
| Gal | Gallon |
| GAPP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GAS | Gas Log |
| GASAN | Gas Analysis Report |
| GBS | Gravity Based Structure |
| GBT | Gravity Base Tank |
| GC | Gas Chromatography |
| GC/MS | Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry |
| GCAT | Government Compliance Action Team |
| GCLOG | Graphic Core Log |
| GDAT | Geodetic Datum |
| GDIP | Geodip Log |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GDT | Gas Down To |
| GE | Condensate Gas Equivalent |
| GE | Ground Elevation |
| 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 |
| GIIP | Gas Initially In Place |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GJ | Gigajoule |
| GL | Gas Lift |
| GL | Germanischer Lloyd |
| GL | Ground Level |
| GLM | Gas Lift Mandrel |
| Glonass | Global Navigation Satellite System |
| GLR | Gas Liquid Ratio |
| GLV | Gas Lift Valve |
| GMDSS | Global Maritime Distress And Safety System |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| GNOME | General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment |
| GOC | Gas Oil Contact |
| GOC | General Operators’ Certificate |
| 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 |
| GPRA | The US Government Performance And Results Act |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GPSL | Geo Pressure Log |
| GR | Gamma Ray |
| GR | Ground Level |
| GRAD | Gradiometer Log |
| GRC | Galvanized Rigid Conduit |
| GRE | Ground Elevation |
| GRLOG | Grapholog |
| GRN | Gamma Ray Neutron Log |
| GRP | Glass Reinforced Plastic |
| GRSVY | Gradient Survey Log |
| GRV | Gross Rock Volume |
| GS | Gas Supplier |
| GS | Gel Strength |
| GT | Gross Tonnage |
| GT&C | General Terms And Conditions |
| GTL | Gas To Liquids |
| GTW | Gas To Wire |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| GUN | Gun Set Log |
| GW | Gigawatt |
| GWC | Gas Water Contact |
| Gwh | Gigawatt Hour |
| GWI | Gross Working Interest |
| GWREP | Geo Well Report |
| H2S | Hydrogen Sulfide |
| HA | Hazard Analysis |
| HAP’s | Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| HARP | Hot Spots Analysis And Reporting Program |
| HARP | Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Program |
| HAZ | Heat Affected Zone |
| HAZCOM | Hazard Communications |
| HAZID | Hazard Identification |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Materials Response Division Of Noaa |
| HAZOP | Hazard And Operability (Analysis) |
| HAZWOPER | Hazardous Waste Operations And Emergency Response |
| HBL | Hydrostatic Balanced Loading |
| HC | Hydrocarbons |
| HCA | High Consequence Areas |
| HCA | Host Control Area |
| HCCS | Horizontal Clamp Connection System |
| HCM | Horizontal Connection Module |
| HCRF | Hydrographic Chart Raster Format |
| HDA | Helideck Assistant |
| HDT | High Resolution Dipmeter Log |
| HEA | Habitat Equivalency Analysis |
| Heavy oil | Crude Oil With Api Gravity Of 20 Or Less |
| HEC | Hydroxyethylcellulose |
| HEP | Habitat Evaluation Procedure |
| HES | Health, Environment, And Safety |
| HEXT | Hex Diplog |
| HFE | Human Factors Engineering |
| HFL | Hydraulic Flying Lead |
| HGE | Harmonization Group On Ecdis |
| HGS | High (Specific )Gravity Solids |
| HHI | Hirschman Herfindahl Index |
| HHP | High Holding Power (Anchors) |
| HHP | Hydraulic Horsepower |
| HIPPS | High Integrity Pressure Protection System |
| HISC | Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking |
| HKSR | Hong Kong Shipping Register |
| HL | Hook Load |
| HLID | Hydrocarbon Leak And Ignition Database |
| HLO | Heavy Load Out (Facility) |
| HLO | Helicopter Landing Officer |
| Hmax | Maximum Wave Height |
| HO | Hydrographic Office |
| HP | High Pressure |
| HP | Horsepower |
| HP | Hydrostatic Pressure |
| HP/IP | High Pressure And/Or Intermediate Pressure |
| HPGAG | High Pressure Gauge |
| HPHT | High Pressure, High Temperature |
| HPU | Hydraulic Power Unit |
| HPWBM | High Performance Water Base Mud |
| HQI | Habitat Quality Index |
| Hs | Significant Wave Height |
| HSC | Health & Safety Commission |
| HSE | Health, Safety And Environment |
| HSWA | Health And Safety At Work Act |
| HT | High Temperature |
| HTHP | High Temperature, High Pressure |
| HTM | Heideck Team Member |
| HUD | Hold Up Depth |
| HUET | Helicopter Underwater Escape Training |
| HVDC | High Voltage Direct Current |
| HVI | High Viscosity Index |
| HWDP | Heavy Weight Drill Pipe |
| HYPJ | Hyperjet |
| HYROP | Hydrophone Log |
| Hz | Hertz (Cycles Per Second) |
| I3P | Independent Third Party |
| IACS | International Association Of Classification Societies |
| IADC | International Association Of Drilling Contractors |
| IAIN | International Association Of Institutes Of Navigation |
| IALA | International Association Of Lighthouse Authorities |
| IAPH | International Association Of Ports And Harbors |
| IASST | International Association For Sea Survival Training |
| IBC | Intermediate Bulk Container |
| IBCS | Integrated Bridge Control System |
| IBIA | International Bunker Industry Association |
| IBOP | Inside Blowout Preventer |
| IC | Incident Commander |
| IC | Information Collection |
| ICAB | International Cargo Advisory Bureau |
| ICAP | Installed Capacity |
| ICD | Inflow Control Device |
| ICE | Intercontinental Exchange |
| ICHCA | International Cargo Handling Coordination Association |
| ICoTA | Intervention And Coiled Tubing Association |
| ICP | Intermediate Casing Point |
| ICS | Incident Command System |
| ICS | Institute Of Chartered Shipbrokers |
| ICS | International Chamber Of Shipping |
| ICSU | Integrated Commissioning And Start Up |
| ICV | Integrated Cement Volume |
| ICV | Interval Control Valve |
| ID | Inner Diameter |
| IDC | Intangible Drilling Costs |
| IDLH | Immediately Dangerous To Life Or Health |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IEEE | Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers |
| IEL | Induction Electrical Log |
| IEP | Initial Exploration Plan |
| IEP/DOCD | IEP and Development Operations Coordination Documents |
| IER | Incremental Energy Rate |
| IF | Internal Flush Tool Joint |
| IFO | Intermediate Fuel Oil |
| IFSMA | International Federation Of Ship Masters’ Associations |
| IFTPA | International Forest Product Transport Association |
| IGO | Inter Governmental Organization |
| IGS | Inert Gas System |
| IGU | International Gas Union |
| IHB | International Hydrographic Bureau |
| IHMA | International Harbor Masters’ Association |
| IHO | International Hydrographic Organization |
| IHR | Incremental Heat Rate |
| IHV | Integrated Hole Volume |
| IICL | Institute Of International Container Lessors |
| IIMS | International Institute Of Marine Surveyors |
| IIRT | Initial Incident Response Team |
| IJC | International Joint Commission |
| IJL | Injection Log |
| IL | Induction Log |
| ILI | In Line Inspection |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| ILOGS | Image Logs |
| ILTA | International Liquid Terminals Association |
| IMAG | Image Analysis Report |
| IMarE | Institute Of Marine Engineers |
| IMB | International Maritime Bureau |
| IMCA | International Marine Contractors Association |
| IMDG Code | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMLA | International Maritime Lecturers Association |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IMPA | International Marine Purchasing Association |
| IMPA | International Maritime Pilots’ Association |
| IMT | Intermediate Metal Conduit |
| in | Inch |
| INC | Incident Of Non Compliance |
| INCRE | Incline Report |
| INDWE | Individual Well Record Report |
| INGAA | Interstate Natural Gas Association Of America |
| INJEC | Injection Falloff Log |
| Inmarsat | International Marine Satellite Organization |
| INSUR | Inrun Survey Report |
| Intercargo | International Association Fo Dry Cargo Ship Owners |
| INTERTANKO | International Association Of Independent Tanker Owners |
| INVES | Investigative Program Report |
| IOC | Independent Oil Company |
| IOC | International Oil Company |
| IOLT | Institute Of Logistics And Transport |
| IOPC | International Oil Pollution Fund |
| IOR | Improved Oil Recovery |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IP | Intermediate Pressure |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IPAA | Independent Petroleum Association Of America |
| IPC | Installed Production Capacity |
| IPE | International Petroleum Exchange |
| IPF | Impact Producing Factors |
| IPO | Initial Public Offering |
| IPPC | Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control |
| IPR | Inflow Performance Relationship |
| IR | Inland Revenue |
| IR | Inspection Report |
| IR | Interpretation Report |
| IRC | Inspection Release Certificate |
| IRS | Indian Register Of Shipping |
| ISDP | Integrated Ship Design And Production |
| ISF | International Shipping Federation |
| ISGOTT | International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers And Terminals |
| ISM | IMO’S International Safety Management (Code) |
| ISMA | International Ship Managers’ Association |
| ISO | International Standards Organization |
| ISSA | International Ship Supplies Association |
| ISU | International Salvage Union |
| ITB | Invitation to Bid |
| ITF | International Transport Workers Federation |
| ITL | Industry Leadership Team (Part Of Pilot) |
| ITOPF | International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation |
| ITP | Inspection And Test Plan |
| ITS | Influx To Surface |
| ITT | Invitation To Tender |
| IUA | International Underwriting Association |
| IUR | Inventory Update Reporting |
| IWCF | International Well Control Federation |
| IWCF | International Well Control Forum |
| IWCF certification | IWCF Blowout Prevention & Well Control Certification |
| IWOCS | Installation/Workover Control System |
| J&A | Junked And Abandoned |
| JAS | Joint Association Survey |
| JB | Junk Basket |
| JHA | Job Hazard Analysis |
| JIP | Joint Industry Project |
| JIT | Just In Time |
| JITF | Joint Industry Task Force |
| JNCC | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
| JOA | Joint Operating Agreement |
| JRP | Joint Review Panel |
| JSA | Job Safety Analysis |
| JT | Joule Thomson (Effect/Valve/Separator) |
| JU | Jack Up Drilling Rig |
| JU | Jackup |
| JV | Joint Venture |
| JVP | Joint Venture Partners/Participants |
| KB | Kelly Bushing |
| KBE | Kelly Bushing Elevation |
| KBG | Kelly Bushing Height Above Ground Level |
| KD | Kelly Down |
| kh | Permeability Thickness (K Permeability, H Height) |
| kHz | Thousand Hertz (Cycles Per Second) |
| KOP | Kick Off Plug |
| KOP | Kick Off Point Directional Drilling |
| KOP | Kickoff Point |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| kpsi | Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch |
| KR (or KRS) | Korean Register Of Shipping |
| KRP | Kill Rate Pressure |
| KV | Kilovolt |
| KVA | Kilovolt Ampere |
| KVNR | Dutch Register Of Shipping |
| Kw | Kilowatt |
| KWH | Kilowatt Hour |
| LACT | Lease Automatic Custody Transfer |
| LAH | Lookahead |
| LAOT | Linear Activation Override Tool |
| LARS | Launch & Recovery System |
| Lat | Latitude |
| LAT | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| lbf | Pounds Force |
| lbm | Pounds Mass |
| LBP | Length Between Perpendiculars |
| LBS | Lifeboat Stations |
| LCB | Longitudinal Centre Of Buoyancy |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCF | Longitudinal Centre Of Flotation |
| LCL | Lethal Dose (Low) |
| LCM | Lost Circulation Material |
| LCV | Level Control Valve |
| LD | Lay Down (Tubing, Rods, Etc.) |
| LD50 | Median Lethal Dose |
| LDT | Light Displacement Tonnage, Lost During Trans Shipment |
| LEAKL | Leak Detection Log |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| LEEA | Lifting Equipment Engineers Association |
| LEL | Lower Explosive Limit |
| LEM | Lower Explosive Mixture |
| LEO | Low Earth Orbit (Satellite Configuration) |
| LFL | Lower Flammable Limit |
| LGR | Liquid Gas Ratio |
| LGS | Low (Specific )Gravity Solids |
| LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
| LIFT | Licence Information For Trading |
| LINCO | Liner And Completion Progress Report |
| LIOG | Lithography Log |
| LIT | Lead Impression Tool |
| LKO | Lowest Known Oil |
| LL | Laterolog |
| LMAP | Location Map |
| LMRP | Lower Marine Riser Package |
| LMT | Local Mean Time |
| LMV | Lower Master Valve |
| LN | Land |
| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LO | Lubricating Oil |
| LOA | Length Over All |
| LOA | Letter Of Authorisation/Agreement |
| LOC | Letter Of Credit, Letter Of Compliance |
| LODF | Line Outage Distribution Factor |
| LOE | Lease Operating Expenses |
| LOGGN | Logging Whilst Drilling |
| LOGGS | Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System |
| LOGIC | Leading Oil And Gas Industry Competitiveness |
| LOGRS | Log Restoration Report |
| LOGSM | Log Sample |
| LOL | Limitation Of Owner’S Liability |
| LOLE | Loss Of Load Expectation |
| LOLER | Lifting Operations And Lifting Equipment Regulations |
| LOP | Line Of Position |
| LOPA | Layers Of Protection Analysis |
| LOR | Letter Of Readiness |
| LOS | Law Of The Sea |
| LOS | Line Of Sight |
| LOT | Leak Off Test |
| LOT | Linear Override Tool |
| LOT | Lock Open Tool |
| LOTO | Lock Out Tag Out |
| LP | Limited Partnership |
| LP | Liquid Petroleum |
| LP | Low Pressure |
| LPC | London Processing Centre |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| LPH | Litres Per Hour |
| LPWHH | Low Pressure Well Head Housing |
| LQ | Living Quarters |
| LR | Lloyd’S Register |
| LRDP | Long Range Development Plan |
| LRP | Lower Riser Package |
| LSA | Life Saving Appliances |
| LSBGR | Long Spacing Bhc Gr Log |
| LSD | Land Surface Datum |
| LSFO | Loss Sulfur Fuel Oil |
| LSH | Level Safety High (Sensor) |
| LSL | Level Safety Low (Sensor) |
| LSSON | Long Spacing Sonic Log |
| LST | Local Standard Time |
| LT | Linear Time Or Lag Time |
| LTI(FR) | Lost Time Incident (Frequency Rate) |
| LUMI | Luminescence Log |
| LVEL | Linear Velocity Log |
| LVI | Low Viscosity Index |
| LVOT | Linear Valve Override Tool |
| LW | Low Water |
| LWD | Logging While Drilling |
| LWL | Length On Water Line |
| LWOP | Logging Well On Paper |
| LWR | Lazy Wave Catenary Riser |
| m | Metre |
| M&R | Measurement And Regulation |
| M/V | Mobile Vessel |
| MAASP | Maximum Acceptable [Or Allowable] Annular Surface Pressure |
| MAC | Multipole Acoustic Log |
| MACL | Multiarm Caliper Log |
| MAGST | Magnetostratigraphic Report |
| MAOP | Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure |
| MARA | Maralog |
| Marisat | Maritime Satellite System |
| MARPOL | International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships |
| MARSEC | Maritime Security |
| MASP | Maximum Allowable Surface Pressure |
| MASP | Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure |
| MASPcc | Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure For The Completion Case |
| MAWOP | Maximum Allowable Wellhead Operating Pressure |
| MAWP | Maximum Actual Working Pressure |
| MAWP | Maximum Allowable Working Pressure |
| MAWP | Maximum Allowable Working Pressure |
| Mbbls | Thousand Barrels |
| Mbbls/d | Thousand Barrels Per Day |
| Mbd | Thousand Barrels (Of Oil) Per Day |
| Mbod | Thousand Barrels Of Oil Per Day |
| Mboe | Thousand Barrels Of Oil Equivalent |
| Mboe/d | Thousand Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day |
| MBRO | Multi Bore Restriction Orifices |
| MBT | Methylene Blue Test |
| MCA | Marine Coastguard Agency |
| MCC | Master Control Center |
| MCC | Molded Case Circuit Breaker |
| MCD | Mechanical Completion Dossier |
| MCE | Maximum Credible Earthquakes |
| Mcf | Thousand Cubic Feet (Of Gas) |
| MCFD | Thousand Cubic Feet Per Day |
| Mcfe | Thousand Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas Equivalent |
| MCFPD | One Thousand Cubic Feet Of Gas Per Day |
| 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 | Measurements/Drilling Log |
| mD | Millidarcy, Measure Of Permeability, With Units Of Area |
| MDEA | Methyl Diethanolamine (Amdea) |
| MDL | Methane Drainage Licence |
| MDO | Marine Diesel Oil |
| MDSS | Measured Depth Sub Sea |
| MDT | Modular Formation Dynamic Tester |
| MEA | Monoethanolamine |
| MEG | Mono Ethylene Glycol |
| MEM | Mechanical Earth Model |
| MEO | Medium Earth Orbit (For Satellite Configuration) |
| MEPC | Marine Environment Protection Committee |
| MEPRL | Mechanical Properties Log |
| MERCR | Mercury Injection Study Report |
| MERG | Merge Fdc/Cnl/Gamma Ray/Dual Laterolog/Micro Sfl Log |
| MERSAR | Merchant Ship Search And Rescue Manual |
| MEST | Mest Log |
| MF | Marsh Funnel (Mud Viscosity) |
| MFCT | Multifinger Calliper Tool |
| Mgd | Million Gallons Per Day |
| MGL | Magnelog |
| MGN | Marine Guidance Note |
| MGO | Marine Gas Oil |
| Mgy | Million Gallons Per Year |
| MH | Methane Hydrate (Methane Clathrate, Or Fire Ice) |
| MHA | Major Hazards Analysis |
| MI | Matagorda Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| MI | Mechanical Integrity |
| MI | Mineral Interest |
| MIFR | Mini Frac Log |
| MINL | Minilog |
| MIPAL | Micropalaeo Log |
| MIRU | Move In And Rig Up |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| MIST | Minimum Industry Safety Training |
| MIYP | Maximum Internal Yield Pressure |
| MJ | Megajoule |
| mKB | Meters Below Kelly Bushing |
| ML | Microlog, Or Mud Log |
| ML | Multilateral |
| MLF | Marine Loading Facility |
| MLH | Mud Liner Hanger |
| MLL | Microlaterolog |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water |
| MSIPC | 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 |
| MTLP | Mini Tension Leg Platform |
| 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 |
| MUX | Make Up Crossover [Crossover X] |
| MVA | Megavolt Amperes |
| MVB | Master Valve Block On Xmas Tree |
| MW | Megawatts |
| MW | Mud Weight |
| MWA | Military Warning Area |
| MWCC | Marine Well Containment Co. |
| MWD | Measurement While Drilling |
| MWDRE | Measurement While Drilling Report |
| MWS | Marine Warranty Survey |
| N | Newton |
| N/S | North/South |
| N02 | Nitrogen Dioxide |
| N0X | Nitrogen Oxides |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NACE | National Association Of Corrosion Engineers |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NAPF | Non Aqueous Phase Fluid |
| NAVIG | Navigational Log |
| NAVTEX | Navigational And Meteorological Warning Broadcast Service |
| NB | Nominal Bore |
| NCOB | No Cargo On Board |
| NCP | US National Oil And Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan |
| NCR | Nonconformance Report |
| NDE | Non Destructive Examination |
| NDT | Nondestructive Testing |
| NE | Northeast |
| NEB | National Energy Board |
| NEPA | US National Environmental Policy Act |
| NEUT | Neutron Log |
| NFI | No Further Investment |
| NFTZ | Non Free Trade Zone |
| 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 Organisation |
| 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) |
| NHPV | Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume |
| NI | The Nautical Institute |
| NIHQ | Nautical Institute Headquarters, London |
| NIOSH | National Institute For Occupational Safety |
| NITC | Normal Incremental Transfer Capability |
| NK or NKK (or ClassNK) | Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Japan’S Ship Classification Society) |
| NM | Nautical Mile |
| NMEA | National Marine Electronics Association |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Services (Noaa Fisheries) |
| NMHC | Non Methane Hydrocarbons |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| NMVOC | Non Methane Volatile Organic Compounds |
| NNR | National Nature Reserve |
| NNS | Northern North Sea |
| NO | Nitric Oxide |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| NOC | National Oil Company |
| NOD | Notice Of Determination |
| NOGEPA | Netherlands Oil And Gas Exploration And Production Association |
| NOI | Notice Of Inquiry |
| NOI | Notice Of Intent |
| NOIA | National Ocean Industries Association |
| NOISL | Noise Log |
| NOP | Notice Of Preparation |
| NOR | Notice Of Readiness |
| NORM | Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material |
| NOW | Non Hazardous Oilfield Waste |
| NOX | Nitrogen Oxides |
| NP | Non Producing Well (As Opposed To P Producing Well) |
| NPD | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NPFC | US National Pollution Funds Center |
| NPR | Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NPREP | National Preparedness For Response Exercise Program |
| 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 Center |
| NRDA | National Resource Damage Assessment |
| NRI | Net Revenue Interest |
| NRT | National Response Team |
| NRV | Non Return Valve |
| NSA | Norwegian Shipowners’ Association |
| NSDG | North Sea Decommissioning Group |
| NT | Net Tonnage |
| NTE | Not To Exceed |
| NTHF | Non Toxic High Flash |
| NTL | Notice To Lessees And Operators |
| NTO | National Training Organization |
| NTP | National Toxicology Program |
| NTSB | US National Transportation Safety Board |
| NTU | Nephelometric Turbidity Unit |
| NUMAR | Magnetic Resonance Image Log |
| NUMAST | National Union Of Marine, Aviation & Shipping Transport Officers |
| NWI | Net Working Interest |
| NWR | National Wildlife Refuge |
| NYMEX | New York Mercantile Exchange |
| O&G | Oil And Gas |
| O&M | Operations And Maintenance |
| O/B | On Board |
| 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 |
| OBO | Ore/Bulk/Oil Carrier |
| OCA | Offshore Contractors Association |
| OCIMF | Oil Companies International Marine Forum |
| OCL | Quality Control Log |
| OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
| OCS | Outer Continental Shelf |
| OCSLA | Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act |
| OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods |
| OD | Outer Diameter |
| ODT | Oil Down To |
| OECD | Organization For Economic Co Operation And Development |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OES | Office Of Emergency Services |
| OFST | Offset Vertical Seismic Profile |
| OG | Oil And Gas Directorate |
| OGITF | Oil & Gas Industry Task Force |
| OGML | Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease |
| OGP | International Association Of Oil & Gas Producers |
| OH | Open Hole |
| OH | Openhole Log |
| OHC | Open Hole Completion |
| OHGP | Openhole Gravel Pack |
| OIAC | Oil Industry Advisory Committee |
| OIM | Offshore Installation Manager |
| OIP | Oil In Place |
| OLF | Norwegian Oil Industry Association |
| OMB | US Office Of Management And Budget |
| OMBO | One Man Bridge Operation |
| OML | Oil Mining Lease |
| OMRL | Oriented Micro Resistivity Log |
| ONAN | Oil Natural Air Natural Cooled Transformer |
| ONRR | Office Of Natural Resources Revenue |
| OOC | Offshore Operators Committee |
| OOD | Officer Of The Deck |
| OOE | Offshore Operation Engineer |
| OOIP | Original Oil In Place |
| OOT | Out Of Tolerance |
| OOW | Officer Of The Watch |
| OP | Operating Procedure |
| OPA | US Oil Pollution Act Of 1990 |
| OPEC | Organisation Of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OPEX | Operating Expenditure |
| OPITO | Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization |
| OPL | Operations Log |
| OPPR | Oil Pollution Preparedness And Response |
| OPR | Office Of Planning And Research |
| OPRC | International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Co Operation |
| OPRES | Overpressure Log |
| OPS | Operations Report |
| OPS | US Office Of Pipeline Safety |
| ORICO | Oriented Core Data Report |
| ORM | Other Regulated Materials (A Dot Materials Classification) |
| ORRI | Overriding Royalty Interest |
| OS&D | Over, Short & Damage (Report) |
| OSC | On Scene Coordinator |
| OSCP | Oil Spill Contingency Plan |
| OSFR | Oil Spill Financial Responsibility |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety And Health Administration |
| OSLTF | Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund |
| OSPR | Oil Spill Prevention And Response |
| 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 Vessel |
| OSV | Offshore Support Vessel |
| OT | A Well On Test |
| OT | Off Tree |
| OT | Overtime |
| OTC | Offshore Technology Conference |
| OTDR | Optical Time Domain Reflectometry |
| OTIP | Operational Testing Implementation Plan |
| OTJ | On The Job |
| OTL | Operations Team Leader |
| OTO | Oil Taxation Office (Of The Inland Revenue) |
| OUT | Oil Up To |
| OUT | Outpost, Lahee Classification |
| OVCH | Oversize Charts |
| OVID | Offshore Vessel Inspection Database |
| OVSP | Offset Vertical Seismic Profiling |
| OWC | Oil Water Contact |
| OWR | Oil/Water Ratio |
| P | Pressure |
| P | Producing Well (As Opposed To Np Non Producing) |
| P | Wave Compressional Wave |
| P&A | Plug And Abandon |
| P&A | Plugged And Abandoned (Of A Well) |
| P&I (or P and I) | Protection And Indemnity Club |
| P&ID | Piping And Instrument Diagrams |
| PAC | Pacific Ocs Region |
| PADPRT | Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool |
| PAGA | Public Address General Alarm |
| PAH | Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| PAL | Palaeo Chart |
| PALYN | Palynological Analysis Report |
| PAM | Passive Acoustic Monitoring |
| Panamax | Ships Able To Transit, And Allowed Transit, Of The Panama Canal |
| 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 |
| PBR | Polished Bore Receptacle (Component Of A Completion String) |
| PBTD | Plug Back Total Depth |
| PBU | Pressure Build Up (Applies To Integrity Testing On Valves) |
| 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 (Drillbit) |
| PDG | Permanent Downhole Gauge |
| PDG/PDHG | Permanent Downhole Gauge |
| PDKL | Pdk Log |
| PDKR | Pdk 100 Report |
| PDM | Positive Displacement Motors |
| PDNP | Proved Developed Not Producing |
| PDP | Proved Developed Reserves |
| PDPM | Power Distribution Protection Module |
| PE | Professional Engineer |
| PEA | Palaeo Environment Study Report |
| PEDL | Petroleum Exploration & Development Licence |
| PEL | Permissible Exposure Limit |
| PENL | Penetration Log |
| PEP | Pep Log |
| PERDC | Perforation Depth Control |
| PERFO | Perforation Log |
| PERM | Permeability |
| PERML | Permeability Log |
| PESA | Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association |
| PESBG | 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 |
| PF | Platform |
| PFC | Pfc Log |
| PFD | Position Fixing Device, Personal Floatation Device |
| 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 |
| Phi | Porosity |
| PHMSA | US Department Of Transportation Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| PHOL | Photon Log |
| PHYFM | Physical Formation Log |
| PI | Pressure Indicator |
| PI | Productivity Index |
| PIANC | Permanent International Association Of Navigation Congresses |
| PIC | Person In Charge |
| PILOT | Ogitf Successor |
| PINC | Potential Incident Of Non Compliance |
| PINTL | Production Interpretation |
| PIP | Pipe In Pipe |
| PIT | Pressure Integrity Test |
| PJ | Petajoule |
| PL | Pipeline |
| PL | Production Licence |
| PLB | Personal Locator Beacon |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
| PLEM | Pipeline End Manifold |
| PLES | Pipeline End Structure |
| PLET | Pipeline End Terminations |
| PLG | Plug Log |
| PLS | Position Location System |
| PLT | Production Logging Tool |
| PLTQ | Production Logging Tool Quicklook Log |
| PLTRE | Production Logging Tool Report |
| PM | Particulate Matter |
| PM | Project Management |
| PM10 | Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns In Diameter |
| PM2.5 | Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Microns In Diameter |
| PMI | Positive Material Identification |
| PMS | Planned Maintenance System |
| PMV | Production Master Valve |
| PN | North Padre Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| POB | Personnel On Board |
| POBM | Pseudo Oil Based Mud |
| POF | Permanent Operations Facility |
| PON | Petroleum Operations Notice |
| POOH | Pull Out Of Hole |
| POOH / POH | Pull Out Of Hole |
| POOI | Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated |
| POR | Density Porosity Log |
| POSFR | Post Fracture Report |
| POSTW | Post Well Appraisal Report |
| POSVCM | Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model |
| POSWE | Post Well Summary Report |
| POV | Pressure Operated Valves |
| PP | Dxc Pressure Plot Log |
| PP | Pore Pressure |
| 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 Pipelay Installation |
| PPI | Post Production Inspection/Intervention |
| ppm | Parts Per Million |
| PPS | Production Packer Setting |
| ppt | Parts Per Thousand |
| pptf | Pounds (Per Square Inch) Per Thousand Feet (Of Depth) |
| 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 |
| PRS | Polish Register Of Shipping |
| PRSRE | Pressure Gauge Report |
| PRT | Petroleum Revenue Tax |
| PS | South Padre Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| PSA | Production Sharing Agreement |
| PSAC | Petroleum Services Association Of Canada |
| PSANA | Pressure Analysis |
| PSC | Port State Control |
| PSC | Production Sharing Contract |
| PSD | Planned Shut Down |
| PSD | Prevention Of Significant Deterioration |
| PSE | Pressure Safety Element |
| PSH | Pressure Safety High (Sensor) |
| PSHL | Pressure Safety High/Low |
| psi | Pounds Per Square Inch |
| psia | Pounds Per Square Inch (Absolute) |
| psig | Pounds Per Square Inch (Gauge) |
| PSL | Pressure Safety Low |
| PSL | Product Specification Level |
| PSL | Product/Service Line |
| 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 | 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 | Pick Up (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 |
| PV | Pressure/Vacuum |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| PVC | Pressure Control Valve |
| PVSV | Pressure Vacuum Safety Valves |
| PVT | Pressure Volume Temperature |
| PVTRE | Pressure Volume Temperature Report |
| PW | Produced Water |
| PWB | Production Wing Block (Xt) |
| PWHT | Post Weld Heat Treat |
| PWRI | Produced Water Re Injection |
| PWV | Production Wing Valve |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QA/QC | Quality Assurance/Quality Control |
| QAE | Quality Assurance Engineer |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QCR | Quality Control Report |
| QF | Qualifying Facility |
| QHSE | Quality, Health, Safety, And Environmental |
| QI | Qualified Individual |
| QL | Quicklook Log |
| QR | Quality Ranking |
| QRA | Quantitative Risk Assessment |
| QUAD | Quadrillion Btus |
| R&D | Records And Documentation |
| R&D | Research And Development |
| R&R | Roles And Responsibilities |
| RAC | Ratio Curves |
| RACI | Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed |
| RAM | Reliability, Availability, And Maintainability |
| RAWS | Raw Stacks Vsp Log |
| RBP | Retrievable Bridge Plug |
| RCA | Root Cause Analysis |
| RCC | Rescue Coordination Centre |
| RCCD | Reverse Circulation Centre Discharge |
| RCD | Rotating Control Device |
| RCDS | Raster Chart Display Systems |
| 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 |
| RDF | Radio Direction Finder |
| RE | Pe Re Perforation Report |
| RE | Reservoir Engineer |
| REACH | Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, And Restriction Of Chemicals |
| REL | Recommended Exposure Limit |
| RENC | Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Coordinating Centre |
| REOR | Reorientation Log |
| RESAN | Reservoir Analysis |
| 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 | Radio Frequency |
| RF | Range Finder |
| 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 |
| RFSU | Ready For Start Up |
| RFT | Repeat Formation Tester |
| RFTRE | Repeat Formation Tester Report |
| RFTS | Repeat Formation Tester Sample |
| RI | Royalty Interest |
| RIGMO | Rig Move |
| RIH | Run In Hole |
| RIK | Replacement In Kind |
| RINA | Royal Institution Of Naval Architects |
| RIR | Recordable Incident Rate |
| RITT | Riser Insertion Tube (Tool) |
| RK | Rankin Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| RKB | Rotary Kelly Bushings |
| RLOF | Rock Load Out Facility |
| RMC | Rigid Metal Conduit |
| RMLC | Request For Mineral Land Clearance |
| RMP | Reservoir Management Plan |
| RMS | Ratcheting Mule Shoe |
| RMT | National Union Of Rail, Maritime And Transport Workers |
| RN | Release Notes |
| RNC | Raster Navigational Chart |
| RNR | Romanian Maritime Register Of Shipping |
| RNT | Rnt Log |
| Ro | Ro Roll On/Roll Off |
| ROA | Return Of Assets |
| ROB | Remain On Board (Cargo, Bunkers) |
| SBM | Synthetic Based Mud |
| SBT | Segmented Bond Tool |
| SC | Seismic Calibration |
| SCADA | Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (System) |
| 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(MB) | Subsea Control Module (Mounting Base) |
| SCO | Standard Cost Obligation |
| SCO | Synthetic Crude Oil |
| SCOPIC | Special Compensation P&I Clause |
| SCOTUS | Supreme Court Of The United States |
| SCP | Sustained Casing Pressure |
| SCR | Spot Check Report |
| SCR | Steel Catenary Riser |
| SCR | Special Casualty Representative (P&I) |
| SCRS | Sidewall Cores |
| SCSSV | Surface Controlled Subsurface Safety Valve |
| SCUBA | Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus |
| SD | Dynamic Positioning Semisubmersible |
| 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 |
| SDW | Summer Dead Weight |
| SEA | Site Specific Environmental Assessment |
| SEA | Special End Area |
| SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment (United Kingdom) |
| SEAL | Shearwater Elgin Area Line |
| SEC | US Securities And Exchange Commission |
| SECGU | Section Gauge Log |
| SEDHI | Sedimentary History |
| SEDIM | Sedimentology |
| SEDL | Sedimentology Log |
| SEDRE | Sedimentology Report |
| SEG | Society Of Exploration Geophysicists |
| SEIR | Supplemental Environmental Impact Report |
| SEIS | Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement |
| SEM | Subsea Electronics Module |
| SEMI | Semisubmersible, Semi (or Semi Sub) Semi Submersible Drilling Rig |
| SEMP | Safety And Environmental Management Plan |
| SEMS | Safety And Environmental Management System Policy |
| SENC | System Electronic Navigational Chart |
| SEPAR | Separator Sampling Report |
| SEQSU | Sequential Survey |
| SES | Satellite Earth Station |
| SES | Seafarers’ Education Service |
| SFEIS | Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement |
| SFL | Steel Flying Lead |
| SFV | Straight Fixed Variable |
| SG | Static Gradient |
| SGS | Steel Gravity Substructure |
| SGSI | Shell Global Solutions International |
| SGUN | Squeeze Gun |
| SHA | Sensor Harness Assembly |
| SHARP | Sustainable Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme |
| SHDT | Stratigraphic High Resolution Dipmeter Tool |
| SHL | Surface Hole Location |
| SHO | Stab And Hinge Over |
| SHOCK | Shcok Log |
| SHOWL | Show Log |
| SI | Shut In |
| SI/TA | Shut In/Temporarily Abandoned |
| SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
| 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 |
| SIRE | Ship’S Inspection Report |
| SIS | Safety Instrumented Systems |
| SIT | System Integration Test Fr Sit Field Representation Sit |
| 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 |
| Sjofartsverket | Swedish Register Of Shipping, Swedish Maritime Administration |
| SKPLT | Stick Plot Log |
| SL | Seismic Lines |
| 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 |
| SMarT | Support For Maritime Training Scheme |
| SMB | Santa Maria Basin |
| SMC | Safety Management Certificate |
| SME | Small And Medium Sized Enterprises |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SMEs | Small And Medium Sized Enterprises |
| SMI | South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| SMLS | Seamless Pipempp |
| SMO | Suction Module |
| SMPC | Subsea Multiphase Pump |
| SMS | Safety Management Systems |
| SN | Seat Nipple |
| SNAM | Societá Nazionale Metanodotti Now Snam S.P.A. (Italy) |
| SNG | Synthetic Natural Gas |
| SNIP | Scotland Northern Ireland Pipeline |
| SNP | Sidewall Neutron Porosity |
| SNS | Southern North Sea |
| SO | Oil Saturation |
| SO2 | Sulfur Dioxide |
| SO3 | Oxides Of Sulfur |
| SOBM | Synthetic Oil Based Mud |
| SOC | Statement Of Overriding Consideration |
| SOLAS | International Convention For 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 |
| SOO | Suspension Of Operation |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOP | Suspension Of Production |
| SOPEP | Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan |
| SOSC | State On Scene Coordinator |
| SOSREP | Secretary Of State’S Representative For Marine Salvage And Intervention |
| Sour | Oil/Gas With High Sulfur Content |
| SOW | Statements Of Work |
| SOW _ Slip | On Wellhead |
| SP | Shot Point (Geophysics) |
| SP | South Pass Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| SP | Spontaneous Potential (Well Log) |
| SPA | Special Protection Area |
| SPAR | Floating Production System |
| SPBM | Single Point Buoy Mooring System |
| SPCAN | Special Core Analysis |
| SPCC | Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasures |
| SPCCP | Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasure Plan |
| SPCP | Spill Prevention And Cleanup Plan |
| SPE | Society Of Petroleum Engineers |
| SPEAN | Spectral Analysis |
| SPEL | Spectralog |
| spf | Shots Per Foot |
| SPFM | Single Phase Flow Meter |
| SPH | Sph Log |
| SPI | Ship Port Interface |
| SPM | Side Pocket Mandrel Or Strokes Per Minute |
| SPM | Single Point Mooring |
| SPMT | Self Propelled Modular Transporter |
| SPOP | Spontaneous Potential Log |
| SPP | Stand Pipe Pressure |
| SPR | US Strategic Petroleum Reserve |
| SPROF | Seismic Profile |
| SPS | Submerged Production System |
| SPS | Subsea Production Systems |
| SPT | Shallower Pool Test, Lahee Classification |
| SPWLA | Society Of Petrophysicists And Well Log Analysts |
| SQL | Siesmic Quicklook Log |
| SR | Shear Rate |
| SRD | Seismic Reference Datum |
| SREC | Seismic Record Log |
| SRL | Self Retracting Lifelines/Div> |
| SRT | Site Receival Test |
| SS | Semisubmersible |
| SS | Ship Shoal Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| SS | Stainless Steel |
| SS | Subsea |
| SSANC | Fixed Anchors Or Mooring Piles |
| SSCC | Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking |
| SSCP | Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline |
| SSCS | Subsea Control System |
| SSCSV | Subsurface Controlled Safety Valve |
| SSCV | Subsea Control Valves |
| SSD | Sliding Sleeve Door |
| SSD | Sub Sea Level Depth |
| SSE | Short Service Employee |
| SSG | Sidewall Sample Gun |
| SSIV | Subsea Isolation Valve |
| SSM | Subsea Manifolds |
| SSMAR | Synthetic Seismic Marine Log |
| SSMNF | Subsea Manifold |
| SSO | Ship Security Officer |
| SSPLR | Subsea Pig Launcher/Receiver |
| SSRRC | System Safety And Reliability Review Committee |
| SSSL | Supplementary Seismic Survey Licence |
| SSSV | Sub Surface Safety Valve |
| SSTMP | Subsea Templates |
| SSTT | Subsea Test Tree |
| SSU | Subsea Umbilicals |
| SSV | Surface Safety Valve |
| SSWI | Subsea Well Intervention |
| ST | Sidetrack |
| ST | South Timbalier Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| STAB | Stabiliser |
| STAGR | Static Gradient Survey Report |
| 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 |
| STOIIP | Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place |
| STOOIP | Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place |
| STOP | Safety Training Observation Program |
| STP | Standard Temperature And Pressure |
| STRAT | Stratigraphy, Stratigraphic |
| STRRE | Stratigraphy Report |
| STSH | String Shot |
| SU | Submersible |
| SUBC | Self Unloading Bulk Carrier |
| 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) |
| SUTU | Subsea Umbilical Termination Unit |
| SV | Sleeve Valve Or Standing Valve |
| SW | Salt Water |
| SW | Southwest |
| Sw | Water Saturation |
| SWA | Stop Work Authority |
| SWD | Salt Water Disposal Well |
| SWDW | Salt Water Disposal Well |
| SWE | Senior Well Engineer |
| Sweet | Oil/Gas That Has Low Sulfur Content |
| SWF | Shallow Water Flow |
| SWHE | Spiral Wound Heat Exchanger |
| SWL | Safe Working Load |
| SWOT | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities And Threats |
| SWP | Safe Work Practices |
| SX | Sabine Pass (Louisiana) Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| SYNRE | Synthetic Seismic Report |
| SYSEI | Synthetic Seismogram Log |
| T | Well Flowing To Tank |
| TA | Temporarily Abandoned Well |
| TABS | Texas Automated Buoy System |
| TAC | Toxic Air Contaminants |
| TAC | Tubing Anchor |
| TAGOGR | Thermally Assisted Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage |
| TAML | Technology Advancement For Multilaterals |
| TAPLI | Tape Listing |
| TAPS | Trans Alaska Pipeline System (Also Called Alyeska Pipeline) |
| TAPVE | Tape Verification |
| TAR | True Amplitude Recovery |
| TB | Tubing Puncher Log |
| TBOSIET | Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training |
| TBT | Through Bore Tree |
| TCA | Total Corrosion Allowance |
| TCF | Temporary Construction Facilities |
| Tcf | Trillion Cubic Feet |
| TCI | Tunsgten Carbide Insert (A Type Of Rollercone Drillbit) |
| TCP | Tubing Conveyed Perforating |
| TCPD | Tubing Conveyed Perforating Depth |
| TCR | Transition Cost Recovery |
| TCU | Thermal Combustion Unit |
| TD | Target Depth |
| TD | Total Depth (Depth Of The End Of The Well) |
| TDD | Total Depth (Driller) |
| TDH | Total Dynamic Head |
| TDL | Total Depth (Logger) |
| TDM | Touch Down Monitoring |
| TDS | Top Drive System |
| TDS | Total Dissolved Solids |
| TDT | Tdt Log |
| TDT GR | Tdt Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator Log |
| TDTCP | Tdt Cpi Log |
| TDU | Transmission Dependent Utility |
| TEFC | Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled |
| TEG | Tri Ethylene Glycol |
| TELER | Teledrift Report |
| TEMP | Temperature Log |
| TEMPSC | Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft |
| TEU | Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit |
| TF | Tropical Fresh Load Line |
| TFL | Through Flow Line |
| TFM | Taskforcemajella Research Project |
| Tfx | Toxic Effects |
| TGB | Temporary Guide Base |
| TGOR | Total Gas Oil Ratio |
| TH | Tubing Hanger |
| THAI | Toe To Heel Air Injection (Method) |
| THERM | Thermometer Log |
| THERP | Technique For Human Error Rate Prediction |
| THP | Tubing Hanger Pressure |
| THP | Tubing Head Pressure |
| THRT | Tubing Hanger Running Tool |
| TIE | Tie In Log |
| TIEBK | Tieback Report |
| TIH | Trip Into Hole |
| TIMS | Technical Information Management System |
| TIW | Texas Iron Works (Pressure Valve) |
| TJ | Terajoule |
| TLI | Top Of Logging Interval |
| TLL | Timber Load Line |
| TLOG | Technical Log |
| TLP | Tension Leg Platform |
| TLV | Threshold Limit Value |
| TMCM | Tranverse Mercator Central Meridian |
| TMD | Total Measured Depth In A Wellbore |
| 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 |
| TOU | Time Of Use |
| TP | Tarpon Springs Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| TPERF | Tool Performance |
| TPI | Third Party Inspector |
| TPI | Tones Per Inch Immersion |
| TPIC | Terminal Person In Charge |
| TQ | Training Qualifications |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| TR | Temporary Refuge |
| 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 | Temporarily Shut In |
| TSI | Transportation Security Incidents |
| TSS’s | Traffic Separation Schemes |
| TT | Torque Tool |
| TT | Transit Time Log |
| TT | Travel Time |
| TTC | Total Transfer Capability |
| TTP | Through Tubing Perforating |
| TTRD | Through Tubing Rotary Drilling |
| TUM | Tracked Umbilical Machine |
| TV/BIP | Ratio Of Total Volume (Ore And Overburden) To Bitumen In Place |
| TVBDF | True Vertical Depth Below Derrick Floor |
| TVD | 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 |
| TZ | Transition Zone |
| UB | Underbalanced |
| UBD | Underbalanced Drilling |
| UBI | Ultrasonic Borehole Imager |
| UBIRE | Ultrasonic Borehole Imager Report |
| UBS | Universal Bulk Ship |
| UCS | Unconfined Compressive Strength |
| UCSU | Upstream Commissioning And Start Up |
| UEL | Upper Explosive Limit |
| UFC | Uniform Fire Code |
| UFJ | Upper Flex Joint |
| UFL | Upper Flammable Limit |
| UGF | Universal Guide Frame |
| UIC | Underground Injection Control |
| UKCS | Uk Continental Shelf |
| UKCS | United Kingdom Continental Shelf |
| UKOCS | Uk Outer Continental Shelf |
| UKOOA | United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association |
| UKOOG | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group |
| UKPIA | United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association Limited |
| ULBC | Ultra Large Bulk Carrier |
| ULCC | Ultra Large Crude Carrier |
| ULCGR | Uncompressed Ldc Cnl Gamma Ray Log |
| UMCA | Umbilical Midline Connection Assembly |
| UMS | Universal Measurement System |
| UMV | Upper Master Valve (From A Xmas Tree) |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCLOS | United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea |
| UOT | Unscheduled Overtime |
| UPR | Upper Pipe Ram |
| URR | Ultimately Recoverable Resources |
| URT | Universal Running Tool |
| USC | United States Code |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USDA | US Department Of Agriculture |
| USDOI | US Department Of Interior |
| USDOT | US Department Of Transportation |
| USEPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
| USFWS | US Fish And Wildlife Service |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| USV | Underwater Safety Valve |
| UT | Ultrasonic Testing |
| UTA | Umbilical Termination Assembly |
| UTC | Universal Time (Coordinated) |
| UTM | Universal Transverse Mercator |
| UV | Ultra Violet |
| UWI | Unique Well Identifier |
| UWT | Ultrasonic Welding Line |
| VCG | Vertical Centre Of Gravity |
| VDENL | Variation Density Log |
| VDL | Vdl Log (Variable Density Log) |
| VDR | Voyage Data Recorder |
| VDU | Vacuum Distillation Unit, Used In Processing Bitumen |
| VDU | Visual Display Unit |
| VELL | Velocity Log |
| VERAN | Verticality Analysis |
| VERIF | Verification List |
| VERLI | Verification Listing |
| VERTK | Vertical Thickness |
| VIR | Value Investment Ratio |
| VISME | Viscosity Measurement |
| VIV | Vortex Induced Vibration |
| VK | Viosca Knoll Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| VLBC | Very Large Bulk Carrier |
| VLCC | Very Large Crude Carrier |
| VLP | Vertical Lift Performance |
| VLTCS | Very Low Temperature Carbon Steel |
| VN | Vernon Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| VO | Variation Order |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| WGEO | Well Geophone Report |
| WGFM | Wet Gas Flow Meter |
| WGUNT | Water Gun Test |
| WH | Well History |
| Wh | White |
| WHFP | Wellhead Flowing Pressure |
| WHIG | Whitehouse Gauge |
| WHM | Wellhead Maintenance |
| WHMIS | Workplace Hazardous Material Information Systems |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WHP | Wellhead Pressure |
| WHRU | Waste Heat Recovery Unit |
| WI | Water Injection |
| WI | Working Interest |
| WIPSP | Wip Stock Packer |
| WIS | Wave Information Study |
| WIT | Water Investigation Tool |
| WITS | Well Site Information Transfer System |
| WL | Water Line |
| WL | Wireline |
| WLC | Wireline Composite Log |
| WLL | Wireline Logging |
| WLSUM | Well Summary |
| WLTS | Well Log Transaction System |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WMPI | Wet Magnetic Particle Inspection |
| WMU | World Maritime University |
| 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 | Wait(Ing) On Weather |
| WP | Well Proposal Or Working Pressure |
| WP | Well Protector |
| WPC | Water Pollution Control |
| WPI | Wholesale Price Index |
| WPLAN | Well Course Plan |
| WPQ/S | Weld Procedure Qualification/Specification |
| WPR | Well Prognosis Report |
| WQ | A Textural Parameter Used For Cbvwe Computations (Halliburton) |
| WQC | Water Quality Certificate |
| WQCA | Water Quality Control Act |
| WQCB | Water Quality Control Board |
| WR | Walker Ridge Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area |
| WR | Wet Resistivity |
| WR | Wireline Retrievable (As In A Wr Plug) |
| WRS | Well Report Sepia |
| WRSCSSV | Wireline Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub Surface Valve |
| WSCA | Well Services Contractors Association |
| WSCL | Well Site Core Log |
| WSE | Well Seismic Edit |
| WSERE | Well Seismic Edit Report |
| WSHT | Well Shoot |
| WSL | Well Site Log |
| WSO | Water Shut Off |
| WSOG | Well Specific Operation Guidelines |
| yd | Yard |
| YM | Young’S Modulus |
| YP | Yield Point |
| yr | Year |
| YTD | Year To Date |
| ZD | Zone Description |
| ZDENP | Density Log |
| ZDL | Compensated Z Densilog |
| ZOI | Zone Of Influence |