Deck #4

Diaorg kije kt atas sana byk gune term (wording) yg jarang kite dgr atu gune kt
post office, kaunter pertanyaan, dpn pintu masuk Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
maupon kt tingkat paling atas di Putrajaya...

Kalu gune pon sure membawa maksub berbeza...

Aku nk senaraikan beberapa term yg biasa digunakan di Pelantaran...

Artificial lift

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

Blow-down

Condensate and gas produced simultaneously from outset of production.

Cathodic protection

Method used to minimise rate of electrochemical corrosion of structures, for example, installations offshore, pipelines and storage tanks.

Christmas tree

Branching series of pipes, gauges and valves on top end of each production well to control flow of oil or gas.

Dry Hole

Unsuccessful well, drilled without finding commercial quantities of hydrocarbons

Field

Geographical area under which an oil or gas reservoir lies.

Gas lift

Gas from same or nearby field is mixed with oil in tubing to lessen weight of liquid column

Jacket

Supporting (concrete base or steel legs) structure for an offshore installation

Kick

Back pressure in well from invading oil / gas / water.

Pig

Device for cleaning a pipeline or separating two liquids being moved down pipeline. (Intelligent pig - fitted with sensors to check for corrosion or defects in pipelines.)

Reservoir

Subsurface, porous, permeable rock formation in which hydrocarbons are present.

Satellite Installation

An offshore structure that depends on another installation for materials or services.

Slug catcher

Plant installed in a gas pipeline system to catch unwanted "slugs" of liquid.

Topsides

Top of an installation positioned on jacket

Workover

Re-entry into a completed field well for modification or repair. Restoring well productivity by cleaning out accumulations of sand, silt or other substances that clog production tubing.

Wildcat

Exploration well drilled in an unproven area. (Term wildcatter comes from West Texas, where in early 1920s drilling crews encountered many wildcats as they cleared locations for exploratory wells. Shot wildcats were hung on oil derricks, and wells became known as wildcat wells.)

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