Conductivity (thermal)

the rate of transfer of heat along a body

Conductor

in an electrical sense, a body capable of

carrying an electric current, in a thermal

sense, a body which will permit heat to

flow through it As a general rule, metallic

materials are good conductors of electricity

and heat, while non-metaljic materials

are poor conductors or insulators

Commercial field

an oil and/or gas field judged to be capable

of producing enough net income to

make it worth developing

Producing horizon

rock from which oil or gas is produced

Pay zone

the stratum of rock in which oil and/or

gas is found

Throughput

a term used to describe the total amount

of raw materials that are processed

by a plant such as an oil refinery in a

given period

Derived fuel (energy)

a fuel (or form of energy) which basic fuel

such as coal or oil (e g electricity, coke

or town gas)

Production phase

the phase in the life of a field in which oil

or gas is produced

Rollover

where repayment of a loan on which

interest is accumulating is held over for a

specific time period

Intermediate chemicals

chemicals which are derived from basic

petrochemicals and are themselves

used to manufacture other chemicals

or products

Permeability

a measure of the capacity of a rock or

stratum to allow water or other fluids such

as oil to pass through it

Propane

the saturated hydrocarbon (alkane) with

three carbon atoms in its molecule

(C3H8), the third member of the paraffin

series - a gas under normal conditions

Propene (propylene)

the member of the alkene series containing

three carbon atoms, two of which are

connected by a double (unsaturated)

bond (C3H6), an important raw material in

the chemical and plastics-industries

Down time

time during which no drilling is possible

due to adverse weather conditions, while

down-hole equipment is being changed,

during well logging, etc

WOW

"waiting on weather"

Lost time

time in which no work is possible on an

operation due to bad weather, industrial

dispute, etc '

Simple interest

interest calculated on the basis of the

principal (sum originally borrowed) only

Sacrificial anode

a ring or slab of metal placed on a key

part of an underwater structure in order

to protect it from corrosion, the sea

water attacks the anode rather than

the structure

Blowout preventor (ВОР)

a hydraulically operated wellhead

device designed to ensure that a blowout

cannot occur

Interest

an amount paid for the use of loan capital,

see compound interest, simple interest,

loan capital

Loan spread

the difference between the interest rate a

bank charges a borrower and the rate at

which the bank borrows the money itself

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