Geology
A naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon gases that is highly compressible and expansible
natural gas
A percentage share of production, or the value derived from production, paid from a producing well
royalty
An artificial-lift system that utilizes a downhole pumping system that is electrically driven
ESP
Where did the Japanese consortium Arabian oil get their concession?
Offshore Neutral Zone
The depth, or distance from surface, that the fluid in a well incapable of natural flow will reach under static conditions.
fluid level
Thermochemical breakdown of organic matter by heating in the absence of oxygen
pyrolisis
The separation of mineral and/or royalty interest from fee-simple title
severance
A general term for injection processes that use special chemical solutions to improve oil recovery, remove formation damage, clean blocked perforations or formation layers, reduce or inhibit corrosion, upgrade crude oil, or address crude oil flow-assurance issues
Chemical injection
This diagram or relation commonly used in the industry to assess rod life and rod failure for artificial lift applications is named after this English scientist.
Goodman
A valve that is connected to the work string in the event that the well starts to flow when running or retrieving the string.
stabbing valve
Pertaining to a condition in which two or more fluids can mix in all proportions and form a single homogeneous phase
miscible
An agreement by which a party sells production on behalf of a producing company and then remits the proceeds, minus agreed-upon costs and expenses, to the producing company
marketing agreement
An enhanced oil recovery method in which carbon dioxide (CO2) is injected into a reservoir to increase production by reducing oil viscosity and providing miscible or partially miscible displacement of the oil
CO2 injection
Which company leased a million acres in Poland?
Chevron
A term initially applied to the assembly of pressure–control equipment used on slickline operations to house the tool string in preparation for running into the well or for retrieval of the tool string on completion of the operation.
lubricator
The migration of shoreline into a basin during progradation due to a fall in relative sea level
regression
The owner of the right to drill or produce a well, or the entity contractually charged with drilling of a test well and production of subsequent wells
operator
An oil-continuous foam that contains dispersed gas bubbles produced at the wellhead from heavy oil reservoirs under solution gas drive
Foamy oil
With proven oil reserves of 175 billion bbl, this country is known for it's production of heavy hydrocarbons.
Canada
A mark or marker applied to a sand line or similar wire rope to indicate a specific depth or as a means of indicating the end of the line is nearing surface during retrieval.
flag
A type of secondary porosity created through the dissolution of a preexisting constituent of a rock, such as a shell, rock fragment or grain
moldic porosity
The party that originally owns the leasehold interest and assigns the farmout
farmor
An in-situ combustion method for producing heavy oil. In this technique, the fireflooding starts from a vertical well, while the oil is produced from a horizontal well having its toe in close proximity to the vertical air-injection well
Toe to heel air injection (THAI)
What year was the first offshore oil platform built?
1938
To effect hydraulic isolation, either with a sealing device, such as a packer, or with a specialized plastic or fluid, such as a sealing compound.
packoff