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ACCOOUNTANT: IS A PERSON WHOSE JOB IT IS TO KEEP FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR A COMPANY OR PERSON. ACRE: IS AN IMPERIAL UNIT OF MEASUREMENT FOR LAND, EQUAL TO 4480 SQUARE YARDS. ADD: TO ADD NUMBERS IS TO COMBINE THEM. AND: IS USED WHEN COMBINING OR ADDING NUMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, ONE AND ONE EQUALS TWO. ARCTIC: IF AN AREA IS ARCTIC, IT IS A VERY COLD LOCATION. ARDUOUS: IF SOMETHING IS ARDUOUS, IT REQUIRES A LOT OF EFFORT. ASSEMBLE: TO ASSEMBLE IS TO COLLECT PARTS AND FIT THEM TOGETHER TO FORM A WHOLE. BAIL: TO BAIL IS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE LIQUID FROM SOMETHING. BARREL: A BARREL IS A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT FOR OIL. BELLOWS: ARE A TYPE OF GAUGE USED TO MEASURE PRESSURE. THEY CHANGE SHAPE WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. BELLOWS CONSIST OF SEVERAL THIN LAYERS OF MATERIAL STRETCHED ACROSS A FRAME AND SEPARATED BY TUBES. BLIZZARD: IS A HEAVY SNOWSTORM WHIT STRONG WINDS THAT CAUSES REDUCED VISIBILITY. BOLT: IS TO FASTEN THINGS SUCURELY TOGETHER USING PINS AND NUTS. BOURDON TUBE: IS A TYPE OF GAUGE USED TO MEASURE PRESSURE. IT CONSIST OF A HOLLOW, METAL TUBE THAT IS SHAPED IN TO THREE QUARTERS OF CIRCLE. BUMPER SUB: IS A TYPE OF FISHING TOOL. IT HITS STUCK OBJECTS IN A DOWNWARDS OR UPWARDS MOTION, IN ORDER TO FREE THEM. CALIPERS: ARE A TOOL USED TO MEASURE THE DIAMETER OF AN OBJECT. CALIPERS CONSIST OF TWO, LONG, THIN STRIPS OF METAL, CONNECTED AT ONE END. CAP: IS TO COVER A PIPE END COMPLETELY AND SUCURELY. CATINE: IS A TYPE OF CABLE THAT IS USED IN OILFIELDS. CATWALK: IS A PLATFORM FOUND ON AN OIL RIG. CENTIMETER: I A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT EQUAL TO ONE HUNDREDTH OF A METER.

CHAINSAW: IS A MOTOR DRIVEN TOOL USED FOR CUTTING WOOD. THE BLADE IS MADRE FROM A CIRCULAR CHAIN WITH METAL TEEHT. CHEMICAL: IS ANY SUBSTANCE USED IN CHEMISTRY OR MADE BY A CHEMICAL PROCESS. CHISEL: IS A TOOL WITH A SHARP, FLAT, METAL EDGE, USED TO CUT STONE OR WOOD. CIRCLE: IS A ROUND SHAPE. CLEAR: TO CLEAR AN AREA IS TO REMOVE UNWANTED MATERIAL FROM IT. CLIMB: IS TO MOVE UPWARD TOWARDS THE TOP OF SOMETHING. COAST: IS THE STRETCH OF LAND NEXT TO A SEA OR OCEAN. COME TO: TO COME TO A NUMBER IS TO EQUAL THAT NUMBER. COVERALLS: ARE AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING WORN OVER REGULAR CLOTHES, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEM. CUBE: IS A SOLID SHAPE WITH SIX SQUARE SIDES. CUBIC INCH: IS A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT FOR VOLUME. IT IS A CUBE MADE UP OF ONE-INCH LONG SIDES. CUBIC METER: IS A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT FOR VOLUME. IT IS A CUBE CUBE MADE UP OF ONEINCH LONG SIDES. CYLINDER: IS A SHAPE WITH TWO PARALLEL SIDES AND CIRCULAR PART. DEPTH: THE DEPTH OF AN OBJECT IS THE DISTANCE FROM ITS SURFACE TO THE BOTTOM. DERRICK: IS THE FRAMEWORK OVER AN OIL WELL THAT HOLDS DRILLING MACHINERY. DERRICK MAN: IS A PERSON WHOSE JOB IT IS TO WORK ON PLATFORM AT THE TOP OF THE RIG MONITOR THE DRILL PIPE AND TO OVERSEE THE MUD PROCESSING AREA. DESERT: IS A HOT, DRY AREA OF LAND WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO WATER. DIAGONAL: IF A LINE IS DIAGONAL, IT IS SLANTED AND RUNS FROM ONE COMER TO AN OPPOSITE COMER OF A GEOMETRIC SHAPE. DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE BELLOWS: ARE A DEVICE THAT MEASURE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO AMOUNTS OF PRESSURE. THEY ARE TWO BELLOWS THAT ARE JOINED TOGETHER. DIG: TO DIG IS TO BREAK UP AND MOVE DIRT TO CREATE A HOLE. DISTANCE: IS THE MEASUREMENT OF SPACE BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS,

DISTRIBUTION: IS THE PROCESS OF GETTING GOODS, SUCH AS OIL, FROM THE SUPPLIER TO THE CUSTOMER. DIVER: IS A PERSON WHOSE JOB IT IS TO GO UNDERWATER AND MAKE SURE THE OIL PLATFORM IS IN GOOD REPAIR. DOGHOUSE: IS A STRUCTURE THAT HELPS WORKERS ON OIL RIGS SHELTER FROM THE WATER. DOWNSTREAM: IF A PART OF THE OIL INDUSTRY IS DOWNSTREAM, IT DEALS WITH DISTRIBUTING AND SELLING OIL. DRILL: IS A TOOL OR MACHINE USED FOR MAKING HOLES. DRILL BIT: IS A CUTTING TOOL THAT IS ATTACHED TO A DRILL AND USED TO MAKE CYLINDRICAL HOLES. DRILLER: IS A PERSON WHOSE JOB IT IS TO SET UP AND OPERATE DRILLS TO EXTRACT OIL FORM THE EARTH. DRILLING JAR: IS A DEVICE THAT USES A JARRING MOTION. IT CAN BE USED TO RELEASE A STUCK DRILL PIPE, FOR LIGTH DRILLING AND FOR MANY OTHER PURPOSES. EAR PLUG: