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 Question

In the past 4 years, offshore operators have cut the time needed to drill and complete a well in
the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Brazil. What is the value of this reduction in percentage

How many Peer-reviewed journals does SPE have

How many SPE sections are in Venezuela
What is the value of the yield point in a newtonian fluid?
How many countries signed the first agreement of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries?
How many magazines does spe publish
How many technical directors are in the SPE Board of Directors?
How many technical directors serve on the SPE Board
For a crude oil to be classified as extra heavy oil should have an API gravity equal or lower
than what value?
How many countries are official members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum as of
January 2019?
How many regional directors are in the SPE Board of Directors?
How many concecionaries existed before PDVSA was created
How many countries are part of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries as of
January 2019?
According to SPE.org, how many standing committees are there?
How many publishing partners provide contributions to the OnePetro data base?
How many US gallons are the equivalent of one barrel of oil?
According with the SPE 2019 Annual Report, in how many countries does SPE currently have
student chapters?
According with the SPE 2019 Annual Report, in how many countries does SPE currently have
registered Sections?
according with the 2020 annual report, how many sections are part of SPE
How many student chapters are registered in SPE according with the 2019 Annual Report?
How many student chapters are part of SPE
In which year did the first dedicated gas station open?
In which year was the process of thermal cracking discovered?
In which year a major oil discovery confirmed the anticline theory?
In which year was the American Petroleum Institute (API) founded?
When was held the first Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition?
When was the first rock bit with jet nozzles used?
In what year was the Ghawar field discovered?
When was launched the first issue of SPE's Journal of Petroleum Technology?
in which year a brand of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum
Engineers was officially founded as SPE?
In which year was the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries founded?
When was launched SPE's Distinguished Lecturer?
In which year began the Distiguished Lecture series
In which year was signed the decrete creating Petroleos de Venezuela
In which year did Petroleos de Venezuela start operations
In which year was Pequiven created
 In which year was SPE incorporated separetly from AIME
When was spe.org launched?
When was held the first Latin America and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference?
In which year did the first woman president of SPE start in office?
When did SPE name its first female president
When was held the first LACPEC
In which year did the first Petrobowl contest happen?
When was created SPE's E-mentoring?
When was ementoring introduced to SPE
When was published the first issue of The way Ahead
When was OnePetro launched?
When was launched SPE's Oil and Gas Facilities magazine?
In which year was Petrowiki launched?
When was Petrowiki launched
how many memebers have SPE according with the 2020 annual report
What percentage of Sodium Chloride is required in a drilling fluid for it to be called a saltwater
mud?
When was the first Offshore Technology Conference and where is held each year?
According to the EIA what was the average production of petroleum and other liquids in
Argentina
How many student members are in SPE according with the 2019 Annual Report? - a margin
of error of 1% will be considered
What was the average Brent Oil Price (in dollars per barrel) in 2018 according with the Energy
Information Administration (5% error admited)
What is the density of water in pounds per galon?
What was the average global demand of oil in millions of barrels per day in 2018
What is the name of the minimum pressure of the reservoir when the wells will not be
produced anymore
In the context of perforating, ablation debris are small pieces of rock broken up by the
perforating process.
A term to indicate features in seismic data other than reflections, including events such as
diffractions, multiples, refractions and surface waves
This process consist on the pumping at high pressure through a downhole tool equipped with
nozzles that direct a jet, or jets, of fluid onto the target area.
The theoretical maximum flow that a well could deliver with a zero back pressure at the middle
of the perforations
This is the property of a rock to allow flow to a single phase fluid in a cleaned core.
The percentage of the total bulk volume that is pore spaces, voids or fractures.
What is the name of the measurement of pressure relative to the pressure in a vacuum, equal
to the sum of the pressure shown on a pressure gauge and atmospheric pressure

What is the name of the measure of a fluid's ability to resist flow without regards to its density

In a geophysical context, this is known as the range of wavelengths of energy that can be
absorbed by a given substance
In the context of facilities, this is the wash oil used to remove heavier hydrocarbons from the
gas stream
what is the name of the large, flat ocean floor, usually near a continent and usually over 4km
(13100 ft) ss.
 A precision sized micron particle material used for testing the solids stopping capability of
filters.
This device is used for producing high-energy neutrons by using a charged particle
accelerator, normally used in various pulsed neutron devices and some neutron porosity
measurements
What is the name of an organic acid used in oil- and gas-well stimulation treatments that is
less corrosive and can be more easily inhibited or retarded for treatments of long duration.
This is the low ductility of a metal due to its adsorption of hydrogen
This is a term referred to a chemical additive used to protect wellbore components and
treatment equipment from the corrosive action of an acid.
This procedure uses typically HCl or HCl/HF to remove damage or stimulate the permeability
of a formation
what is the name of the velocity of an imposed sound wave (acoustic velocity) through a rock
times the density of the rock
A situation in which acoustic energy that propagates in one direction is confined in the other
two directions as, for example, a mode confined to an interface between two different
materials or within the borehole
In a geophysical context this is an elastic body wave in which particles oscillate in the direction
the wave propagates
What is the name of the nonionic polymer used in flocculation, clarifying and even gelling
acids and other brines
What type of change occures in the volume, pressure, or temperature of a gas without a gain
or loss of heat?
What is the name of a pressure step-reduction device that can be changed while actively
flowing the well
in a production context is is the property of some solids and liquids to attract a liquid or a gas
to their surfaces
What's the name of Gazprom's CEO
This processing technique is used to project formation shear data recorded in any two
orthogonal directions into the fast and slow shear directions in the presence of shear-wave
anisotropy.
In a geology context, this is used to describe a rock masses, that formed somewhere other
than their present location, and were transported by fault movements, large-scale gravity
sliding, or similar processes
What is the name of the land counterpart of a river delta?
What is the name of the asociation denoted by the name ACS

What does AIME stands for

What does ANSI stands for

What does API stands for

What does ASME stands for

What is the name of the difference between the maximum displacement of a wave and the
point of no displacement, or the null point
 It is the lowest temperature (°F or °C) at which equal volumes of aniline (C6H5NH2) and the
oil form a single phase.
A test to evaluate base oils that are used in oil mud. The test indicates if an oil is likely to
damage elastomers (rubber compounds) that come in contact with the oil.
What is the name of a multiphase flow regime in which the lighter fluid flows in the center of
the pipe, and the heavier fluid is contained in a thin film on the pipe wall.
In the context of completions, what does ASV means?
What is the name of the material that can quickly destabilize foam in a production fluid treating
facility

This is a unit measure that indicated how heavy a hydrocarbon based on its specific gravity

What is the name of the industry-standard document that provides guidelines for testing
methods for cements and cement formulations for use in well cementing.
Resistivity recording where the measured value differs from the true or defined state by the
influence of the mud column
What is the name of a water containing formation that may or may not be directly connected
to the hydrocarbon bearing zone
What is the name given to the empirical relationship between the formation resistivity,and
porosity, where the porosity exponent or cementing factor, m, is a constant for a particular
formation
When a sandstone contains 25% or more of feldspars, usually derived from silicic igneous
rocks, is called what?

In a formation evaluation context, what is the name of an electrode device with multiple
current electrodes configured in several different ways to produce several different responses

What is the name of several methods that provide pressure assistance to increase flow from a
well.
Which region accounts for the highest number of student members
This viscosity building clay is used in water based muds due due to the mechanical
interference of their straw shaped bodies.
In the context of logging this is the angle (measured clockwise) of well path departure usually
from magnetic north
An angle that characterizes the ability of an azimuthal logging measurement to resolve
changes in different directions around the tool

Reverse flow of a fluid, where flow from the reservoir to the wellbore, often at high drawdown

In a geophysical context, what is the name of a modeling technique to assess the geologic
history of rock layers through the use of geologic cross sections or seismic sections
To hold one end of a threaded connection while the other is turned to make up the joint.

A supporting ring used with an O-ring, or similar seal, to prevent extrusion of the seal material
under high differential pressures or excess wear under dynamic sealing conditions.

How is it called the average or baseline measure of gas entrained in circulating mud?
Name the common practice of pumping and rotating the drillstring while simultaneously pulling
out of the hole
This is a reflection phenomenon of energy in which a nonreflective surface, which is a surface
that does not reflect energy coherently, randomly scatters energy
What is the name given an extra curve on a log, designed to appear when the standard curve
goes off track?
An additive that kills bacteria. Commonly used in water muds containing natural starches and
gums that are especially vulnerable to bacterial attack.
A borehole that is not to gauge or is rugose. The term usually refers to the detrimental effect
that such a borehole has on the response of logging measurements, in particular pad tools
like the density or micro-resistivity.
An oil-base mud in which the activity, or vapor pressure, of the brine phase is balanced with
that of the formations drilled.
In an operation context, what does BL stands for
The point at which the forces acting on a tubing string suspended in a live wellbore are equal.

An array induction whose transmitters and receivers are arranged to produce a null reading in
free space, that is, which has the mutual signal balanced to zero.

A plug of cement or similar material placed as a slurry in a specific location within the wellbore
and which has set to provide a means of pressure isolation or mechanical platform.

A downhole device or assembly used to catch and retain balls used to actuate ball-operated
tools or equipment.
Small spheres designed to seal perforations that are accepting the most fluid, thereby
diverting reservoir treatments to other portions of the target zone.
The device used to inject ball sealers into the treatment fluid as it is pumped through the
surface treating lines.
A function or time series whose Fourier transform is restricted to a finite range of frequencies
or wavelengths.
A technique in which several perforating guns are run on a single trip into the well, and then all
are fired simultaneously.
What is the name of a very simple, open hole pay zone completion with a minimum of
downhole equipment.
This is an oilfield measurement that is equivalent to 42 US Galons or 5.615 cubic feet
What is the name of a small, usually hand driven pump with a long dip tube used to move
chemicals from drums
In a production context, what does BWPD means
A conventional cement slurry used as the cementitious component of a foamed cement slurry.

Unproductive rocks, usually igneous or metamorphic, at the bottom of a sedimentary rock

sequence.
A depression in the crust of the Earth, caused by plate tectonic activity and subsidence, in
which sediments accumulate.
A device for measuring in situ the velocity of fluid flow in a production or injection well in which
the flow is diverted through the spinner by a set of metal vanes, or petals.
What is the name of an irregular intrusion of an igneous rock into another rock.
A sintered aluminum based proppant with very high strength, 3.2 g/cc density and high
abrasion characteristics.
What is the name of a probability based on the theorem of interdependent events occurring
interdependently.
What is the oilfield unit used for Wellbore storage?
 What is the name of the characteristic markings on fracture surfaces after fatigue crack of
fracture propagation
An isotope tracer in a bead with the same density of the flowing fluid that is used to track fluid
flow rates and therefore fluid entry and exit points along the wellbore.
A fixed choke or a choke with an adjustable needle, sleeve or plate that can be changed to
adjust the flow rate.
This is an artificial lift system with a plunger type bottom hole pump operated from the surface
by a rod string
What is the device inside the choke that restricts flow called?
What is the name of the effect of build-up of particles on the upstream side of a filter that
improves the filter's ability to remove particles from fluid
The first solid rock under loose sediments is called what?
The first layer of coiled tubing, slickline or wireline to be wound on the core of a reel drum or
spool
In a subsea context what does BML stands for
Chemical treatment or mechanical processes that improve a mineral or ore for its designed
use
Reservoir can be produced through vertical, deviated and horizontal wells. What is the name
of the short section of pipe that is formed at an angles and used to assist entering deviated
wellbores?
What is the name given to the A colloidal clay that generates plastic viscosity due to their size
and electrostatic layer, used in drilling fluids

In a chemical context, what does BTX stands for

This equation is used in the design of chokes and explains the manner in which pressure in
the body in the body of the choke, downstream of the first pressure drop, is lower than the
eventual recovery pressure at the end of the choke.
This compound consists of one central carbon atom surrounded by three oxygen atoms in a
trigonal planar arrangement, normally associated with drilling fluids

An agreement between two or more parties to review technical data prior to deciding whether
to bid on a concession. The agreement also specifies the interests and the procedure for
bidding between the parties in the event that the parties decide to bid on the concession.

A flow regime resulting from combined simultaneous linear flow in perpendicular directions.
This flow regime is seen most commonly in tests of hydraulically fractured wells and occurs for
finite-conductivity fracture where linear flow exists both in the fracture and to the fracture
plane.
The electromagnetic force created by two different metals in contact with each other.
A rheological model used to describe flow in some fluids with linear shear stress, shear-rate
behavior after an initial shear-stress boundary has been crossed
In the context of drilling fluids, this is the concentration of a particular substance in a living
organism, possibly with harmful effects
The process by which complex molecules are broken down by micro-organisms to produce
simpler compounds.
What is the name of the theory that states the petroleum is thought to have originated from
plant and animal material that has undergone transformation from deep burial.
What is the name given to the application of plant and animal fossils to date and correlate
strata in order to elucidate Earth history?
A device containing a magnetometer and possibly other instruments that can be towed by an
aircraft during aeromagnetic surveying or in a marine seismic streamer to provide dynamic
information about the streamer position.
This element is used with a rotary string or a mud motor to drill through rock
A container, usually made of steel and fitted with a sturdy lock, to store drill bits, especially
higher cost PDC and diamond bits.
What is the name of the part of the bit that includes a hole or opening for drilling fluid to exit.
The resistivity measured at the drill bit by a MWD tool.
The process of pulling the drillstring out of the wellbore for the purpose of changing a worn or
underperforming drill bit.

In a drilling context, this is the applied downhole axial force component from the string weight.

What is the name given to a pyrogeneous, essentially non reactive, hydrocarbon not
considered as movable through the reservoir under normal conditions of flow.
What is the name of the measure of the particle size of a cement
An abrasion and erosion resistant tube that is run where ever direct sand impingement is a
problem is called what
A sleeve installed in flow control equipment to protect sensitive equipment from abrasive fluid
flow.
To equalize or relieve pressure from a vessel or system.
The equipment used to prepare the slurries and gels commonly used in stimulation
treatments.
A simple slickline tool used to dislodge or push tools or equipment down the wellbore.
A thick, heavy steel component of a conventional ram blowout preventer.
What is the name of a blowout preventer (BOP) closing element fitted with hardened tool steel
blades designed to cut the drillpipe or tubing when the BOP is closed, and then fully close to
provide isolation or sealing of the wellbore
What is the name given to an obstruction in the pipeline, composed of asphaltenes, hydrates,
waxes, scale and sand deposited on the internal wall of the pipeline forming a barrier to the
normal flow of fluids
What is the term for the line that goes straight through from the flow line of the wellhead to a
flare pit. It is often used in diverting flow during a well control incident

A phenomenon in which free gas leaves with the liquid phase at the bottom of the separator.
This condition may indicate a low liquid level or improper level control inside the separator.

Opening the valve on a drip to allow natural gas to blow or clear the pipe of all liquids.
What is the name given to an uncontrolled release of fluids from a well.
What is the name of the barrier often consisting of a set of hydraulically operated rams
containing equipment designed to grip pipe, seal around pipe, shear off pipe or seal an open
hole during drilling or a workover
What is the name given to the Gas volume that separates from produced water
The temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on
it by the surrounding atmosphere.
A dimensionless group used in analysis of fluid flow that characterizes the ratio of gravitational
forces to surface or interfacial tension forces.
This is a pump located along the length of a pipeline to raise the pressure and overcome
friction or elevation losses
A set of two or more BOPs used to ensure pressure control of a well.
 What is the name given to an upgoing and downgoing arrangement of transducers in a
logging tool, largely to offset spurious changes in reading caused by variations in boreholesize
or sonde tilt?
A method of analyzing the response of an induction logging tool that considers the
contribution of each element of the formationas a perturbation from the average background
conductivity.
What does BHA stands for
A restriction in a profile near the bottom of the well that allows some gas expansion and holds
a backpressure on the formation.

What does BHCP stands for

What does BHCIP stands for

Whats does BHCS stands for

Whats does BHFP stands for

In a drilling context, what is the meaning of BHA?
The pressure, usually measured in pounds per square inch, at the bottom of the hole.
A well shut in slightly above the producing formation by use of special downhole tools
containing a valve that can be preprogrammed or controlled from the surface.
The temperature in the borehole at total depth at the time it is measured.
Pertaining to the mud and cuttings that are calculated or measured to come from the bottom
of the hole since the start of circulation.
A sample of mud from the deepest or current drilling depth of a well.
A metal strip shaped like a hunting bow and attached to a tool or to the outside of casing.
A grid pattern laid over a representation of fractures.
This is a type of multistrand wireline used for slickline applications in which higher tension or
weight-carrying ability is required
An arrival of energy propagated from the energy source at the surface to the geophone in the
wellbore in vertical seismic profiles and check-shot surveys, or an indication of seismic energy
on a trace.
To establish circulation of drilling fluids after a period of static conditions
A chemical that reduces the viscosity of a fluid by breaking long-chain molecules into shorter
segments.
The process of unscrewing a joint of pipe of part of a BHA
What is the name of a description of reservoir conditions under which a fluid, previously
isolated or separated from production, gains access to a producing wellbore, most commonly
applied to water or gas
In the context of well plugging what does BP stands for
Solids added to a drilling fluid to bridge across the pore throat or fractures of an exposed rock
thereby building a filter cake to prevent loss of whole mud or excessive filtrate.
In the context of Beam lift, what is the name of the wire rope attachment of the horses head to
the polish rod on a beam lift pump jack
in a geophysical context what is the name used to describe a specific seismic reflection that
may indicate the presence of gas?
A mixture of water and a soluble salt is known as what?
 A measure of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one
degree Fahrenheit.
when solid suspension properties are needed, A viscosimenter is use for some fluid
measurements. What is the name of this tool?
A cone-and-plate rheometer designed to measure viscosity of non-Newtonian fluids at low
shear rates and with more accuracythan is attainable with a 6-speed, direct-indicating
viscometer.
What is the name given to the Irregular motion of colloidal sized particles when suspended in
a fluid.
In a drilling context, what does BRT stands for
What is the name of the pressure at which gas begins to break out of an under saturated oil
and form a free gas phase in the matrix or a gas cap
What is the name given to the deformation of pipe in compression as it moves from straight to
sinusoidal to helical shapes in the hole

What chemical is used to keep the pH in a certain range without extremes of high or low pH

A vibrator truck equipped with wide tires to allow access to rugged or soggy terrain while
causing less damage to the environment.
What is the name given to the angle of the inclination in the kickoff section when describing a
deviated well
The measurement and analysis of (usually) bottomhole pressure data acquired after a
producing well is shut in.
What is the name given to the density of a rock as it naturally occurs (as compared to specific
density of the grains) and that Includes the pore structure.
The volume per unit mass of a dry material plus the volume of the air between its particles.
To forcibly pump fluids into a formation, usually formation fluids that have entered the wellbore
during a well control event.
What is the name of the activity that concludes the cementing operation and is associate to
observe the increase in pump pressure indicating that the top cement plug has been placed
on the bottom plug or landing collar?
This is the name given to several pipes that are jointly insulated to keep together production
lines
What is the name of the amount of weight that is offset by lift from the fluid when the piece of
equipment is immersed in the fluid?
Which reservoir is the largest known sandstone reservoir?
A downhole tool routinely used in fishing operations to prepare the top and outside surface of
a fish, generally to allow an overshot or similar fishing tool to engage cleanly on the fish.
This is the name usually given to a flat bottom mill
What is the name of a four carbon chain alkane that may be liquid in the reservoir but
vaporizes as pressure is released?
A welding technique used to join two tubes in which the squared and prepared ends are
butted together in preparation for welding.
A plot representing the effect of invasion on resistivity measurements that have different
depths of investigation. The plot assumes a step profile model of invasion and determines true
resistivity, flushed zone resistivity and diameter of invasion from ratios of deep-, medium- and
shallow-resistivity measurements.
In a logging context, what is the accronim given to the proportion of capillary bound fluids
occupying effective porosity.
In the context of piping, What is the name of a secondary flow path that goes around a repair
point or other feature.
In the context of a chemical reaction, what is the name given to the product, sometimes
undesirable, of a reaction designed to create something else
What is the name of a selected constant in the API 14-E equation on fluid erosion?
A method whereby an impact tool or bit, suspended in the well from a steel cable, is dropped
repeatedly on the bottom of the hole to crush the rock
What is the name of a filter or mud cake, stranded by dehydration on the face of a permeable
formation by fluid loss
What precipitate is formed when hydrofluoric acid reacts with calcite or any other calcium
source

Soda ash, bicarbonate of soda, caustic soda and some phosphates are all examples of what

In production context, what does CAOF stands for

This log is a recording of the diameter changes in a well with a tool with mechanical arms that
touch the wellbore or a sonic signal bouncing off the borehole wall
What is the geological time from 500 million to 570 million years ago which often signals the
earliest hydrocarbon productive rocks?
What is the name of the pessure differential between two immiscible fluid phases occupying
the same pores caused by interfacial tension between the two phases that must be overcome
to initiate flow.
What is the name of an odorless gas, highly soluble in oil and water which can create
carbonate and bicarbonate salts or ions?
A class of sedimentary rock whose chief mineral constituents (95% or more) are calcite and
aragonite
Which geologic time happened from 290 million to 365 million years ago.
The ability of a circulating drilling fluid to transport rock fragments out of a wellbore.
The section of a wireline logging tool that contains the telemetry, the electronics and power
supplies for the measurement, as distinct from the sonde that contains the measurement
sensors.
The portion of the wellbore that has had metal casing placed and cemented to protect the
openhole from fluids, pressures, wellbore stability problems or a combination of these.
This tool was designed to keep the casing better centered in the borehole to get better cement
jobs
The threaded collar used to connect two joints of casing.
This device is a support that is screwed onto the casing and fits into the casing head.
The adapter between the first casing string and either the BOP stack or the wellhead.
The length of this device may vary from less than 30 ft (9 m) to about 40 ft (12 m)
This is a length of casing that runs from a set point to a point part way up in the previously set
casing string, but usually not to surface.
A downhole tool incorporating a blade assembly that is used to remove scale and debris from
the internal surface of a casing string.
In addition to providing mechanical or structural strength, this element must be compatible
with the pressures and fluids associated with the application

A relatively thin cable used with other equipment to move small rig and drillstring components
and to provide tension on the tongs for tightening or loosening threaded connections.
What is the name of a chemical that enables or speeds up a chemical reaction without being
consumed by the reaction
What is the name of the quantity of positively charged ions (cations) that a clay mineral (or
similar material) can accommodate on its negative charged surface, expressed as
milliequivalents per 100 grams?
What is the name of the creating of a high speed, very low pressure vapor bubble that quickly
and violently collapses
What is the name of a concrete or culvert pipe walled section below ground that often protects
and shelters the annular access valves
In the context of formation, this is a formation binding agent that hold the formation grains
together
These chemicals and materials are added to a cement slurry to modify the characteristics of
the slurry or set cement.
What is the name given to the strength and adherence of the cement to the pipe and the
formation
In a logging context, what does CBL stands for
A chemical additive that reduces the cement slurry viscosity to improve fluid flow
characteristics
A representation of the integrity of the cement job, especially whether the cement is adhering
solidly to the outside of the casing
This recompletion technique is one where cement is injected down the tubing and through a
punched hole in the tubing to form a 300 to 500 ft thick seal between the tubing and the
casing
The process of precipitation of cement between mineral or rock grains and forming solid
clastic sedimentary rock, one phase of lithification.
What is another name to the porosity exponent, m, in the Archie Equation
To prepare and pump cement into place in a wellbore.
Which geologic epoch happened from 65 million years ago to today
What is the most comon field unit for viscosity
An item of solids-removal equipment that removes fine and ultrafine solids. It consists of a
conical drum that rotates at 2000 to 4000 rpm.
This is a type of pipe wrench used for hand-tightening various threaded connections around
the rigsite
What is the name of an often highly porous but lower permeability carbonate composed of fine
grained marine sediments such a coccoliths
The condition in which cement flows in a channel only on some sides of the casing or
borehole annulus, and thus does not provide adequate hydraulic isolation in all radial
azimuths.
What is the name of a valve that only allows flow in one direction.

What is the name of the reactions involving the rock and connate fluids in which parts of the
matrix are filled by scale or mineral growths and become high permeability flow channels

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.

In drilling fluids, What is the meaning of COD?

 A sedimentary rock and a variety of quartz made of extremely fine-grained, or
cryptocrystalline, silica, also called chalcedony.
A condition in plants resulting from the failure of chlorophyll to develop, usually be cause of a
deficiency in an essential nutrient.
A set of valves and/or chokes used to control drilling fluid returns on a drilling well
The set of valves, spools and fittings connected to the top of a well to direct and control the
flow of formation fluids from the well
An analysis of hydrocarbons from a gas stream in order of molecular size is called what?
What is an adjective with meaning "time layer"
A multiphase flow regime in near-vertical pipes in which large, irregular slugs of gas move up
the center of the pipe, usually carrying droplets of oil or water with them.
In geology, this is the value of the separation between two adjacent contours
Name the process of pumping the drilling fluid until a sample from the bottom of the hole
reaches the surface
This a a construction grade Portland Cement
A rock grain, formed somewhere else and transported into place to be part of another rock is
called what
An unusual occurrence of hydrocarbon in which molecules of natural gas, typically methane,
are trapped in ice molecules.
This is a fine grain (<0.00015” or about 4 microns) finely crystalline silica sheet minerals,
usually of silicate composition.
A chemical additive used in stimulation treatments to prevent the migration or swelling of clay
particles in reaction to water-base fluid.
When the oil has less than 1% water is called what?
What name is given to a brine without suspended solids
What is the name of a common zeolite mineral with sensitivity to some surfactants
What is the name of the point at which happens the first appearance of microsized paraffin
crystals in suspension in the oil
Mathematical techniques for summarizing large amounts of multidimensional data into groups.
The two most popular techniques are: hierarchical and k-means.
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.
What is the name given to the process of forming a larger mass from smaller ones by collision
and sticking together
This is a sedimentary rock, often highly naturally fractured, composed of thermally modified
plant remains
What does CBM stands for in geology
In a geology context, what does CSG stands for?
The effect of combination of bubbles or droplets in an emulsion to form larger bubbles or
drops that will separate easier is called what
This is the API designation of sand-type particles larger than 2000 microns
This marine, single celled animal is a component of chalks
The process of generating two or more forms of energy from a single energy source.
What is the name of a continuous reeled tube from 1 to over 3.5 inches in diameter and can
be used to unload wells with liquid, foams or gasses, logging, fracturing, etc.

A generally insoluble hydrocarbon that has been oxidized to the point of a solid is called what?
What is the name of the equation for deliquification of a well at operating pressures less than
1000 psi
What expression is used to indicate the remove of the drillstring from the wellbore
This is a display of seismic traces that share a receiver
In a geophysicial context, in multichannel seismic acquisition, this is the common midpoint on
a reflector

In logging context, what does CNL stands for

This term describes a bed that maintains its original thickness during deformation. Often
pertains to relatively brittle, solid strata that deform by faulting, fracturing or folding, rather
than flowing under stress.
A type of downhole packer that is activated or set by applying compressive force to the packer
assembly.
What is the device that raises the pressure of air or natural gas known as?
In geology, this is the deformation of rock layers in which the thickness of each layer,
measured perpendicular to initial undeformed layering, is maintained after the rock layers
have been folded

What is the name given to a grant extended by a government to permit a company to explore
for and produce oil, gas or mineral resources within a strictly defined geographic area

A relative permeability effect where condensate, usually hydrocarbon, drops out of the vapor
phase around the wellbore when the pressure drops below the dew point
In a reservoir context, what does CGR stands for
In a formation evaluation context, this is a set of equations, for the resistivity response of
formations with conductive minerals, such as shaly sands
The ability of a material to conduct electricity. It is the inverse of resistivity and is measured in
siemens per meter (S/m) or mho/m.
The casing string that is usually put into the well first, particularly on land wells, to prevent the
sides of the hole from caving into the wellbore.
The change in oil-water contact or gas-oil contact profiles as a result of drawdown pressures
during production.
During a well test, this condition is expected to be reched to not affect the results of the well-
test analysis appreciably
The area at the edges of a continent from the shoreline to a depth of 200 m, where the
continental slope begins.
A line on a map that represents a constant value of the parameter being mapped.
A map displaying lines that include points of equal value and separate points of higher value
from points of lower value.
To deepen the wellbore by way of collecting a cylindrical sample of rock.
What is the name of a chemical additive used in acid treatments to protect iron and steel
components in the wellbore
A chemical added to a process to enhance the effectiveness of a surfactant.
In the context of rock mechanics, what does CDP stands for
The thin, outermost shell of the Earth that is typically 5 km to 75 km thick.
The temperature at which crystals will appear in a brine solution of a given density as it cools.
In a production context what does CFD stands for
A method for recovering wireline stuck in a wellbore, with the wireline gripped securely with a
special tool and cut at the surface.
Small pieces of rock that break away due to the action of the bit teeth.
This is a general term commonly referring to an obstruction in the flow path
The opposition, slowing or prevention of oscillation, or decreasing vibration amplitude, as
kinetic energy dissipates.
This is a standard unit of measure of the passage of one cubic centimeter of fluid having one
centipoise of viscosity flowing in one second under a pressure differential of one atmosphere
where the porous medium has a cross-sectional area of one square centimeter and a length
of one centimeter
What is the name of the 2018 SPE President?
What's the name of Exxon Mobil's CEO
A deal between Equinor and Ambyint will mean that hundreds of Bakken wells will be
equipped with pump control devices using edge computing, which is
The rate at which measurements are transmitted between logging tool and surface.
When meassuring depth this is a relative comparison point, such as the Kelly bushing, sea
level or mud line
The daily cost to the operator of renting the drilling rig and the associated costs of personnel
and routine supplies.
What is the name given to crude oil without gas disolved
In the context of lift system, what is that part of a wireline or cable that is attached to a fixed
anchor point and does not move through a pulley or other mechanical device
SPE promotes gender diversity in the E&P and looks to enable women to step into leadership
roles. Who was the first women to become SPE President?
Who was the first SPE female president

Name one SPE female president. (Just 5 SPE presidents were women)

The slope of the production rate vs. cumulative time or volume measurement which is used to
predict how fast a well is being depleted
A fault surface parallel to a mechanically weak horizon or layer, or parallel to bedding, that
detaches or separates deformed rocks above from undeformed or differently deformed rocks
below.

This is a mathematical operation that uses downhole flow-rate measurements to transform

bottomhole pressure measurements distorted by variable rates to an interpretable transient.

In logging context, what does LLD stands for

What term is used to describe the burning, decomposition or low order detonation of explosive
This is the name of the total change in angle of a wellbore in a given distance
What is the name of a foam breaking chemical
A device that removes air or gases from drilling liquids. There are two generic types that work
by both expanding the size of the gas bubbles entrained in the mud and by increasing the
surface area available to the mud so that bubbles escape.
Name the process to remove water from a substance
Consideration paid to the lessor by a lessee to extend the terms of an oil and gas lease in the
absence of operations and/or production that is contractually required to hold the lease.
A log that shows the magnitude of the correction applied to the long-spacing detector of a
density measurement.

A device installed on a mixing or pumping system manifold to measure the density of fluids.
This property meassures the mass per unit volume of a fluid
What is the name of the drop in reservoir pressure or hydrocarbon reserves resulting from
production of reservoir fluids?
The area of thickest deposition in a basin.
In a seismic context, this is the name given to the data processing used to shift subsurface
signals to their proper depth
What is the name of the process of removal of salts from saline soil, usually by leaching.
this is a small, electrically activated explosive charge that explodes a larger charge
Particles of rock derived from the mechanical breakdown of preexisting rocks by weathering
and erosion.
A well with an inclination other than zero degrees from vertical
A completed measurement of the inclination and azimuth of a location in a well.
This is a geological time between 365 million and 405 million years ago
What is the name given to the temperature at which liquids begin to condense from the vapor
phase in a gas stream
What is the name given to the process of removing water from hydrocarbon streams.
What is the name given to the process of forming a sedimentary rock from the clastic grains

This is a distance that characterizes how far a logging tool measures into the formation from
the axis of the tool or borehole
In formation context, this is the name of a salt or other column that pierces upper layers and
may form traps of obstructions to flow
This is a soft, silica-rich sedimentary rock comprising diatom remains that forms most
commonly in lakes and deep marine areas
this is a measurement of fluid force per unit area (measured in units such as pounds per
square in.) subtracted from a higher measurement of fluid force per unit area
A type of event produced by the radial scattering of a wave into new wavefronts after the
wave meets a discontinuity such as a fault surface, an unconformity or an abrupt change in
rock type.
The movement of ions or molecules from regions of high concentration to low concentration
within a solution
The process of changing volume as stress is applied to a body.
The fluid added to a concentrated mixture to reduce the concentration of an internal phase or
reduce its viscosity
What is the name of the angle that the structural surface or bedding plane or fault surface
makes with the horizontal
In a seismic context what does DMO stand for
An individual trained in the science and art of intentionally drilling a well along a predetermined
path in three-dimensional space, usually involving deviating the well from vertical and directing
it in a specific compass direction or heading.
 What is the term commonly used to refer to the act of deviating a well bore to head in the
direction desired?
In drilling, this is the name of a wellbore that requires the use of special tools or techniques to
ensure that the wellbore path hits a particular subsurface target
A geologic surface that separates younger strata from older strata and represents a time of
nondeposition, possibly combined with erosion.
The act of breaking up large particles into smaller ones and distributing them throughout a
liquid or gaseous medium.
The interface between an injectant and the fluid it is displacing.
A well, often a depleted oil or gas well, into which waste fluids can be injected for safe
disposal.
A technique for cleaning core samples in which the water fraction is removed by distillation
and the oil fraction is extracted using solvents.

Name one of the standing committees report to the board in matters of Membership and
Engagement

Diamond Offshore recently said it is equipping its drilling rigs with blockchain, which is a what?

Name the safety device used when running and retrieving tools or drill collars with a flush
external surface that may easily pass through the rotary table slips
A sudden change in the direction of the wellbore, generally based on degrees per 100 ft is
called what
Which parameter is a measure of the amount of change in inclination and/or direction of a
borehole and usually expressed in degrees per 100 ft?
This rock is formed by chemical modification of a limestone
Slang term to describe a seismologist performing seismic field work.
In a geophysical context, this is the splitting of an incident wave into two waves of different
velocities and orthogonal polarizations
Pertaining to equipment, facilities or systems that are located in the production train after the
surface choke or Christmas tree.
This is the portion of movement of a downhole pump at which the rods are going down and
the downhole pump is being filled with fluid
Removal of a part of the water downhole followed by injection of the water into a disposal
zone is called what?
A hole or short conduit through which fluids can flow. In equipment applications, it is generally
made to avoid the buildup of pressure within a nonpressure area, such as may occur in the
event of a leak in a pressure housing within a tool assembly.
The process of forcing a nonwetting phase into a porous rock.
A configuration of layers of rock that has the appearance of a fold, but might form simply
through sagging or differential compaction of layers around a preexisting structure (such as a
reef) or on an uneven surface.
The difference between the average reservoir pressure and the flowing bottomhole pressure.

The tool used to crush or cut rock. Everything on a drilling rig directly or indirectly assists it in
crushing or cutting the rock.
In a drilling fluids context this is a special fluid designed exclusively for drilling through the
reservoir section of a wellbore
A packer assembly that can be removed from the wellbore only by drilling or milling.
Formation solids contained in a mud system, generally considered to be detrimental to the
drilling operation because they produce high plastic viscosity, yield point and gel strengths
and build poor-quality filter cakes.

Name one peer-reviewed SPE Journal

What is the expression used for a sudden increase in the rate of penetration during drilling

What is the name of the fluid that is used to establish well control, transport cuttings to the
surface, provides fluid loss control, lubricates the string and cools the bottom hole assembly.

The engineering plan for constructing the wellbore. The plan includes well geometries, casing
programs, mud considerations, well control concerns, initial bit selections, offset well
information, pore pressure estimations, economics and special procedures that may be
needed during the course of the well.
A large-diameter pipe that connects the subsea BOP stack to a floating surface rig to take
mud returns to the surface.

Name one technical direction from SPE Board

This is the name given to the combination of the drillpipe, the bottomhole assembly and any
other tools used to make the drill bit turn at the bottom of the wellbore
A procedure to determine the productive capacity, pressure, permeability or extent (or a
combination of these) of a hydrocarbonreservoir.
A small vessel in a pipeline to receive water and heavy hydrocarbons that drop out of a gas
stream.
A device, shaped like a short length of pipe, which is used to drop TCP guns in the rathole or
sump.
A perforating gun assembly designed to be detached from the tubing or running string after
firing.
A type of in situ combustion in which the burning front moves in the same direction as the
injected air.
In the context of production, what is the name given to a gas stream without condensate
This type of well does not have or produce any commercial deposits of hydrocarbons:
 this is the name of a treated oil that contains small amounts of basic sediments and water
(BS&W)
This is a procedure to determine the productive capacity, pressure, permeability or extent (or
a combination of these) of a hydrocarbon reservoir. by isolating the zone of interest with
temporary packers
This is the name given to a two pay zones in the same well that produce up independent flow
paths in the same well
A rock characterized by primary porosity from original deposition and secondary porosity from
some other mechanism, and in which all flow to the well effectively occurs in one porosity
system, and most of the fluid is stored in the other.
A deposit of sand produced by wind or running water
A type of fluid pump, commonly used on workover rigs, that has two plungers or pistons.
What is a slang term for dry hole
Equipment used to measure filtration under dynamic conditions.
What term is used to refer to the use of thrusters to keep a semisubmersible rig over the drill
hole?

Name one of the SPE Venezuelan Sections

this is the trademarked name for a commercial tool that measures the height of a fluid level by
means of a reflected sound wave
When the revenue from the produced fluids falls below the cost of operations set by the
company this is called what?
this in geophysicis is a hydrophone array in a cable that can be attached to a streamer for
acquisition of marine seismic data
The permeability of the formation matrix to a particular fluid when two or more phases are
present is called what

This term is used for the fluids and solids, perhaps in a mixed stream, produced from a well

Deformation of a body where the recovery to the initial shape is possible when the stress or
load is removed
What is the name of the seismic or acoustic wave such as a P-wave
This is the name of a rubber or plastic material used as a seal
This is the name of an ALS with an electrically powered rotating pump capable of lifting very
large flow rates
this is a logging tool based on an arrangement of simple metallic device working at low
frequency
A fatigue state of metal that may be caused by trapping atomic hydrogen in the structure of
the steel

A chemical additive that creates a dispersion of one immiscible liquid into another, by reducing
the interfacial tension between the two liquids to achieve stability is known as what

A physical mixture of two or more immiscible phases

this is a multiphase-flow regime with il as the continuous phase, in which water exists as
small, approximately homogeneously distributed droplets
This is a chemical or physical effect that prevents separation of two or more, normally
immiscible phases.
 A reaction that absorbs heat is called how?
What is the name of the SPE program that educates the public about energy and puts a face
on the industry
This term refers to one or more of a variety of processes that seek to improve recovery of
hydrocarbon from a reservoir after the primary and secondary production phase
A geological epoch from 38 million to 55 million years
What is the name of the primary division of geologic time
this is a dimensionless group used in analysis of fluid flow that characterizes the ratio of
gravitational forces to surface or interfacial tension forces
What is the name of a discontinuous parabola kernel that is used in contouring areal density
of data points in a crossplot?
This is a geophysical technicque to map a potential field generated by stationary electrodes by
moving an electrode around the survey area

In a drilling context, what does ECD stand for?

This is the mud weight that is actually felt by the formation when fluid is being pumped.

In a drilling context, this is the weight of any cementitious material or blend based on the
absolute volume of the cement
A division of geologic time, next shorter than the eon and larger than a period is known as
what
This term refers to the process of denudation of rocks, including physical, chemical and
biological breakdown and transportation
A subsurface interface marking an ancient event that has removed portions of one or more
stratigraphic units
In geology, this is a term used for a semi-enclosed coastal environment of deposition in which
a river mouth permits freshwater to contact and mix with seawater
In geology, this term refers to something pertaining to eustasy, a term for global sea level and
its variations
What is the name of a formation formed by the evaporation of water from shallow seas
following a cement squeeze in which the objective is to squeeze slurry into the perforations,
what is the name of the cement slurry remaining in the wellbore?
Chemical reactions that gives off heat is called how?
In the context of risk, this is the weighted average using probabilities as weights
This expression is used to describe the development of a producing reservoir
This is a general term covering the search for oil and gas
A description of rock resulting from a magma breach to surface and exposed to atmospheric
conditions during cooling
A different part of the rock strata indicating a change in mineral content or deposition
mechanics
The measurement and analysis of pressure data taken after an injection well is shut in
This is an instrument used to measure viscosity and gel strength of drilling mud. The direct-
indicating viscometer is a rotational cylinder and bob instrument.
This term used for water that is distant from the clay surface in a dual-water model
The party that originally owns the leasehold interest and assigns the farmout.
This is a neutron interaction in which the neutron is absorbed by the target nuclei, which then
emit nuclear particles such as alpha or beta particles, gamma rays, protons or additional
neutrons
 Where rock splits or ruptures with associated movement occurs on either side we are in the
presence of what?
This is a silicate mineral, often modified and sometimes part of the movable particles in a
formation
Which aquifer model is based on the premise that the water influx rate is directly proportional
to the pressure drop between the average aquifer pressure and the pressure at the reservoir-
aquifer boundary?
The volume of mud filtrate measured after 30 minutes in API static filtration tests. The volume
and cake thickness are the two data points in the test.
This is the name of a particle size term referring in the strict sense to any particle in the size
range 44 to 74 microns

In geophysics, this is the earliest arrival of energy propagated from the energy source at the
surface to the geophone in the wellbore in vertical seismic profiles and check-shot surveys.

In the context of brine, what does FCTA stand for

What is the slang term used for any lost piece of equipment in the well
A series of multilateral well segments that trunk off a main horizontal well. The appearance
closely resembles the ribs of a fish skeleton trunking off the main backbone.
A downhole valve that is operated by pressure cycling or other remote method to isolate
zones

This is a secondary process which consist of an injection pattern in which four input or
injection wells are located at the corners of a square and the production well sits in the center

A joint of tubing or casing included in the string at a known position to provide a reference
point for further operations.
A connection profile used in pipe work and associated equipment to provide a means of
assembling and disassembling components.

This is a sudden pressure drop that causes hydrocarbon light ends to go from a liquid to a gas

What is the name of the lowest temperature at which application of a flame to the test
chamber of a tester causes vapors of the sample in the chamber to ignite
A component installed near the bottom of the casing string on which cement plugs land during
the primary cementing operation
In drilling, this is a full-sized length of casing placed at the bottom of the casing string that is
usually left full of cement on the inside to ensure that good cement remains on the outside of
the bottom of the casing
These units are commonly deployed for offshore production in locations that have little
infrastructure. They serve as gathering, processing and storage facilities for fluids produced
from subsea wells.
This name is given to materials that cause colloidal particles to group into bunches or flocs
The term used to describe what clays, polymers or other small charged particles do when they
become attached and form a fragile structure, a floc.
What term is used for the attraction, gellation and drop out of suspended particles from a
liquid.
What is the name for relatively short completion components, that have the same internal
diameter as the tubing but have a larger outside diameter and are used to mitigate turbulence
and erosion?
What is the variable obtained when ideal drawdown is divided by actual drawdown
 What is the name of the large-diameter metal pipe that connects the bell nipple under the
rotary table to the possum belly at the mud tanks

this is a test designed to prove that hydrocarbon exists in the reservoir and will flow to surface

In production context, what does FBHP stand for

The pressure at some datum measured while the well is flowing
A pipe fitting with several lateral outlets for connecting flowlines from one or more wells. This
connection directs flow to heater-treaters, separators or other devices.
What is the regular term used to refer to the flow of oil, gas or water through a pipe
The relative change in fluid volume related to a unit change in pressure.
What is the name of a chemical additive that alters fluid rheological properties to reduce
friction created within the fluid
What name is used for a gas in liquid emulsion
One of several materials that reduce the stability of the bubble skin in a foam and cause the
foam to break
This term refers to an obstruction to flow, usually a reduction of permeability
This is the pressure above which injection of fluids will cause the rock formation to fracture
hydraulically.
Quantity of gas measured at standard conditions dissolved in one stock tank barrel of oil at
current reservoir pressure and temperature
The number of barrels of reservoir oil that shrinks to one stock tank barrel
Water that occurs naturally within the pores of rock.
The silicate replaced replica of an animal or plant
A flow test in which the flow rate is measured at four drawdowns to estimate how skin
changes at each rate
This is a special mathematical geometry in reservoir characterization with properties that
reproduce a pattern over a range of scales
The process of separating natural gas into component parts or fractions such as propane,
butane, ethane, etc.
this is a type of well-stimulation operation in which acid is injected into a carbonate formation
at a pressure above the formation-fracturing pressure
A measurement, derived from a data frac, of the efficiency of a particular fluid in creating
fracture area on a particular formation at a set of conditions
In geology, this name is given to a type of secondary porosity produced by the tectonic
fracturing of rock
A method of stimulating production by increasing the permeability of the producing formation
under extremely high hydraulic pressure
Gas that is not dissolved in the liquid is called what
The depth at which a tubing or coiled tubing string that is stuck in the wellbore is free to move.
In the context of pipe movement, this term is the depth at which the pipe is stuck
Water with less than about 600 ppm total dissolved solids is called what
A dimensionless value expressing the roughness of the pipe
In a gradiomanometer tool or pressure derivative calculation, the apparent increased fluid
density observed due to frictional pressure losses along the tool and casing in a fast-flowing
fluid.
A multiphase flow regime in near-vertical pipes in which large, irregular slugs of gas move up
the center of the pipe, usually carrying droplets of oil or water with them.
This is a type of flowmeter in which the spinner blades are collapsed to pass through the
tubing and other restrictions, and then opened up below to sense the full cross section of the
casing or openhole
A viscosity measurement based on the number of seconds that it takes for 1 liter of fluid to
flow through a funnel
What is the name of the current chairman of SPE latin america region
The change in the amplitude of an electrical signal from the original input to the amplified
output.
The mineral form of lead sulfide and the most common ore for lead smelting.
This log uses and reads radiation which is a signature of the formations in a well – very useful
in depth control
What is the name given to the zone of free gas above an oil deposit
What is the name of the fluids generally straight chain alkanes in the C2 to C6+ range, than
can condense from gas when the temperature and pressure drop sufficiently low
When gas from a fee gas cap goes downward toward the top perforations in response to a
drawdown, this is called what
This is the process of flooding an oil reservoir from the top of the reservoir or an updip
location, to push the oil towards a producing well with gas

Gas volume at reservoir conditions divided by gas volume at standard conditions.

In general terms what does GIIP stands for?
A reservoir maintenance or secondary recovery method that uses injected gas to supplement
the pressure in an oil reservoir or field.
One of the artificial lift methods that uses gas injected down the annulus and interspersed into
the flowing fluids in the tubing
A gas-lift system component that is assembled with the production tubing string to provide a
means of locating gas-lift valves.
The ratio of produced gas volume to total produced liquids volume.
A condition in pumping and processing equipment caused by the induction of free gas.
The Invasion of gas into a solid, usually an elastomer, but sometimes referring to a metal is
called what
An installation that processes natural gas to recover natural gas liquids and sometimes other
substances such as sulfur.
The quality of a source rock that makes it more likely to generate gas than oil.
This is a primary recovery mechanism for oil wells containing dissolved and free gas, whereby
the energy of the expanding gas is used to drive the oil from the reservoir formation into the
wellbore
A wellbore that is essentially the same diameter as the bit that was used to drill it. It is
common to find well-consolidated sandstones and carbonate rocks that remain gauge after
being drilled.

What is the name of the pressure read by a gauge that is set to zero at atmospheric pressure

A precisely machined test device used to confirm the dimensional compatibility of tools and
equipment that must pass through restrictions of a certain diameter.
 A parametric approach to stochastic imaging or simulation of a reservoir. Simpler than the
indicator approach, these techniques include a normal score transform of the data to produce
a new variable that is, by construction, univariate and normally distributed.
What is the name of a radioactive measuring device
The term used by drilling rig personnel to refer to bentonite clay.
This is The ability of a fluid to suspend solids
The formation of hydrocarbons from a source rock as bitumen forms from kerogen and
accumulates as oil or gas.
What is the name of the branch of chemistry dealing with the specialized reactions of
downhole fluids and formations.
A scientist trained in the study of the Earth who performs a wide variety of functions, but
typically generate prospects and interpret data such as maps, well logs, outcrops, cuttings,
coresamples and seismic data.
This is the science that study the Earth-its history, structure, composition, life forms and the
processes that continue to change it.

This is a geometrical arrangement of seismic receivers with signals recorded by one channel

A bundle of electrical wires that connects geophones and relays data to the seismic recording
truck or seismic vessel
What is the name given to the "listening ears" used in refraction seismology?
This is the name of the scientist trained in the study of the physics of the Earth, particularly its
electrical, gravitational and magnetic fields and propagation of elastic waves within it
The pressure within the Earth or formation pressure is used to indicate anomalous subsurface
pore pressure that is higher or lower than the normal, predicted hydrostatic pressure for a
given depth or the pressure exerted per unit area by a column of fresh water from sea level to
a given depth.
Techniques that are applied to reservoir characterization using various statistical approaches
to estimate the geological characteristics of formations at a distance from known points, such
as within wellbores.
The process of generating models of the subsurface using geostatistical methods.
What is the name of the statistics of spatially correlated data.
What is the name of the process of using the formation data generated by a measurement
while drilling system to assist in drilling a wellbore to a specific target in the formation
The heat of the earth that usually from produced natural steam
What is the name given to the amount of temperature rise as the well depth increases
A steel cable attached to the rig derrick or mast near the work platform for the derrickman.
What is the name of the largest oil field in the world?
In geophysics, this term is used for a spurious reflection that occurs when seismic energy
initially reverberates upward from the shallow subsurface and then is reflected downward
A generic name widely used for a black, lustrous, carbonaceous resin classified as an
asphaltite.
What is the name of a coarse, metamorphic rock with some parallel alignment of granular
minerals and alternate bands of flaky or elongate minerals
This is a flow cross installed on top of a frac tree where treating iron is connected and
treatment fluid enters the frac tree
A block of the formation that has slid downward between two faults
In a seismic context, this is a device that measures an electric field at multiple points at the
same time.
 This is a common igneous rock with no effective permeability
A generic name given to tools that engage on the outer surface of a tubing string or tool
assembly, generally for fishing purposes.
Large, well sorted and consistently sized sand used to hold back a soft formation
This is a perforating-gun system with a large outside diameter to minimize standoff between
the gun and casing
A metal filter assembly used to support and retain the sand placed during gravel pack
operations.
The overnight work shift of a drilling crew.
A device that measures the local gravitational pull
A sandstone, characterized by angular-shaped grains of quartz and feldspar set in a matrix of
fine grains
Untreated gas that leaves the well and could contain impurities which will be removed in
treating facilities.
This is a computational procedure incorporated in methods for determining the values to be
assigned to grid elements on a map
The total thickness of the pay zone, whether or not it is productive
This is a short section of casing with a rounded nose of a drillable material and a port through
the center to allow circulation
What is the name of the distance between the external surface of the gun assembly and the
internal surface of the casing or liner
Debris, dirt, paraffin, oil, mill scale and rust removed from a pipeline when a scraper or a pig is
used for cleaning purposes.
What is the name of a highly insoluble sulfate mineral that is the first to precipitate from
evaporating seawater
A soft, soluble evaporite mineral commonly known as salt or rock salt
This is a test of injectivity that is useful for establishing formation behavior during pumping
Coefficient describing the total resistance to heat loss from a producing pipe to its
surroundings

In a drilling context, what does HWDP stand for?

What is the name of a nonionic cellulose derivative with hydroxyethyl groups attached to the
polymer structure?
the point at which the wellbore achieves its design orientation in the targeted productive
interval and begins its lateral section is called what?
This is the name of a natural deposit of iron oxide
The quality of variation in rock properties with location in a reservoir or formation.
This term is used for the top part of the structure, expected to be the best place to encounter
accumulation of hydrocarbons
This is a perforating gun having more than four shots per foot
A fault along which there is increasing offset or separation along the strike of the fault plane
A column chart based on classes or bins of equal width
This is a graph or curve that displays time versus distance of motion
This is a record of the fractions of different fluids present at different depths in the borehole
An epoch of geologic time from present to 10,000 years ago
this is a type of packer than utilizes an assembly of friction blocks and slips to set and anchor
the packer on the casing or liner wall
For a strict definition, a 90 degree deviated well
 A type of build up pressure test plot that uses a recording of the pressure during pressure
build-up to predict its virgin reservoir pressure
A block of the formation that has been raised between two faults
What is the name of the technique of injecting heated crude oil from the surface to remove
paraffin deposits
This is a type of viscometer generally used in laboratories to test drilling fluids at simulated
downhole conditions
this is the slang term for a cyclic process in which a well is injected with a recovery
enhancement fluid and, after a soak period, the well is put back on production

Organic carboxylic acids of complex molecular structure that comprise 10 to 90% of lignite.

The processes involved in the decomposition of organic matter and leading to the formation of
humus
This is a type of tool-string centralizer that employs hydraulic force to energize the centralizer
arms or bows
In drilling, what is the name of the measure of the energy per unit of time that is being
expended across the bit nozzles?
An artificial lift system that is powered by injected fluid (usually water), that powers a pump
similar to the rotating pump used in electrical submersible pumps
This is the only common, inexpensive mineral acid that can dissolve siliceous minerals and
composed in part by fluorine
An extraordinarily poisonous gas that at low concentrations has the odor of rotten eggs
Which instrument is dropped in a liquid to measure its specific gravity
The pressure exerted by a column of a single density fluid
What is the meaning of HP in HP Starch, in a drilling fluid context?
This element is a derivative of natural starch nonionic, with three reactive OH groups on each
glucose unit
A theoretical gas that perfectly obeys PV=RT/m equation
What is the name given to solidified molten rock, specifically granites
This is a clay type of varying form and composition, rarely water sensitive
What is the name given to the absorption and adsorption of fluids into the pores of the rock
Pertaining to a condition in which two fluids are incapable of forming molecularly distributed
mixtures or attaining homogeneity at that scale
This property is the product of bulk density and seismic propagation velocity in the medium in
which the wavefield propogates
Pertaining to a rock that is incapable of transmitting fluids because of low permeability
In geology, this term is used to refer to the original location or position, such as a large
outcrop that has not been disturbed by faults or landslides
What is the name of a method of thermal recovery in which fire is generated inside the
reservoir by injecting a gas containing oxygen, such as air.
What is the name given to waters which, when mixed, may cause a precipitate
This is an electromagnetic method that uses electrodes with time-varying currents and
voltages to map the variation of electrical permittivity (dielectric constant) in the Earth at low
frequencies
This test is a combination of a 6FF40 induction log with an electrode measurement such as a
16-in. [40-cm] short normal
this is the name the extra resistance of a porous medium to fluid flow, beyond that predicted
by Darcy's law, caused by local accelerations within the tortuous pore volume
 In completions, What is the meaning of ICV?
The relationship between reservoir or pore pressure, flowing bottom hole pressure, and
production rate.
What is the name of an acid treatment fluid that has been mixed with chemical additives to
control the corrosive effect on the mixing and pumping equipment
The name of the original pressure measured in a discovery well?
The act of forcing, pumping, or free flow under vacuum, of substances into a porous and
permeable subsurface rock formation.
what is the name of a small-diameter conduit that is run alongside production tubulars to
enable injection of inhibitors or similar treatments during production
A well equipped with monitoring equipment and completion components that can be adjusted
to optimize production, either automatically or with some operator intervention

This is a downhole tool used with a jar to increase the impact force imparted as the jar is fired
What is the name given to the corrosion along the grain boundaries of a metal
A property of the interface between two immiscible phases when the phases are both liquid. Is
the Gibbs free energy per unit area of interface at fixed temperature and pressure
This term is used to refer to any particle in the size range 250 to 2000 microns.
This is a casing string that is generally set in place after the surface casing and before the
production casing
What is the process where gas is injected under a column of liquid (usually above a standing
valve) to displace that slug of liquid to the surface?

What does ISO stands for?

What are the two main group of SPE Awards

This is the name given to the water within the pores
this is the name of the volume close to the borehole wall in which some or all of the moveable
fluids have been displaced by mud filtrate
What is the name of a map that shows points of similar pressure in a field
This is the name of a line joining points of equal time or age, such as a reflection in a seismic
profile or contours in an isochron map.
This is a multi-rate drawdown and build-up test with different drawdowns of the same duration
but buildups reaching stabilization
This is a map that shows contours between points of equal formation thickness
In a geophyisical context, this is a correction for variations in the density or thickness of the
Earth's crust
This is a characteristic that describes no variation in properties with direction
This is another term for pseudogeometrical factor, the response of a logging measurement as
a function of distance from the tool
In well completions, this is a type of mechanism commonly used in the setting and unsetting of
downhole tools and equipment such as packers
What is the name of a support structure used to stabilize the injector head and pressure-
control equipment on some offshore, or special onshore, coiled tubing units
When a component is stucked downhole, this mechanical device is used to deliver an impact
load to that component?
A qualitative pilot test used to determine whether water-wet solids exist in an oil-base mud
 This is a downhole tool, generally run on wireline or coiled tubing, that uses the detonation of
a shaped explosive charge to cut the surrounding tubing or casing wall
What is the name of a mud-flow device, also called a mud hopper, through which materials
are put into the circulating mud system
This is a mixing system used to mix dry powder materials with a base liquid, such as cement
slurry or drilling muds
This is the part of the bit that includes a hole or opening for drilling fluid to exit
In a perforating job, this activity involves the use of shaped explosive charges to create
perforation tunnels
This is a type of pump that operates on the principle of a high-pressure fluid jet and the venturi
effect it creates
What is the name of the first President of the official SPE
In geology this is a surface of breakage, cracking or separation within a rock along which
there has been NO movement parallel to the defining plane
What is the name of Repsol's CEO
What is the name of the effect that happens when a real (not ideal) gas expands, the
temperature of the gas drops.

Name one of SPE magazines

What is a slang term for a member of a seismic acquisition crew or party who lays out cables
and plants geophones for seismic acquisition and collects them after surveying
Which term is used for anything in the wellbore that is not supposed to be there
in drilling, this is a tool run into the wellbore to retrieve junk from the bottom of the hole
This is a downhole tool similar in function to a casing scraper that is run to ensure an
unobstructed wellbore before setting a packer or similar fullbore device
A geologic time period 140 to 200 million years ago.
What is the name of who is going to be the 2022 SPE president
This is a type of clay mineral from the kaolin group that forms through the weathering of
feldspar and mica group minerals
In drilling, this device is an adapter that serves to connect the rotary table to the kelly
The condition that occurs when the kelly is all the way down, so drilling progress cannot
continue
A mechanical device for rotating the kelly, typically pneumatic
The naturally occurring, solid, insoluble organic matter that occurs in source rocks and can
yield oil upon heating
This is a small-diameter channel worn into the side of a larger diameter wellbore
The point at which a rapid change of deviation is made in a vertical well
the point at which a rapid change of deviation is made in a wellbore is called what?
A downhole valve in the tubing string used to isolate the string and allow a kill without having
fluid on the formation
A high-pressure pump designated for well-kill purposes
A mud whose density is high enough to produce a hydrostatic pressure at the point of influx in
a wellbore and shut off flow into the well
 A unit of measurement for pressure in the International System of Units (SI) with the
conversion factor of 6.9 of this unit per 1 lbf/in2
The ratio of the viscosity to the density using consistent units.
This is a mathematical representation of the principle that a wavefield at a given point in space
and time can be considered as the superposition of waves propagating from adjacent points
and earlier times
In production testing context, this is the liquid condensed by a scrubber following a
compression and cooling process

A unit of speed used for marine and aerial navigation equivalent to one nautical mile per hour
A flex joint in a tool string that allows alignment with a target not in the same plane.
In reservoir characterization this is a curve used to generate a certain type of fractal geometry

This is a statistical technique used with variograms to determine the value of a point in a
heterogeneous grid from known values nearby
The weights assigned to control points in kriging operations to minimize the variance, thus
eliminating systematic estimation errors
This is a measure of a curve describing the statistical frequency distribution in the region
about its mode
This is the name of regionally extensive deposits along the shores of ancient seas
This is a type of streamlined flow for single-phase fluids in which the fluid moves in parallel
layers
A fine layer in strata, also called a lamina, common in fine-grained sedimentary rocks such as
shale, siltstone and fine sandstone.
A completion component fabricated as a short section of heavy wall tubular with a machined
internal surface that provides a sealarea and a locking profile.

What is the meaning of LACPEC

In chemistry and physics, what name is also used to refer to Dalton's law?
A slab of reservoir rock bounded above and below by another type of this, in vertical hydraulic
communication.
This is a method of seismic inversion whereby the effects of rock layers having different
seismic characteristics are removed from layers below
An advanced testing technique using a combination of transient-rate and pressure
measurements and stabilized flow profiles to determine permeability and skin for each of
several layers commingled in a well.
A project associated with a potential accumulation that is currently poorly defined and requires
more data acquisition and/or evaluation
A test to detect hydrogen sulfide in a fluid by discoloration of a paper moistened with the lead
acetate solution
A cement system used to provide zonal isolation across generally nonproductive zones
located above the zones of interest.

What is the name given to the process of determination of the location of a leak in a pipeline
This test is intended to determine the point of leak-off
Residual gas, mainly methane and ethane, that remains after the heavier hydrocarbons have
been condensed in the wellhead.
 Liquid hydrocarbon utilized to remove heavier components from the gas stream in a gas
processing plant.
A percentage share of production, or the value derived from production, which is granted to
the lessor in the oil and gas lease, and which is free of the costs of drilling and producing.
An occasion when a governmental body offers exploration acreage for leasing by exploration
and production companies, typically in return for a fee and a performance or work obligation,
such as acquisition of seismic data or drilling a well.
A lifting device used when performing coiled tubing operations from a semisubmersible rig or
drillship.
This is a crude with typically an API gravity of 30 or 33 up to 40

A type of coal that is found in surface deposits worldwide. Lignite is mined and put into piles
where it can oxidize in the air before it is dried, ground and bagged for use in drilling fluids

This is a type of water-base mud that is saturated with Ca(OH)2 and has excess, undissolved
lime solids maintained in reserve
In formation evaluation, this is a transform from raw log data chosen so that a log recorded in
these units will give the correct porosity of the formation
An injection pattern in which the injection wells are located in a straight line parallel to the
production wells.
In well testing this is the solution to differential equations treating the well as a vertical line
through a porous medium
This is the name of a synthetic hydrocarbon liquid made by the polymerization of ethylene,
with a linear structure with a double bond at the end of the chain
Any string of casing in which the top does not extend to the surface but instead is suspended
from inside the previous casing string
A device used to attach or hang liners from the internal wall of a previous casing string.
When Natural gas, mainly methane and ethane is forced to change its state at cryogenic
temperatures is called what
In the context of hydrocarbons what does LPG stands for
What is the name of a hygroscopic liquid used to remove water and water vapor from a gas
stream
When gas is slipping by the liquids, emptying only a part of the liquids in the well and leaving a
portion of the liquid in the wellbore
The depth at which the first liquid is found in a well.
What name is used to call the natural gas that has been cooled down to a liquid form for ease
and safety storage and transport?
Process of changes that produce rock from sediments
This is a map of subsurface changes in formation physical properties
In geology this term refers to something related to the macroscopic nature of the mineral
content, grain size, texture and color of rocks

What is the name of the outer layer of the earth including the crust and the uppermost mantle

This is a seismic inversion technique that attempts to describe lithology of individual rock
layers through analysis of variation of reflected seismic amplitude with offset
A term used to describe a cement slurry that remains liquid but is still capable of thickening or
setting to become an unmovable solid mass.
What name is given to the oil pumped into a wellbore in preparation for, or as part of, a
treatment
this is the name of the intermediate texture and properties between fine-textured and coarse-
textured soils

The fraction of a particular fluid measured in the vicinity of a small probe in a production well.

What is the name of a small sensor, part of a production logging tool, which determines the
type of fluid in its vicinity as it moves up and down a production well
What is a simple term use for any continuous measure of formation properties with electrically
powered instruments to infer properties and make decisions about drilling and production
operations
This is a type of multiply-reflected seismic energy that appears as an event
What is the expression used for an emulsion with large and widely distributed droplets
what expression is used for the reduced or total absence of fluid flow up the annulus when
fluid is pumped through the drillstring
A type of drilling-fluid solid having a lower density than the barite or hematite that is used to
weight up a drilling fluid, including drill solids plus the added bentonite clay.
What is the name of the materials used to reduce torque and drag
A long, high-pressure pipe fitted to the top of a wellhead or Christmas tree so that tools may
be put into a high-pressure well.
A descriptive term for the strong affinity that a solid material (usually a colloid) has for the
liquid in which the solid is dispersed.
A colloid with a strong affinity for the liquid in which it is dispersed
A descriptive term for the lack of affinity (or repulsion) that a solid material has for the liquid in
which the solid is dispersed.
This is the name of molten rock (also known as lava) that crystallizes into an igneous rock
This instrument is used to measure the intensity and variances of the magnetic fields in the
earth
In a drilling context, what is the name of a clutched, rotating spool that enables the driller to
use the drawworks motor to apply tension to a chain connected to the makeup tongs?
Gas injected into a gas-condensate reservoir to maintain the pressure level, thus preventing
further condensate dropout.
This is a round bar or tube around which other parts are mounted.
The intermediate layer of the Earth beneath the crust that is about 2900 km thick and overlies
the core of the Earth.
What is the name of a metamorphic rock composed largely of calcite
When identifying a specific age, this are fossils specific to a particular age
A joint of tubing used in a workover or completion tubing string that serves as a position or
depth indicator.
A funnel shaped device of specific volume and shape and outlet that is used to quickly
estimate the viscosity of the drilling mud
A block of rock that forms a structural or topographic feature, such as a block of igneous of
metamorphic rock within an area of mountain building, or orogeny is called what
The structure used to support the crown block and the drillstring, usually rectangular or
trapezoidal in shape and offer a very good stiffness, important to land rigs whose mast is laid
down when the rig is moved.
A specific document that shows important physical and chemical characteristics of a chemical
or product to alert a user, transporter or other interested party to potential safety hazards that
may be associated with the material.
The physical structure of a clastic rock is known as what
 The treatment of a reservoir formation with a stimulation fluid containing a reactive acid.
In naturally fractured reservoirs, what are the porosity types involved?
In geology this is the state of a source rock with respect to its ability to generate oil or gas
A group of four partial differential equations that describe all classical phenomena, involving
electric and magnetic fields.
this is a trademarked name for a material balance model for history matching and
performance prediction
The position on a logging tool that best represents the center of the vertical response of the
measurement.
What is the name of the evaluation of physical properties, usually including pressure,
temperature and wellbore trajectory in three-dimensional space, while extending a wellbore

What does MSE stand for in a drilling context?

What is the name given to the limiting or prevention of motion of the drillstring by anything
other than differential pressure sticking
A particular type of induction log designed to read an intermediate distance into the formation
while maintaining good vertical resolution.
This term is used to describe the electromagnetic force generated across an ion-selective
membrane when solutions on either side of the membrane have different salinities
This is a phenomena between a liquid and a solid surface created by adhesion and cohesion
forces
The shorter chain of this materials are used as an odor marker in natural gas
A technique for measuring the bulk volume of a core sample by observing the displacement of
mercury in a chamber.
This is a geologic time era from 65 million to 250 million years ago
The last stage of maturation and conversion of organic matter to hydrocarbons.
The loss of material on the inside or outside of a casing or tubing due to corrosion is called
what?
These types of rocks form from the alteration of preexisting rocks by changes in ambient
temperature, pressure, volatile content, or all of these
This rocks form from the alteration of preexisting rocks by changes in ambient temperature,
pressure, volatile content, or all of these.
The process by which the characteristics of rocks are altered or the rock is recrystallized.
What is the name of the operation to adjust the meter to a specific standard?
In a production testing context, what is the name of the difference in gas volume registered
using two different meters.
What is the name of the lightest and most abundant of the hydrocarbon gases and the
principal component of natural gas?
An unusual occurrence of hydrocarbon in which molecules of methane are trapped in ice
molecules
An enhanced oil recovery technique in which a micelle solution is pumped into a reservoir
through specially distributed injection wells.
In EOR, this is a surfactant molecules formed when the surfactant concentration in a solution
reaches a critical point, thus lowering the free energy of the system
Dense, fine-grained carbonate mud or rocks composed of mud that forms by erosion of larger
carbonate grains, organic precipitation or inorganic precipitation.
 In an EOR context what does MEOR stands for
An emulsion with very tiny, highly dispersed bubbles.
Very small pores created by high surface area, authogenic clay deposits is called what

This is a small energy emissions from small feature tectonic events, including production of
fluids from a reservoir and the resultant transfer of overburden to the matrix of the reservoir

A tool that grinds metal downhole.

A downhole tool routinely used in fishing operations to prepare the top and outside surface of
a fish, generally to allow an overshot or similar fishing tool to engage cleanly on the fish.
A crystalline substance that is naturally occurring, inorganic, and has a unique or limited range
of chemical compositions.
Ownership of the right to exploit, mine or produce all minerals lying beneath the surface of a
property.
An epoch of time from 5.3 to 25 million years ago
In geophysics, this is the name given to a situacion when an interpreted reflection does not
close, or tie, when interpreting intersecting lines

When fluid phases that mix together without forming a distinct boundary they are called what?
Flow control unit used in the pressurization of fluid employed in hydraulic fracturing.
A geologic period of time from 360 to 320 million years ago
A device used to collect small liquid droplets from the gas stream before it leaves the
separator.
A multiphase fluid-flow regime characterized by the gas phase being distributed as bubbles
through the liquid phase.
This is a product similar to mixed-metal hydroxide, but based on silicate chemistry
A generic term for several classes of self-contained floatable or floating drilling machines such
as jackups, semisubmersibles, and submersibles.
In chemical flooding, this is the name of a fluid stage, normally water thickened with a
polymer, pumped between the micellar or alkaline chemical solution and the final water
injection
What is the term used to describe the act of constructing a model
A multi-rate drawdown and build-up test with different drawdown pressures but the same
duration
This variable meassures stress over strain, and it is a measure of stiffness also known as
Young‟s Modulus
The boundary between the crust and the mantle of the Earth
What is the name of the ten point scale of mineral hardness
The product of a physical quantity and its distance from an axis or a tendency to cause motion
around an axis.
This is the name of the small platform that the derrickman stands on when tripping pipe
What is the name of a simple fold with an otherwise uniform dip, in local steepening strata.
This is an alumino-silicate clay mineral with a 2;1 expanding crystal lattice
This is the name of a tubular placed at the bottom of the subsurface sucker-rod pump and
inside the gas anchor to drive the formation fluid with little or no gas into the pump
This is a hole in the rig floor designed to hold a joint of pipe
This is an acquisition technique whereby the energy source and receivers are kept in the
same relative position and moved together to different spots to compile a profile or map
A mixture of hydrofluoric acid and hydrochloric acid or organic acid used as the main fluid in a
sandstone matrix treatment.
A cylindrical vessel in which a mud sample can be heated under pressure.
In a drilling fluid context, what is the name given to the action of the mud flowing into the well?
This is a record of information on mud or cuttings that are circulated to the surface
A formal plan developed for a specific well with predictions and requirements at various
intervals of the wellbore depth.
A mud distillation unit used to measure the water, oil and solids content of a mud.
What do drillers use as a relative indicator of how much drilling fluid is returning at the flow
line?
A mud sample taken from the suction pit just before the mud goes into the pump and down
the wellbore.
Sedimentary rocks that consist of particles finer than sand grade and include both silt and clay
grade material. Also called shales.
Pertaining to a well that has more than one branch radiating from the main borehole
This situation often severely complicates pumping, flow prediction and measurement
This is the test conducted at a series of different flow rates for the purpose of determining well
deliverability
What is the name of an aromatic solvent with highly-variable quality
This is a conventional marine seismic data acquired using a single vessel to tow one or two
seismic source arrays in front of a receiver spread
This is a core taken so as to preserve the in-situ water saturation of the rock
What is the name given to a fracture in the rock created by geologic events such as uplift
A naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon gases that is highly compressible and expansible
In a production context, what does NGL stand for?
This is the name of a natural gas liquid with a vapor pressure intermediate between
condensate and liquefied petroleum gas
This is a unit of distance used for marine and aerial navigation approximately equivalent to the
angle of one minute of latitude at Earth’s surface
What would be the mathematical sign for the skin in a well after a stimulation process?
In geophysics, this is a geometrical arrangement of seismic receivers with signals recorded by
one channel
This name is given to any model that incorporates more than one variable that is represented
by fractal geometry or a fractal function
In an oil and gas business context, this is a share of production after all burdens, such as
royalty and overriding royalty, have been deducted from the working interest
A concept for advanced computer calculations developed by Alan Turing to mimic some of the
operations of the neurons in a brain.
A chemical reaction between an acid and a base to form a salt and water
In formation evaluation this property is obtained by a log based on the effect of the formation
on fast neutrons emitted by a source
This type of fluid whose shear force and response is directly proportional to shear rate and
with a yield point of zero
This is a pressure drop vs. flow study, using a computer program that compares flow
performance at various “nodes” along the flow path
this is a record of the sound measured at different positions in the borehole
 This fluid has a viscosity that does not produce a linear shear stress-shear stress rate.
A geological surface that separates younger overlying sedimentary strata from eroded
igneous or metamorphic rocks and represents a large gap in the geologic record.
What name is given to the flow regime departing from the laminar flow region where Darcy
flow is measurable
In an oil and gas business context, this term refers to the ownership in a share of production,
paid to an owner who does not share in the right to explore

In geology, this is a type of fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
In a geophysical context, what does NMO stands for
This is a unit of concentration for solutions that provides a simple relationship between the
volume in cm3 of reagent added during a titration and the chemical equivalents of a material
with which the reagent reacts
Which region accounts for the highest number of professional members
This is a well used for instrumentation or mechanical observations of a reservoir
This is one of the layers that constitute the atomic structure of the clay group of layered
silicate minerals
In geology, this is an area of the subsurface where source rock has reached appropriate
conditions of pressure and temperature to generate liquid hydrocarbons as opposed to gas
In a drilling fluid context, what does OOC stands for?
What is defined as the temperature range at which crude oil is generated from organic matter
in source rocks?
This is an invert-emulsion mud, or an emulsion whose continuous phase is oil
In geology, this is the term used to describe an accumulation, pool or group of pools of oil, but
in the subsurface
In geology, what is the name of the quality of a source rock that makes it more likely to
generate oil than gas?
In reservoir, this is a bounding surface above which predominantly oil occurs and below which
predominantly water occurs
An epoch in time from 25 to 28 million years ago
What is the name of a low-molecular-weight polymer typically with two to five monomer units
What is the name of Sclumberger's CEO
What is the name of the multi-society library supported by SPE
This is a spheres of calcium carbonate precipitated from connate wate
This is the term that describe the calculated maximum flow rate that a system may provide in
the absence of restrictions
This is a type of packer designed for use in openhole applications such as drillstem testing
Which is a geologic time period from 425 million to 500 million years ago
A type of organic fluid, such as acetic or formic acid, used in oil and gas well-stimulation
treatments
This theory establishes that organic materials are buried, heat and pressure transform them
into hydrocarbons over geologic time
This is a term pertaining to a material that associates with organic and oily surfaces and
liquids and rejects aqueous systems
The oiriginal accumulation of oil in a reservoir is called what
 Movement of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane into a solution of higher solute
concentration that tends to equalize the concentrations of solute on the two sides of the
membrane
This is the name of a group of experts who advise North Sea countries on environmental
policy and legislation
This is a body of rock exposed at the surface of the Earth
When the pressure in the wellbore in higher than the pressure in the reservoir is called what
This term is used for the sediment weight pressing down on the formation
This is the name of a specially prepared fluid used to displace matrix acid treatments away
from the wellbore at the conclusion of a stimulation treatment
This is a subsurface pressure that is abnormally high, exceeding hydrostatic pressure at a
given depth
this is a phenomenon exploited for the purpose of detecting and quantifying the flow of water
in or around a borehole
What is the name of a fluid that is left in the annular region of a well between tubing and outer
casing above a packer
This science is in charge of the study of fossils
An era of geologic time lasting from 570 million years ago to 245 million years ago
A hydrocarbon compound that often precipitates on production components as a result of the
changing temperatures and pressures within the production system
A downhole tool, generally run on slickline, used to remove paraffin and soft wax deposits
from the internal wall of productiontubulars and completion equipment.
This is a test performed in a specialized filtration-type apparatus to determine the
effectiveness of additives to prevent fluid loss into a permeable medium
A drilling tool that uses polycrystalline diamond compact cutters to shear rock with a
continuous scraping motion.
A geologic time period from 290 to 320 million years ago
This is the process of downward movement of water through the soil
An explosive device that utilizes a cavity-effect explosive reaction to generate a high-pressure,
high-velocity jet that creates a perforation tunnel.

Pieces of charge cases, loading tubes, and alignment equipment generated by firing the gun
A type and structure of frozen soil found in a new cold areas of the world.
The product of formation permeability and producing formation thickness in a producing well.
A geologic time period from 250 to 290 million years ago
In geology, this refer to all the components and processes necessary to generate and store
hydrocarbons, including a mature source rock, migration pathway, reservoir rock, trap and
seal
The study of macroscopic features of rocks, such as their occurrence, origin and history, and
structure and their texture and composition.
A process or procedure used to interpret petrophysical data. Usually representing a set of
equations, algorithms or other mathematical processes.
What is the name of the study of reservoir rocks and their reactions and properties
This property is the degree of acidity (or alkalinity) of a soil as determined by means of a glass
electrode
 A drilling-fluid test to measure pH of muds and mud filtrates, usually performed according to
API specifications.
When doing a piggingg, what is the name given to the trip of a pig through a pipeline for
cleaning purposes
What is the name given to the act of forcing a device called a pig through a pipeline for the
purposes of displacing or separating fluids, and cleaning or inspecting the line.
Any relatively small quantity (less than 200 bbl) of a special blend of drilling fluid to accomplish
a specific task that the regular drilling fluid cannot perform
This is the name of an experimental test, or series of tests, used to predict mud behavior and
guide future actions by the mud engineer
An operating condition during a snubbing operation in which the wellhead pressure and
buoyancy forces are greater than the force resulting from the weight of the pipe or tubing
string.
A type of sealing element in high-pressure split seal blowout preventers that is manufactured
with a half-circle hole on the edge sized to fit around drillpipe.
Pertaining to screw threads, the pitch refers to the measurement between adjacent threads.
The lead refers to the distance the screw advances in one complete revolution.
This is a stress level, beyond the elastic limit, that produces yielding in tubulars
This is a complex, non-Newtonian fluid whose shear force is not proportional to the shear rate

In geology, this is the unifying geologic theory developed to explain observations that
interactions of the brittle plates of the lithosphere with each other and with the softer
underlying asthenosphere result in large-scale changes in the Earth
A topographic feature consisting of a large flat area at a relatively high elevation with steep
sides.
A relatively flat, nearly level area of sedimentary rocks in a continent that overlies or abuts the
basement rocks of a craton.
What is the name given to a log that has been generated from digital data some time after the
actual acquisition of the data
This is a quarter-turn valve whose closure element is usually a tapered plug having a
rectangular port
An elastic constant that is a measure of the compressibility of material perpendicular to
applied stress, or the ratio of latitudinal to longitudinal strain.
The nature of the positive and negative portions of the seismic wavelet, the positive and
negative aspects of electrical equipment, or the north and south orientations of magnets and
the Earth's magnetic field.
A large molecule made up of repeating units.
What is the name of a synthetic or man-made gelling agent that increases viscosity and helps
control leakoff
This is a volume of polymer slurry placed in a wellbore, which, in time and under the correct
temperature conditions, will develop to provide a high-viscosity platform on which a cement
plug can be placed
This is the name of the connection between the pores, often a fraction of the pore size and an
obvious restriction
The percentage of the rock volume that is not rock grains and could be occupied by fluids
In drilling context, this refers to a hard granular nodules composed essentially of hydraulic
calcium silicates, with smaller quantities of calcium aluminates and ferrites
 In drilling, this is a type of fluid pump in which the displacement volume of the pump is fixed
for each rotation of the pump
In geology this term refers to something pertaining to a hydrocarbon source rock that has
generated as much hydrocarbon as possible and is becoming thermally altered
What is the lowest temperature that a hydrocarbon fluid can be flowed before gelling or
turning solid
The geologic time from 570 million years ago to the beginning of the earth
What term refers to the formation of an insoluble material in a fluid
This is the force distributed over a surface.
This is the change in pressure with depth
in a fluid context what does PVT mean?
The process of placing a cement sheath around a casing or liner string.
The expulsion of newly generated hydrocarbons from a source rock.
The porosity preserved from deposition through lithification.
This is the recovery of hydrocarbons obtained without injecting any fluid in the reservoir or
applying any other method
The source of power for the rig location.
This property is obtained dividing the solution and free gas by the oil produced
A record of one or more in-situ measurements that describe the nature and behavior of fluids
in or around the borehole during production or injection.
This device is a wellbore tubular used to produce reservoir fluids
The amount of production, after deducting cost oil production allocated to costs and expenses,
that will be divided between the participating parties and the host government under the
production sharing contract.
Sized particles mixed with fracturing fluid to hold fractures open after a hydraulic fracturing
treatment.
This elements are required to "prop open" the fracture once the pumps are shut down and the
fracture begins to close
An area of exploration in which hydrocarbons have been predicted to exist in economic
quantity.
This is the name of trademarked nodal analysis program from IPM
those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be
estimated with reasonable certainty to be commercially recoverable
What is the name of a complex non-Newtonian fluid without thixotrophy
This is a technique in which an ultrasonic transducer emits a high-frequency acoustic pulse
towards the borehole wall, where it is reflected back to the same transducer operating in
receive mode
When dividing the output of the pump at stated conditions by the ideal output, what value is
obtained
The ability of the slurry to be pumped. Pumpability is usually measured by the API thickening-
time test.
What is the name of SiO2 mineral with a variety of crystal shapes
A geologic time period from present to 2 million years ago
A slang term for an internal drift diameter gauge typically used to check casing or tubing joints
before they are picked up and runinto the wellbore. The drift diameter used depends on the
size and weight of the tubular being checked.
 Electric detonators used in wireline and electronic firing-head perforating operations, which
are immune to radio interference and thus cannot be accidentally triggered by radio
transmissions.
A procedure imposed during perforating operations in which radios at or near the wellsite are
switched off to prevent accidental detonation of perforating guns.
A classification of blowout preventer in which the pressure-control functions are achieved
through the operation of hydraulically operated ram sets.
The difference between the maximum load reached in the upstroke and the minimum load
registered in the downstroke

Skin effect with a magnitude that depends on the flow rate of the wellbore fluid.
In a drilling context, what does ROP stand for?
In production facilities, this is the gas produced from the well, unprocessed natural gas or the
inlet natural gas to a plant
A type of surface wave in which particles move in an elliptical path within the vertical plane
containing the direction of wave propagation.
A type of fluid pump in which reciprocating pistons or plungers displace the fluid.
In seismic data, this term refers to the energy detected and measured by a receiver
The amount of oil that can be produced from a reservoir under current economic conditions is
said to be what?

The recoverable amount of hydrocarbon initially in place, normally expressed as a percentage

A prediction of the amount of production that will occur from a well, reservoir or field
a type of chemical reaction in which one reactant is reduced (gains electrons) while the other
is oxidized (loses electrons) is called what
What is the name of a chemical added to an acid to stabilize iron
In geology, this is a mound, ridge, or buildup of sediment or sedimentary rock, most
commonly produced by organisms that secrete shells such as corals
The device used to store and transport a coiled tubing string ready for use at the wellsite
This is a technique to measure and display the three-dimensional distribution of velocity or
reflectivity of a volume of the Earth by using numerous sources and receivers at the Earth's
surface
In geophysics this is the ratio of amplitude of the reflected wave to the incident wave, or how
much energy is reflected
In geophysics, this is an interface between layers of contrasting acoustic, optical or
electromagnetic properties
This geophysical technique in which a charge is set off resulting in energy waves that travels
through subsurface structures was first introduced in 1923-1924:
A layer of rock that is sufficiently thick, areally extensive, and has a distinctly higher velocity
than the rocks immediately above it such that it can transmit a head wave, or a wave
transmitted at its critical incident angle.
The migration of shoreline into a basin during progradation due to a fall in relative sea level.
This term is used to describe the migration of shoreline into a basin during progradation due to
a fall in relative sea level
An organization appointed by the government or industry to establish standards and ensure
their compliance.
Quantity that is double the filtrate volume collected from a filtration test between 7.5 to 30
minutes
In a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurement, this is the characteristic time for a loss
of coherent energy by protons in rocks
The return of part or all of a lease or concession to a lessor, farmor or host government. The
return may be voluntary or compelled contractually.

Fraction of pore volume occupied by oil at any location in a reservoir at any time during its life
This term is used for an interval of log that has been recorded for a second time
The quantitative value that is equal to or below the absolute difference between two test
results, within a probability of 95%
In onshore operations, this is an earthen-bermed storage area for discarded drilling fluid
A model of a reservoir that incorporates all the characteristics of the reservoir that are
pertinent to its ability to store hydrocarbons and also to produce them

The variations in rock properties in a reservoir.

This term is used specifically to reflect the act of producing a model of a reservoir
The pressure of fluids within the pores of a reservoir, usually hydrostatic pressure, or the
pressure exerted by a column of water from the formation's depth to sea level
A computer run of a reservoir model over time to examine the flow of fluid within the reservoir
and from the reservoir
This is the ability of a material inverse of conductivity and is measured in ohm-m
The ratio of the true resistivity to the resistivity of the same rock filled with water.
In formation evaluation this is relating to two or more logging measurements that have the
same response
A chemical additive used to increase the thickening time of cement slurries or similar fluids
that may have a limited pumping time
The volume percent of a mud that is not captured in the receiver when performing the water,
oil and solids test as prescribed by API
This is a test for water mud or oil mud, also known as the water, oil and solids test
A type of downhole isolation tool that may be unset and retrieved from the wellbore after use,
such as may be required following treatment of an isolated zone.
This is a device designed for perforations and to be retrieved from the wellbore after firing
The formation of liquid hydrocarbons in a gas reservoir as the pressure in the reservoir
decreases below dewpoint pressure during production
Mud that comes back to the surface and exits through the flowline after being pumped down
the drillpipe.
A downhole tool that is designed to enable communication between the tubing internal
diameter and the annulus, typically for reverse circulation purposes, although conventional
circulation often can also be undertaken.

The intentional pumping of wellbore fluids down the annulus and back up through the drillpipe.

A type of in-situ combustion in which the burning front moves in an opposite direction to the
injected air.
An additive for oil- and synthetic-base muds that provides high viscosity at low shear rates
The most compact arrangement in space of uniform spheres that results in a structure having
no more than 26% porosity.
Natural gas containing heavier hydrocarbons than a lean gas
This is a term to refer to a glycol that contains water released by wet gas while percolating
upward in the absorber
Region in which the Earth's crust is pulling apart and creating normal faults and down-dropped
areas or subsidence.
The relatively small work area in which the rig crew conducts operations, usually adding or
removing drillpipe to or from the drillstring.
This expression is used to describe the action of making ready the rig for use
This abbreviation is an additive for oil- and synthetic-base muds that provides high viscosity at
low shear rates
What is the name of Petrobras's CEO
This terms is used to refer to the physical characteristics of reservoir rocks that enable them
to store fluids and to allow fluids to flow through them
An assembled length of sucker rods used to connect and power a rod pump with the
reciprocating power source at surface.
This is another term used for kelly bushing
A method of making hole that relies on continuous circular motion of the bit to break rock at
the bottom of the hole
In drilling this is the revolving or spinning section of the drillfloor that provides power to turn
the drillstring in a clockwise direction
A floor hand, or member of the drilling crew who works under the direction of the driller to
make or break connections as drillpipeis tripped in or out of the hole.
Ownership of a percentage of production or production revenues, produced from leased
acreage. The owner of this share of production does not bear any of the cost of exploration,
drilling, producing, operating, marketing or any other expense associated with drilling and
producing an oil and gas well.
To connect pipe together and lower the connected length into the borehole in a controlled
fashion.
A generic name for a tool or device that is used in the placement or setting of downhole
equipment such as permanent packers or plugs
An elastic body wave in which particles oscillate perpendicular to the direction in which the
wave propagates
A mechanical device attached to tool strings or flush surface tubulars as they are assembled
or disassembled.
This is a weak spot in the drillstring sometimes is intentionally put into the drillstring so that if
tension in the drillstring exceeds a predetermined amount, this device will part and the rest of
the drillstring will be salvageable
Which generic term is used to describe small formation particles known as fines that may be
produced with the reservoir fluid
The installation of equipment or application of techniques to prevent migration of reservoir
sand into the wellbore or near-wellbore area
The physical interface between the formation and the wellbore
A method for characterization of heavy oils based on fractionation, whereby a heavy oil
sample is separated into smaller quantities or fractions, with each fraction having a different
composition.
Which member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have the largest natural
gas proven reserves in the group?
A common well-intervention operation involving a wide variety of mechanical scale-inhibitor
treatments and chemical options
A perforating gun with a recess profile in the perforating gun body adjacent to the shaped
charge.
 This is the name for a treating chemical that is added to a drilling mud or other fluid to react
with a contaminant to change the contaminant to a less harmful compound
What is the device for removing dirt, water, foreign matter, or undesired liquids that are part of
the gas flowstream known as?
Another term for remedial cementing, cementing operations performed to repair primary-
cementing problems or to treat conditions arising after the wellbore has been constructed
In an oil and gas business context, this is the term of an oil and gas lease in which the lease is
held in force after expiration of the primary term
The process of creation, transportation and deposition of sediments.
This is a technique to measure and display the three-dimensional distribution of velocity or
reflectivity of a volume of the Earth by using numerous sources and receivers at the Earth's
surface
A device that records seismic energy in the form of ground motion and transforms it to an
electrical impulse.
A cylindrical or spherical vessel used to separate oil, gas and water from the total fluid stream
produced by a well
This is a clay mineral with long, slender, needle-like structure, similar to attapulgite. It contains
a mixture of fibrous and amorphous clay-like materials.
A field of study in which basin filling sedimentary deposits called sequences, are interpreted in
a framework of eustasy, sedimentation, and subsidence throguh time in order to correlate
strata and predict the stratigraphy of relatively unknown area
Who is the 2020 SPE President
A blowout preventer closing element fitted with hardened tool steel blades designed to cut the
drillpipe or tubing when the BOP is closed, and then fully close to provide isolation or sealing
of the wellbore.
This is the velocity gradient measured across the diameter of a fluid-flow channel, be it a pipe,
annulus or other shape.
This is the force per unit area required to sustain a constant rate of fluid movement.
A short assembly, typically manufactured from a heavy steel collar and profiled cement
interior, that is screwed to the bottom of a casing string
The force per unit area extended at the bottom of a wellbore when it is closed at either the
Christmas tree or the BOP stack, is called:
The portion of the seismic wave that contains desirable information
What is the name of a chemical used as a titrant with potassium chromate as the endpoint
indicator, for a chloride test
A term used mainly on offshore platforms, or installations with multiple wellheads, where more
than one wellbore is being accessed, such as where a drilling rig, slickline unit or coiled tubing
unit may be operating at the same time.
What is the name of a specially designed drilling rig capable of drilling directional wells
This is the difference between the average velocities of two different fluids flowing together in
a pipe.
In this formation the velocity of the compressional wave that travels through the borehole fluid
is greater than the velocity of the shear wave through the surrounding formation.
A group of clay minerals that includes montmorillonite. This type of mineral tends to swell
when exposed to water.
In cyclic steam injection, the second phase between the steam-injection phase and the
production phase.
What is the name of a sodium salt used in lignite and lignosulfonate and other mud additives
to enhance thermal stability
The section of a logging tool that contains the measurement sensors, as distinct from the
cartridge, which contains the electronics and power supplies.
Name the two main components of a downhole logging tool
A type of acoustic log that displays traveltime of P-waves versus depth.

This is the range of sedimentary grain sizes that occurs in sediment or sedimentary rock. The
term also refers to the process by which sediments of similar size are naturally segregated
during transport and deposition according to the velocity and transporting medium.

A general term for those gases that are acidic either alone or when associated with water
In a reservoir engineering context, what does SCAL stands for?
Having a slope of -0.5, name the flow regime that occurs mostly at the perforations.
What is the name of a length of ordinary steel link chain used by the drilling crew to cause
pipe being screwed together to turn rapidly
What is the name given to a sample of liquid or sediments obtained at a specific depth inside
a tank using a thief or a bottle
This is a complex copolymer of polystyrene (containing sulfonate groups on the ring) and
anhydrous maleic acid (a di-hydroxy acid)
In what city did the first dedicated gas station appear?
What is the name of the operation in which the well stream is passed through two or more
separators that are arranged in series
This is the level to which fluid rises in a well when the well is shut in
This is a system that has reached equilibrium for the measurement or phenomenon
concerned.
This is the name, in cyclic steam injection, to the second phase between the steam-injection
phase and the production phase
This is an EOR method in which steam generated at surface is injected into the reservoir
through specially distributed injection wells
The weight bar used in slickline operations to overcome the effects of wellhead pressure and
friction at the surface seal where the wire enters the wellbore.
The irregular movement of a logging tool up a well due to it being stuck at some point and
then being released is called how?
This is the name of the layers of sedimentary rock
A multiphase-flow regime in horizontal or near-horizontal wells in which the fluids are
separated into different layers, with lighter fluids flowing above heavier fluids
What is the name of the analysis of the history, composition, relative ages and distribution of
strata, and the interpretation of strata to elucidate Earth history
A variety of sealed geologic container capable of retaining hydrocarbons, formed by changes
in rock type or pinch-outs, unconformities, or sedimentary features such as reefs
Wave-like or tooth-like, serrated, interlocking surfaces most commonly seen in carbonate and
quartz-rich rocks that contain concentrated insoluble residue such as clay minerals and iron
oxides.
This is the name of a well in which the wellhead, Christmas tree and production-control
equipment is located on the seabed
A downhole safety valve designed to close automatically in an emergency situation. There are
two basic operating mechanisms: valves operated by an increase in fluid flow and valves
operated by a decrease in ambient pressure.
 This is the expression for any pressure measured in a well below the surface
This is a copolymer of polystyrene used as a clay deflocculant for bentonite-based water mud
What contributor to 'acid rain' is removed in the refining process?
A downhole safety valve that is operated from surface facilities through a control line strapped
to the external surface of the production tubing
This is the surface free energy that exists between a liquid and air. It can be observed as a
curved meniscus in a small tube of the liquid.
This is the term to refer to the transient sudden rise or fall of pressure in a pipeline
To reduce pressure in a wellbore by moving pipe, wireline tools or rubber-cupped seals up the
wellbore.
Pertaining to crude oil or natural gas lacking appreciable amounts of sulfur or sulfur
compounds.
What is the name of a crude oil containing low levels of sulfur compounds, especially
hydrogen sulfide [H2S]
This is the name of the process used to remove hydrogen sulfide [H2S] and carbon dioxide
[CO2] from a gas stream
A mechanical device that suspends the weight of the drillstring.
In a nuclear magnetic resonance measurement, the characteristic time for longitudinal
relaxation.
A symbol plotted on a dipmeter log used to indicate dip angle and direction
The last page or pages on a log print, which may contain data about the well, the recording
parameters and the calibration of the measurements.
The tubulars and completion components run below a production packer.
A sand body that contains heavy hydrocarbon residues such as tar or asphalt, or degraded oil
that has lost its volatile components.
An agreement between a host country and operator to allow the operator to evaluate
geological, geophysical, engineering and transportation issues involving a concession.
The force per unit cross-sectional area required to pull a substance apart.
The third stage of hydrocarbon production, comprising recovery methods that follow
waterflooding or pressure maintenance.
On an offshore jackup drilling rig, the deck below the rotary table and rig floor where workers
can access the BOP stack.
What is the name of the digital publication written by and for young professionals in SPE
The finite-difference or finite-element reservoir simulation that includes energy equations and
calculations used to describe heat conduction, heat and fluid convection, and latent heat
exchanges occurring in the reservoir rock and fluids during a thermal recovery process such
as steamflooding, steam assisted gravity drainage, or in-situ combustion.
Pertaining to the ability of a fluid, such as cement or drilling mud, to develop gel strength over
time when not subject to shearing, and then to liquefy when agitated.
A particular style or type of threaded connection, especially as used for rotary shouldered
connections.
A vessel that separates the well fluids into gas and two types of liquids: oil and water.
In a spinner flowmeter, the theoretical minimum fluid velocity required to initiate spinner
rotation, assuming the spinner response is linear.
A perforating gun assembly designed to run through the restricted clearance of production
tubing, then operate effectively within the larger diameter of the casing or liner below.
 What does TTRD Stand for?

This is a type of reverse fault in which the hanging wall fault block moves up the fault surface
relative to the footwall
What style of faulting may occur when the Horizontal Stress is greater than the vertical
stress?
A specially designed packer assembly used in conjunction with a tie-back liner.
In a ternary diagram, a graphical representation of two fluids being mixed.
This is the name of gas produced from a relatively impermeable reservoir rock
A section of a wellbore, usually openhole, where larger diameter components of the drillstring,
such as drillpipe tool joints, drill collars, stabilizers, and the bit, may experience resistance
when the driller attempts to pull them through these sections.
This is the name for oil found in relatively impermeable reservoir rock
In chemical analysis, a procedure to determine the amount of a constituent in a sample by
adding a measured volume of reagent until the reaction between the constituent of interest
and the reagent is completed, as shown by an appropriate endpoint indicator.
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.
What is the name of the 2021 SPE president
The enlarged and threaded ends of joints of drillpipe.
What is the name given to the supervisor for the drilling contractor in charge, among many
things, to ensure that the rig has many sufficient materials?
what is the name of the device that turns the drillstring and enables drilling to be done with
three joint stands instead of a single?
A measure of the geometric complexity of a porous medium. Is a ratio that characterizes the
convoluted pathways of fluid diffusion and electrical conduction through porous media.
The concentration of organic material in source rocks as represented by the weight percent of
organic carbon.
The entire pore volume per unit volume of rock is also known as what
A chemical or other substance placed in or around the borehole to measure fluid movement in
injection wells
A particular type of strike-slip fault that is a boundary of an oceanic tectonic plate.
In well testing this is the calculated maximum radius in a formation in which pressure has
been affected during the flow period of a transient well test
The change in pressure with time. In well testing, this refers to the pressure measured as a
function of time after the test is initiated.
The pressure measurements recorded as a function of time, usually in the wellbore near the
productive interval, after the flow rate of the well is changed
A multiphase flow regime in near-vertical pipes in which large, irregular slugs of gas move up
the center of the pipe, usually carrying droplets of oil or water with them
An area in which water is too shallow for acquisition of marine seismic data with towed
streamers, such as near the shoreline, marshes and lagoons
A fluid designed and prepared to resolve a specific wellbore or reservoir condition
This term is used to refer to the act of pulling the drillstring out of the hole or replacing it in the
hole
With reference to log analysis, the resistivity of the undisturbed formation
 This is the name given in geology to the thickness of a bed or rock body after correcting for
the dip of the bed or body and the deviation of the well that penetrates it
The thickness of a bed or rock body measured vertically at a point
A downhole tool used on slickline operations. Is a relatively simple mechanical jar that is
extended or collapsed by manipulation of the slickline at surface.
A type of financing arrangement for the drilling of a wellbore that places considerable risk and
potential reward on the drilling contractor.
The simultaneous flow of both oil and free gas into a wellbore
A method for quantifying well and reservoir parameters such as permeability, skin, fracture
half-length, dual-porosity parameters, and others, by comparing the pressure change and its
derivative of the acquired data to reservoir model curve families, called type curves.
In geology, this is a grade scale for classifying the diameters of sediments
What is the designation for a hydrocarbon fluid with a gravity of 10° API or lower, based upon
the classification of the US Department of Energy
In production facilities, what does ULCC stands for?
When the values of interfacial tension (IFT) less than about 10-2 mN/m are called what

Which term refers to very high frequency sonic signals used in measuring distance, surface
imperfections or even metal thicknesses
What is the name given to gas that occurs without association to oil.
In the context of risk, this is a reflection of the measured or perceived possible range of
outcomes associated with an event or process
This is a type of hydrocarbon trap whose closure is controlled by the presence of a geologic
aged erosional removal from the top of a formation
Formations with insufficient cementing agents between the grains to stop movement of
individual grains when fluid flows through the formation
When the pressure exerted by the column of fluid in the wellbore is less than the pore
pressure in the formation.
What is the name given to the gas that is being stored in salt domes, salt layers or depleted oil
and gas fields
What is the term used for pore pressure less than normal or hydrostatic pressure.
Which type of gravel pack is limited to single zone completions?
what term is used for an oil with less gas than its solubility capacity
This type of reserves are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage
In geomechanics, what does UCS stand for?

The geological principle which states that geological processes occurring today have occurred
similarly in the past, often articulated as, "The present is the key to the past."

In well testing, what is the term used to refer to the pooled production from wells or a reservoir

What is the name given to a constant provided in an equation that applies only for a particular
system of units
In well completions, what is the term used for initiating flow from a reservoir by removing the
column of kill fluid from the wellbore
This is the name of a state of non constant, in fluid flow a condition marked by changing flow
properties
What is the term used for a mud that contains no commercial weighting material
 which expression is used in geology to refer to an upward direction in a tilting formation
What is the name of the part at the end of tubulars, such as drillpipe, casing or other tubing,
which has extra thickness and strength to compensate for the loss of metal in the threaded
ends
This is the name of the stage of downhole pumping at which the polished rod is going up and
the downhole pump is pumping fluid
In geophysics, this is the use of measurements of a field at one elevation, level or surface to
determine the values of the field at a higher level
What is the name of a two-point statistical function that describes the increasing difference or
decreasing correlation, or continuity, between sample values as separation between them
increases?
This is a method of controlling kicks in which the weight of the kill weight mud is calculated by
the difference between the difference of casing and tubing pressure and the volume of fluid
increase
This is an enhanced oil recovery process whereby water injection and gas injection are carried
out alternately for periods of time
This is a reservoir production effect characterized by the movement of water upward into oil
strata in response to production of oil and lower reservoir pressures
What is the name of a volume of water placed in a tubing string prior to conducting a drillstem
test or opening a well to flow
A reservoir drive mechanism where an aquifer provides pressure support and pushes towards
the low pressure area around the well
A secondary recovery mechanism which involves the injection of water into the reservoir
What is the name of a record of the velocity and direction of water flowing in and around a
borehole based on oxygen activation
A fluid with water or brine as droplets dispersed into an external phase of oil
The water initially in vapor phase within a gas that condenses out when gas cools.
What is the term to express the division of produced water by produced oil
Which type of drilling fluids are the most widely used systems and are also considered the
less expensive?
The first indication of increased crude-oil production as the result of a waterflooding project
This expression is used for describing the preference of a solid to be in contact with a water
phase rather than an oil or gas phase
This is, in geophysical context, the reciprocal of wavelength, so the number of wave cycles
per unit of distance
What is the name of a piece of steel cable placed inside a logging head that is designed to
break at a predetermined tension

This is a chemically altered mineral that has lost some definition of the lattice or crystal shape.
What is the meaning of WOB?
This is a high-specific gravity and finely divided solid material used to increase density of a
drilling fluid
This expression refers to the removal of solids, completion fluid, and sand workover fluids by
production
The description of a proposed wellbore, including the shape, orientation, depth, completion,
and evaluation
The maintenance procedures performed on an oil or gas well after the well has been
completed and production from the reservoir has begun
A type of borehole seismic data designed to measure the seismic traveltime from the surface
to a known depth
The drawing of the well and its equipment showing depths, sizes, grades, and specific
equipment
What is the name of the effect created by the wellbore volume after the surface valve has
been closed or opened in a well test?
This refers to the action of injecting air and water into a reservoir during a fireflood
A hydrocarbon gas with heavier ends (C2+)
In the context of reactions, this refers to the total energy transferred as heat in an ideal
combustion reaction of a water saturated gas at a standard temperature and pressure in
which all water formed appears as a liquid
When the oil has a water content above specification is called what?
This is the measurement of the wetting phase currently on a formation
A type of damage in which the formation wettability is modified, generating a change in
relative permeability that eventually affects well productivity
What device is a metal wedge that is inserted in the hole to deviate the drill bit in hard rock
situations?
This is the name of a shorter chain hydrocarbon liquids, generally after refining
This is a core as drilled from the reservoir and not separated into smaller cores
A common seismic display that shows trace amplitude versus time as an oscillating line about
a null point
This is a name given to a well in a previously undrilled area, also known as exploratory well
In geophysics, this is another term for a mechanism to limit the effects of measurements on a
device or system
This is another term for cementing plug
Related to any aspect of logging that employs an electrical cable to lower tools into the
borehole and to transmit data
A fishing tool used for the retrieval of broken or cut slickline from the wellbore
What is the former name of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee
This is the name of the work area at the top of a snubbing unit that houses the unit controls
and a means of handling the tubulars and tool string to be run or retrieved
In geophysics, this is an interactive computer suitable for seismic data processing,
interpretation and modeling
In an oil and gas business context, this is a term for the percentage of ownership in an oil and
gas lease granting its owner the right to explore, drill and produce oil and gas from a tract of
property
This is the term for operations on a producing well to restore or increase production:
What is the name of a servicing rig designed to run and pull tubing
This is the compressibility correction index used in the ideal gas law for real gases
In formation evaluation, this is the ratio of the electron density to the bulk density
This is a reactive class of minerals often associated with clay damage
In geophysics, this is the name of the null point of a seismic trace
This is seismic data acquired with no horizontal distance between the source and receiver
This is a conventional vertical seismic profile in which the energy source is positioned directly
above the receivers
In geophysics, this term is pertaining to seismic data whose wavelet is symmetrical about zero
time
 In drilling fluids, this are gel strengths that are very low, with both values near zero, when
measured at 10 seconds and 10 minutes according to standardized test procedures
This is the name of a neutral double salt of zinc carbonate and zinc hydroxide in 2-to-3
stoichiometric proportions
What is the name of a brine made of salts of zinc, usually very dense
This is an acidic salt, with zinc in its molecular structure which is used to prepare dense, clear
brine for well completion and workover operations
This is a neutral zinc salt which can be used as a sulfide scavenger in water-base muds
This is an acidic salt with zinc, used as one of the standard saturated salt solutions for
calibration of the electrohygrometer
This is a very weak base, ZnO, which can be used as a sulfide scavenger in oil-base or
synthetic-base muds
This is a drill collars (usually straight drill collars) that have been machined with a reduced
diameter at the box end so that they may be more easily handled with open-and-close
elevators
In geology, this term is use to describe something pertaining to a zone
In geology, this is the name of an interval or unit of rock differentiated from surrounding rocks
on the basis of its fossil content or other features
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Abandonment pressure

Ablation debris

abnormal events

abrasive jetting

Absolute open flow

potential
Absolute permeability
Absolute porosity
absolute pressure

Absolute viscosity

absorption band

Absorption oil

Abyssal plain
 AC test

accelerator source

acetic acid
Acid brittleness
Acid Inhibitor

Acidizing

Acoustic impedance

acoustic mode

acoustic wave

Acrylamide polymer

Adiabatic Change

Adjustable choke

adsorption
Alexey Miller

Alford rotation

allochthonous

Alluvial fan
American Chemical
Society
American Institute of
Mining, Metallurgical and
Petroleum Engineers
American National
Standards Institute.
American Petroleum
Institute
American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.

amplitude
 Aniline Point

Aniline Point Test

annular flow
Annular safety valve
Antifoamer

API gravity

API Recommended
Practice 10B

Apparent resistivity

Aquifer

Archie equation

Arkose

array laterolog

Artificial lift
Asia Pacific
Attapulgite clay

Azimuth

azimuthal resolution

Back flushing

back stripping
Back Up

Back Up Ring

background gas
Backreaming

backscatter
 backup curve

Bactericide

Bad Hole

Balance Activity Oil Mud

Balance Line
Balance Point

Balanced Array

Balanced Plug

Ball Catcher

Ball Diverter

Ball Dropper

Band Limited Function

Bank Firing

Barefoot completion
Barrel
Barrel pump
Barrels of water per day
Base Slurry

Basement rocks

Basin

Basket Flowmeter
Batholith
Bauxite

Bayesian probability
bbl/psi
 Beach marks

Bead tracer

Beam / Bean

Beam pump
bean
Bed filtration
Bed Rock
Bed Wrap
Below Mud Line
Beneficiation

Bent Sub

Bentonite

Benzene, Toluene,
Xylene

Bernoulli's equation

bicarbonate

Bid And Study Agreement

Bilinear Flow

Bimetallism
Bingham plastic

bioaccumulation,
bioconcentration

Biodegradation

Biogenetic theory

biostratigraphy
 Bird

Bit
Bit Box
bit nozzle
Bit Resistivity
Bit Trip

Bit weight

Bitumen
Blaine fineness
Blast Joint

Blast Sleeve
Bleed Off
Blender
Blind Box
Blind Ram

blind shear ram

blockage

Blooie Line

Blow By

Blowing The Drip

Blowout

Blowout preventer

Blue gas
Boiling point

Bond Number

Booster Pump
BOP Stack
 borehole compensation

Born Method

Bottom hole assembly

Bottom hole choke

Bottom hole circulating

pressure
Bottom hole closed in
pressure
Bottom hole compensated
sonic
Bottom hole flowing
pressure
Bottomhole Assembly
Bottomhole Pressure
Bottomhole Shut In
Bottomhole Temperature
Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up Mud Sample
Bow Spring Centralizer
Box Plots
braided line

Break

Break Circulation
Breaker
Break-out

breakthrough

Bridge Plug
Bridging Agent

Bridle

Bright spot
Brine
 British Thermal Unit

Brookfield rheometer

Brookfield Viscometer

Brownian motion
Below Rotary Table
Bubblepoint

Buckling

Buffer

Buggy Vibro

Build angle

Buildup Test

Bulk density
Bulk Volume
Bullhead

bump the plug

bundle

Buoyancy
Burgan
Burn Shoe
Burning shoe
Butane (C4H10)

Butt Weld

Butterfly Chart

BVI
 Bypass

Byproduct
C Factor
cable-tool drilling

cake

Calcium Fluoride

Calcium reducers

Calculated absolute open

flow

Caliper log

Cambrian

Capillary Pressure

Carbon Dioxide

Carbonate
Carboniferous
Carrying Capacity

Cartridge

Cased Hole

Casing centralizer
Casing Collar
Casing hanger
Casing Head
casing joint
Casing liner

Casing Scraper

casing thread

Cat Line
 Catalyst

Cation Exchange
Capacity

Cavitation

Cellar

Cement

Cement Additive

Cement Bond
Cement bond log
Cement Dispersant

Cement Evaluation Log

Cement packer

Cementation
Cementation exponent
Cementing
Cenozoic
Centipoise
Centrifuge

chain tongs

Chalk

Channeling

Check valve

Chemical dissolution

Chemical Injection

Chemical Oxygen
Demand
 Chert

Chlorosis
Choke manifold
Christmas tree
Chromatogram
Chronostratigraphic
Churn Flow
CI
Circulate Out
Class A
Clastic

Clathrate

Clay

Clay Stabilizer
Clean Oil
Clear Brine
Clintoptolite
Cloud point

Cluster Analysis

CO2 Injection

Coagulation

Coal
Coal bed methane
coal seam gas
Coalescence
Coarse
Coccolith
Cogeneration
Coiled tubing

coke
 Coleman Equation
come out of the hole
common receiver gather
common reflection point

Compensated neutron log

Competent

Compression-set Packer
Compressor

concentric fold, parallel

fold

concession

Condensate banking
Condensate Gas ratio
conductive rock matrix
model

Conductivity

Conductor Pipe

Coning

constant rate

Continental Shelf
Contour
Contour Map
Core
corrosion inhibitor
Cosurfactant
critical drawdown
pressure
Crust
Crystallization
Temperature
Cubic foot per day
Cut And Thread Fishing
Technique
Cuttings
Damage
Damping

darcy

Darcy Spady
Darren Woods
Data processing at site
Data Rate
Datum

Day Rate
Dead Oil
Deadline

DeAnn Craig
DeAnn Craig (1998)
DeAnn Craig (1998)
Kate H. Baker (2004)
Eve Sprunt (2006)
Janeen Judah (2017)
Shauna Noonan (2020)

Decline curve

Decollement

Deconvolution

Deep Laterolog resistivity

Deflagration
Deflection
Defoamer

Degasser

Dehydrate
 Delay Rental

Delta Rho

Densitometer
Density
Depletion
Depocenter
Depth migration
Desalination
detonator
Detritus
Deviated well
Deviation Survey /
Directional Survey
Devonian
Dew point
Dewatering
Diagenesis

diameter of investigation

Diapir

diatomite

differential pressure

Diffraction

Diffusion
Dilatation
Diluent

Dip
dip movement offset

Directional Driller
 Directional Drilling

directional well

Disconformity

Dispersion
Displacement Front
Disposal Well

Distillation Extraction

Distinguished Lecturer
Diversity & Inclusion
Education & Accreditation
Engineering
Professionalism
Awards and Recognition
Membership
Young Member
Engagement

Distributed ledger

Dog Collar

Dog Leg

Dogleg Severity
Dolomite
Doodlebugger
double refraction

Down Stream

down stroke

Downhole separation

Drain Hole

Drainage

Drape
 Drawdown

Drill Bit

drill in fluid
Drillable Packer

Drilled Solids

Drilling and Completion

Production and Operation
Reservoir evaluation
Engineering
SPE Journal

drilling break

Drilling mud

Drilling Program

Drilling Riser

Drilling
Completions
HSE and sustainability
Production and facilities
Reservoir
Data Science and
Engineering analytics

drillstem

Drillstem Test

Drip

Drop Sub

Drop-off Gun

Dry Forward Combustion

Dry gas
Dry Hole
 dry oil

DST

Dual completion

Dual Porosity Reservoir

Dune
Duplex Pump
duster
Dynamic Filter Press
Dynamic Positioning

Eastern Venezuela
Western Venezuela
Caracas
Monagas

Echo meter

Economic limit

eel

Effective permeability

Effluent

Elastic deformation
elastic wave
Elastomer
Electrical submersible
pump

electrode device

Embrittlement

Emulsifier

Emulsion
emulsion flow

Emulsion stabilizer
 Endothermic
energy4me

Enhanced oil recovery

Eocene
Eon
Eötvös number

Epanechnikov kernel

equipotential method

equivalent circulating
density
Equivalent Circulating
Density (ECD)

equivalent sack

Era

erosion

Erosion surface

estuary

eustatic
Evaporite
excess cement
Exothermic
Expected value
Exploitation
Exploration
Extrusive igneous rock

Facies
Fall off test
Fann Viscometer
far water
Farmor

fast neutron reaction

 Fault

Feldspar

Fetkovich

Filter Loss

fine

first break

first crystal to appear

Fish
Fishbone Wells

FIV (Formation isolation

valve)

five-spot

Flag Joint

Flange

Flash liberation

flash point

float collar

float joint

Floating Production
Storage And Offloading
Vessel (FPSO)
Flocculants
Flocculate

Flocculation

Flow Couplings

Flow Efficiency
 flow line

Flow test

Flowing bottom hole

pressure
Flowing pressure
Flowline Manifold
flowstream
Fluid Compressibility
fluid-friction reducer
Foam
Foam breaker
Formation damage
formation fracture
pressure

Formation gas-oil ratio

Formation volume factor
Formation Water
Fossil
Four point test

fractal

Fractionation

fracture acidizing

Fracture fluid efficiency

fracture porosity

Fracturing
Free gas
Free Point
Freeze point
Fresh water
Friction coefficient

Friction Effect
 Froth Flow

fullbore spinner

Funnel viscosity
Gail Ramdath
Gain
Galena
Gamma ray log
Gas cap
Gas condensate

Gas coning

Gas drive

Gas Formation Volume

Factor
gas initially in place
Gas Injection

Gas lift

Gas Lift Mandrel

Gas Liquid Ratio
Gas Lock
Gas permeation

Gas Processing Plant

Gas Prone

gasdrive

Gauge Hole

Gauge pressure

Gauge Ring
Gaussian Techniques

Geiger-mueller counter
Gel
Gel Strength
Generation

Geochemistry

Geologist

geology

geophone array

geophone cable
Geophones
geophysicist

Geopressure

Geostatistical Methods

Geostatistical Modeling
Geostatistics
Geo-steering
Geothermal energy
Geothermal gradient
Geronimo Line
Ghawar
ghost

Gilsonite

Gneiss

goat head
Graben
Gradiometer
 Granite
Grapple
Gravel
gravel pack gun

Gravel Pack Screen

Graveyard Tour
Gravimeter
Graywacke

Green Gas

gridding algorithm
Gross pay
Guide shoe

gun clearance

Gunk

Gypsum
Halite
Hall plot
Heat transfer coefficient

Heavy-weight drilling pipe

HEC

Heel
Hematite
Heterogeneity
High anticlinal
high shot density gun
Hinge fault
Histogram
hodogram
holdup log
Holocene
hookwall packer
Horizontal well
 Horner plot
Horst
Hot Oil

HPHT viscometer

huff and puff

Humic Acid

Humification

hydraulic centralizer

hydraulic horsepower

Hydraulic pump

Hydrofluoric Acid
Hydrogen Sulfide
Hydrometer
Hydrostatic
Hydroxypropyl
hydroxypropyl starch
Ideal Gas
Igneous Rock
Illite
Imbibition
Immiscible

Impedance
Impermeable
in situ

In situ combustion
Incompatible waters

induced polarization

induction electrical survey

inertial resistance
 Inflow control valve
Inflow Performance
Relationship

inhibited acid
initial reservoir pressure
Injection

injection line

Intelligent well

intensifier
Intercrystalline corrosion
Interfacial tension
intermediate
intermediate casing

Intermitent Gas Lift

International Organization
for Standardization

International
Regional
Interstitial water
invaded zone
Isobar map
Isochron

Isochronal test
Isopach
isostatic correction
Isotropic
J factor

J slot

jacking frame

jar
jar test
 jet cutter

jet hopper

jet mixer
jet nozzle
jet perforating

jet pump
John Hammond
joint
Josun Jon Imaz
Joule-thompson effect

JPT
Oil and Gas Facilities
Data Science and Digital
Engineering
HSE Now
The Way Ahead

jug hustler
junk
junk basket
junk pusher
Jurassic
Kamel Ben-Naceur
kaolinite
kelly bushing
kelly down
kelly spinner
kerogen
keyseat
Kick off Point
Kick-off point
Kill and block valve
kill pump
kill weight fluid
 kilopascal
Kinematic Viscosity

Kirchhoff equation

knock out

knot
Knuckle Joint
Koch curve

kriging

kriging weights

kurtosis
Lagoonal deposits
laminar flow

Lamination

Landing Nipple

Latin American and

Caribbean Petroleum
Engineering Conference
Law of Partial Pressures
layer

layer stripping

Layered Reservoir
Testing

Lead

Lead Acetate Solution

Lead Cement

leak detection
Leak-off test
Lean Gas
 Lean Oil

Lessor Royalty

Licensing Round

Lifting Frame
Light crude

Lignite

lime mud

limestone porosity unit

Line Drive

line source solution

linear alphaolefin

Liner
Liner Hanger
liquefied natural gas
liquefied petroleum gas
liquid desiccant

Liquid Holdup
Liquid Level
Liquified Natural Gas
(LNG)
Lithification
Lithofacies map
lithologic

Lithosphere

lithostratigraphic inversion

Live Cement

load oil
 Loamy

Local Holdup

local probe

log

long-path multiple
loose emulsion
lost circulation

Low Gravity Solids

Lubricants
Lubricator

Lyophilic
lyophilic colloid
Lyophobic
Magma
Magnetometer

makeup cathead

Makeup Gas
Mandrel
Mantle
Marble
Marker fossils
Marker Joint

Marsh Funnel

massif

Mast

Material Safety Data

Sheet

Matrix
 Matrix Acidizing
Matrix porosity and
fracture porosity
maturity
Maxwell's Equation

MBAL

Measure Point

measurements while
drilling
Mechanical specific
energy

mechanical sticking

Medium Induction

membrane potential

Meniscus
Mercaptan
Mercury Displacement
Method
Mesozoic
Metagenesis
metal loss

Metamorphic

Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphism
meter calibration
meter difference

methane

Methane hydrate

MIcellar Polymer Flooding

micelle

Micrite
Microbial enhanced oil
recovery
Microemulsion
Microporosity

Micro-seismic

Mill
Mill Shoe

Mineral

Mineral Interest
Miocene
mis tie

Miscible
Missile
Mississippian
Mist Extractor

Mist Flow
mixed metal silicate
Mobile Offshore Drilling
Unit (MODU)

mobility buffer

modeling
Modified isochronal test

Modulus of elasticity
Moho
Mohs Scale
Moment
monkey board
Monocline
Montmorillonite
mosquito bill
Mouse Hole
moving-source method
 Mud Acid
Mud Aging Cell
mud in
mud log
Mud Program
Mud Retort
Mud Return Flow-Rate
Indicator

Mud-in Sample

mudstone
Multilateral
multi-phase flow
Multi-rate test
Naphtha
Narrow-azimuth seismic
data
native state core
natural fracture
Natural Gas
natural gas liquids
natural gasoline

nautical mile
negative
nest

nested fractal structures

net revenue interest

Neural Network
Neutralization
neutron porosity

Newtonian fluid

Nodal Analysis
noise log
 Non newtonian
Nonconformity

Non-darcy flow

nonparticipating royalty
interest

normal fault
Normal Move Out

normality

North America
Observation well
octahedral layer

oil kitchen
oil on cuttings
Oil window
oil-base mud
oilfield

oil-prone

oil-water contact
Oligocene
oligomer
Oliver Le Peuch
OnePetro
Oolite
open flow potential
openhole packer
Ordovician
Organic Acid

Organic theory

organophilic
Original Oil in Place
 Osmosis

OSPAR
outcrop
Overbalance
Overburden
overflush

overpressure

oxygen activation

packer fluid
Paleontology
Paleozoic
Paraffin

Paraffin Scraper / Paraffin

Scratcher

particle-plugging test

PDC Bit
Pennsylvanian
Percolation
Perforating Charge

Perforating debris
Permafrost
Permeability Thickness
Permian

petroleum system

Petrology

Petrophysical Model
Petrophysics
Ph
 pH Test

pig run

Pigging

Pill

pilot test

Pipe Light

Pipe Ram

Pitch And Lead

Plastic deformation
Plastic fluid

plate tectonics

Plateau

Platform

playback

plug valve

Poisson's Ratio

Polarity

Polymer
Polymer

polymer plug

Pore throat
Porosity
portland cement clinker
positive displacement
pump

post mature

Pour point
Precambrian
precipitation
Pressure
Pressure gradient
Pressure Volume
Temperature
Primary Cementing
Primary Migration
Primary Porosity
Primary recovery
Prime Mover
produced gas oil ratio
Production Log
production tubing

Profit Oil

Proppant

Propping agents

Prospect
Prosper
Proved reserves
Pseudoplastic fluid

pulse-echo

Pump efficiency

Pumpability
Quartz
Quaternary

Rabbit
Radio Safe Detonator

Radio Silence

Ram Preventer

range of load

Rate Dependent Skin

Effect
rate of penetration
raw natural gas

Rayleigh Wave
Reciprocating Pump
record
Recoverable oil

Recovery Factor
recovery forecast
Redox
reducing agent
reef
Reel

reflection tomography

reflectivity

reflector

Refraction Seismology

Refractor

Regression
regressive

Regulatory Body

relative filtrate volume

 relaxation time

Relinquishment

Remaining Oil saturation

repeat section
repeatability
reserve pit
Reservoir
Characterization

Reservoir Heterogeneities
reservoir modeling
Reservoir Pressure

Reservoir Simulation
resistivity
Resistivity Index
response matched

Retarder

retort solids
retort test
Retrievable Bridge Plug
retrievable gun
Retrograde Condensation

Returns

Reverse Circulating Valve

Reverse Circulation

Reverse Combustion
rheology modifier
Rhombohedral Packing
Rich gas
rich glycol
 Rift

Rig Floor
rig up
RM
Roberto Castello Branco
rock properties

Rod String
rotary bushing
rotary drilling

rotary table

Roughneck

Royalty Interest

Run In Hole

running tool

S wave

Safety Clamp

safety joint

sand

Sand Control
Sandface

SARA Analysis

Saudi Arabia

Scale removal

Scallop Gun
 scavenger

Scrubber

Secondary Cementing

secondary term
Sedimentation

seismic reflection
tomography

Seismometer

Separator

Sepiolite

Sequence Stratigraphy

Shauna Noonan

Shear Ram

Shear Rate
Shear Stress
Shoe

Shut-in bottombole
pressure
Signal
silver nitrate

SIMOP (Simultaneous
Operations)

slant-hole rig
Slip Velocity

Slow Formation

Smectite

Soak Phase
 sodium chromate

Sonde
Sonde and Cartridge
Sonic Log

Sorting

Sour gas
Special Core Analysis
Spherical Flow
spinning chain

spot sample

SSMA copolymer
St. Louis
stage separation
static fluid level
Steady State

steam soak

steamflood

Stem

stick and slip

strata
Stratified Flow

stratigraphic analysis

Stratigraphic Trap

Stylolite

subsea well

Subsurface controlled
safety valve
 subsurface pressure
sulfonated polystyrene
Sulfur
Surface controlled
subsurface safety valve

Surface Tension
surge
Swab

Sweet

sweet crude

sweetening
Swivel
T1
Tadpole
Tail
Tail Pipe
Tar Sand

Technical Evaluation
Agreement
Tensile Strength
Tertiary Recovery

Texas Deck
The way Ahead

Thermal Simulation

Thixotropic

Threadform
Three Phase Separator
Threshold Velocity

Through Tubing Gun

 Through Tubing Rotary
Drilling

thrust fault

Thrust faulting
Tie Back Packer
Tie Line
tight gas

Tight Hole

tight oil

Titration

Toe To Heel Air Injection

(THAI)

Tom Blasingame
Tool Joint
Toolpusher

Top Drive

Tortuosity

Total Organic Carbon

Total porosity
Tracer
Transform fault
transient drainage radius

Transient Pressure

Transient pressure testing

Transition flow

Transition zone
Treatment fluid
trip
True resistivity
 true stratigraphic
thickness
True vertical thickness
Tubular jar

Turnkey
Two-phase flow

Type Curve Analysis

Udden-Wentworth scale
ultra heavy oil
ultralarge crude carrier
ultralow interfacial tension

Ultrasonic
Unassociated gas
Uncertainty

unconformity trap

Unconsolidated formation

Underbalance

underground gas storage

underpressure
Underreamed-casing
gravel pack
Undersaturated oil
Undeveloped reserves
uniaxial compressive
strength

uniformitarianism

unitized production

units conversion factor

unload

Unsteady state
unweighted mud
 Up dip

upset

upstroke

upward continuation

Variogram

Wait and weight method

water alternating gas

Water Coning

water cushion

Water drive
Water flood
water flow log
water in oil emulsion
Water of condensation
water oil ratio
Water-based fluids
(WBFs)
Waterflood kick
water-wet

wavenumber

weak point

Weathered
Weight on bit
weighting material

Well cleanup

Well plan

Well servicing
 Well shoot

Wellbore diagram

Wellbore storage
Wet combustion
Wet gas

Wet gloss heating value

Wet oil
Wettability
Wettability change

Whipstock
White oil
Whole core
wiggle trace
Wildcat
window
wiper plug
Wireline
Wireline grap
Women in Energy (WIN)
work basket

work station

working interest

Workover
Workover rig
Z factor
Z/A effect
Zeolites
zero crossing
zero offset data
zero offset vertical
seismic profile

zero phase
 zero zero gels

zinc basic carbonate

Zinc brine
zinc bromide
zinc carbonate
zinc chloride

zinc oxide

zip collars

Zonal
Zone