Glossary

AAPL

American Association of Petroleum Landmen

ACT

automatic custody transfer

AE

asphalt emulsion

AOF

absolute open flow

API

American Petroleum Institute

ARO

at a rate of

AW

acid water

bbl

barrels

BC

barrels condensate

BDO

barrels diesel oil

BHL

bottom hole location

BHP

bottom hole pressure

BHT

bottom hole temperature

BLO

barrels load oil

BLOTBR

barrels load oil to be recovered

BLW

barrels load water

BOE

barrels of oil equivalent, blow out equipment

BOP

blow out preventer

BP

bridge plug

BS

basic sediment

BSUW

black sulfur water

BPV

back pressure valve

BTM

bottom

BU

build up

CAI

conodont alteration index

CAOFP

calculated absolute open flow potential

CC

casing collar

CG

corrected gravity

CH

choke

CIBP

cast iron bridge plug

CIP

cement in place

CIRC

circulate

CK

choke

CJPF

casing jets per foot

CONDS

condensate

CP

casing pressure

CSG

casing

CSPK

casing packer

CTR

cable tool rig

CUSH

cushion

DC

drill collar

DCFROR

discounted cash flow rate of return

DD

drilled deeper

DF

derrick floor or drilling fluid

DHC

dry hole contribution

DIST

distillate

DM

drilling mud

DO

drilled out

DOC

drilled out cement

DP

drill pipe

DRL

drill

DST

drill stem test

DWT

dead weight tester

ELEV

elevation

ENPV

expected net present value

EUR

estimated ultimately recoverable

FAD

first appearance datum

FARO

flowed at rate of

FB

fair blow

FBHP

flowing bottom hole pressure

FEL

feet from east line

FER

fluid energy rate

FFP

final flowing pressure

FHH

final hydrostatic head

FL

fluid or fluid level

FNL

feet from north line

FP

flowing pressure or free point

FRST

forced regressive systems tract

FSH

fish

FSIP

final shut-in pressure

FSL

feet from south line

FSST

falling stage systems tract

FTIR

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

FTP

flowing tubing pressure

FWL

feet from west line

FG

full gauge

GB

good blow

GCDM

gas cut drilling mud

GC-MS

gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

GCMS

gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

GCR

gas-condensate ratio

GGE

gauge

GIDP

gas in drill pipe

GIH

going in hole

GIP

gas in pipe

GL

ground level

GOC

gas-oil contact

GOR

gas-oil ratio

GRD

ground

GSO

good show of oil

GTS

gas to surface

HFO

hole full of oil

HH

hydrostatic head

HOCM

heavily oil cut mud

HP

hydrostatic pressure

HST

highstand systems tract

IHH

initial hydrostatic head

INTFP

intermediate flowing pressure

INTSIP

intermediate shut-in pressure

ISIP

initial shut-in pressure

IG

in gauge

JOA

joint operating agreement

JK

junk

JT

joint

JKB

junk basket

KB

kelly bushing

KO

kicked off

LAD

last appearance datum

LCM

lost circulation material

LD

land

LFL

low fluid level

LNR

liner

LO

load oil

LPG

liquified petroleum gas

LST

lowstand systems tract

LT

lower or light tubing

LTS

long tubing string

MC

mud cut

MCA

mud cleanout agent

MD

measured depth

MFS

maximum flooding surface

MG

mud gas

MI

move in

MIE

move in equipment

MLU

mud logging unit

MN

midnight

MNCF

maximum negative cash flow

MO

move

MORT

moving off rotary tools

MSL

mean sea level

MT

middle tubing

MTD

measured total depth

MTS

mud to surface

MW

muddy water

NCF

net cash flow

NEP

net effective pay

NIP

nipple or nipple up

NOJV

non-operated joint venture(s)

NPV

net present value

NR

no report

NRI

net revenue interest

NS

no show

NSOFC

no show, odor, fluorescence, cut

OAE

oceanic anoxic events

OB

off bottom

OCM

oil cut mud

OD

outside diameter

OE

open end

OEG

oil equivalent gas

OGIP

original gas in place

OH

open hole

OIP

oil in place

ON

overnight

OOIP

original oil in place

OS

overshot

OTD

old total depth

OTS

oil to surface

OWC

oil-water contact

OWDD

oil well drilled deeper

OWWO

old well worked over

OOG

out of gauge

PB

plug back

PBTD

plug back total depth

PD

per day

PDB

Pee Dee Belemnite

PKR

packer

POOH

pulled (pulling) out of hole

POP

put on pump

PPP

pinpoint porosity

PU

pulling unit

RBP

retrievable bridge plug

RD

rig down

RGE

range

RIH

running (ran) in hole

RKB

relative to kelly bushing

RM

ream

RO

reversed out

ROI

return on investment

RPM

revolutions per minute

RR

rotary rig

RU

rig up

SAB

strong air blow

SAGD

steam-assisted gravity drainage

SB

sequence boundary

SCF

standard cubic feet

SFP

surface flowing pressure

SIBHP

shut-in bottom hole pressure

SUB

shut-in tubing pressure

SLM

steel line measurement

SN

seating nipple

SOCM

slightly oil cut mud

SPM

strokes per minute

SPD

spud

STB

stock tank barrels

STBOIP

stock tank barrels oil in place

STOOIP

stock tank oil originally in place

STS

short tubing string

SULW

sulfur water

SW

salt water

SWCM

salt water cut mud

TA

temporarily abandoned

TAI

thermal alteration index

TD

total depth

THAI

toe-heel air injection

TJPF

tubing jet(s) per foot

TP

tubing pressure

TST

true stratigraphic thickness, transgressive systems tract

TSTM

too small to measure

TVD

true vertical depth

TVDSS

true vertical depth sub-sea

TVT

true vertical thickness

TWP

township

UT

upper tubing

WB

water base

WC

water cushion

WCM

water cut mud

WDW

water disposal well

WH

wash

WI

water injection

WL

wireline

WS

whipstock

WW

water well

WP

wash pipe

American Association of Petroleum Landmen

automatic custody transfer

asphalt emulsion

absolute open flow

American Petroleum Institute

at a rate of

acid water

barrels

barrels condensate

barrels diesel oil

bottom hole location

bottom hole pressure

bottom hole temperature

barrels load oil

barrels load oil to be recovered

barrels load water

barrels of oil equivalent, blow out equipment

blow out preventer

bridge plug

basic sediment

black sulfur water

back pressure valve

bottom

build up

conodont alteration index

calculated absolute open flow potential

casing collar

corrected gravity

choke

cast iron bridge plug

cement in place

circulate

choke

casing jets per foot

condensate

casing pressure

casing

casing packer

cable tool rig

cushion

drill collar

discounted cash flow rate of return

drilled deeper

derrick floor or drilling fluid

dry hole contribution

distillate

drilling mud

drilled out

drilled out cement

drill pipe

drill

drill stem test

dead weight tester

elevation

expected net present value

estimated ultimately recoverable

first appearance datum

flowed at rate of

fair blow

flowing bottom hole pressure

feet from east line

fluid energy rate

final flowing pressure

final hydrostatic head

fluid or fluid level

feet from north line

flowing pressure or free point

forced regressive systems tract

fish

final shut-in pressure

feet from south line

falling stage systems tract

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

flowing tubing pressure

feet from west line

full gauge

good blow

gas cut drilling mud

gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

gas-condensate ratio

gauge

gas in drill pipe

going in hole

gas in pipe

ground level

gas-oil contact

gas-oil ratio

ground

good show of oil

gas to surface

hole full of oil

hydrostatic head

heavily oil cut mud

hydrostatic pressure

highstand systems tract

initial hydrostatic head

intermediate flowing pressure

intermediate shut-in pressure

initial shut-in pressure

in gauge

joint operating agreement

junk

joint

junk basket

kelly bushing

kicked off

last appearance datum

lost circulation material

land

low fluid level

liner

load oil

liquified petroleum gas

lowstand systems tract

lower or light tubing

long tubing string

mud cut

mud cleanout agent

measured depth

maximum flooding surface

mud gas

move in

move in equipment

mud logging unit

midnight

maximum negative cash flow

move

moving off rotary tools

mean sea level

middle tubing

measured total depth

mud to surface

muddy water

net cash flow

net effective pay

nipple or nipple up

non-operated joint venture(s)

net present value

no report

net revenue interest

no show

no show, odor, fluorescence, cut

oceanic anoxic events

off bottom

oil cut mud

outside diameter

open end

oil equivalent gas

original gas in place

open hole

oil in place

overnight

original oil in place

overshot

old total depth

oil to surface

oil-water contact

oil well drilled deeper

old well worked over

out of gauge

plug back

plug back total depth

per day

Pee Dee Belemnite

packer

pulled (pulling) out of hole

put on pump

pinpoint porosity

pulling unit

retrievable bridge plug

rig down

range

running (ran) in hole

relative to kelly bushing

ream

reversed out

return on investment

revolutions per minute

rotary rig

rig up

strong air blow

steam-assisted gravity drainage

sequence boundary

standard cubic feet

surface flowing pressure

shut-in bottom hole pressure

shut-in tubing pressure

steel line measurement

seating nipple

slightly oil cut mud

strokes per minute

spud

stock tank barrels

stock tank barrels oil in place

stock tank oil originally in place

short tubing string

sulfur water

salt water

salt water cut mud

temporarily abandoned

thermal alteration index

total depth

toe-heel air injection

tubing jet(s) per foot

tubing pressure

true stratigraphic thickness, transgressive systems tract

too small to measure

true vertical depth

true vertical depth sub-sea

true vertical thickness

township

upper tubing

water base

water cushion

water cut mud

water disposal well

wash

water injection

wireline

whipstock

water well

wash pipe