Oil and Gas Terms Beginning with "B"
146 terms
BLPD
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BM
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BOD
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BOP
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BOP stack
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BOPD
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BWOB
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BWOC
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BWOW
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BWPD
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Boltzmann probability distribution
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Bond number
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Boolean simulation
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Born method
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Bouguer anomaly
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Bouguer correction
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Bouma sequence
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backscatter
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backside
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backup curve
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backward multiple-contact test
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backwash
A fluid injection process used to clean perforations, gravel packs, or the near-wellbore region by reversing flow direction to remove accumulated debris, filter cake, or formation fines from the wellbore.
bactericide
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bad hole
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balance point
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balanced activity oil mud
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balanced array
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balanced plug
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balanced-activity oil mud
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ball catcher
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ball diverter
A completion technique in which rubber balls are pumped downhole to temporarily seal perforations or ports, diverting hydraulic fracturing fluid or acid to unstimulated zones to ensure more uniform treatment of the entire interval.
ball dropper
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ball operated
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ball out
A condition that occurs during perforating or completion operations when a ball or plug seats on a landing nipple or restriction downhole, stopping fluid circulation and indicating the tool has reached its intended depth.
ball sealer
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ball-operated
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ballout
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band
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band limited function
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band pass
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band reject
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band-limited function
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band-pass
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band-reject
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bank firing
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barefoot
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barefoot completion
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barite
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barite plug
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barrel equivalent
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barrel pump
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barrels of liquid per day
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barrels of oil per day
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barrels of water per day
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baryte
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base exchange
A chemical reaction in which cations associated with clay minerals in the formation or drilling fluid are exchanged for other cations; in drilling, base exchange between Na+ and Ca2+ ions on clay surfaces can significantly alter fluid properties.
base log
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base map
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base of weathering
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base slurry
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base station
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baseline
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basement
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basic wavelet
In seismic processing, the fundamental waveform shape embedded in seismic data that represents the response of the recording system and earth to a seismic impulse; wavelet extraction and deconvolution are used to improve seismic resolution.
blanket gas
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blast joint
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blasting cap
A small explosive initiator device used in perforating and other downhole explosive operations to detonate the main explosive charge by converting an electrical or pressure signal into a detonation wave.
bleed off
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bleedoff line
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blended crude
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blender
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blind box
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blind ram
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blind shear ram
A type of blowout preventer ram that can both shear through the drill string and seal the wellbore in a single operation, providing a last line of defense during a well control emergency when the drill string must be cut to close the well.
blind zone
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blind-shear ram
A type of blowout preventer ram that can both shear through the drill string and seal the wellbore in a single operation, providing a last line of defense during a well control emergency when the drill string must be cut to close the well.
block
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blockage
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blow down
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blow out
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blow out preventer
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blowdown
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blowdy
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blowing the drip
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blowout
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blowout preventer
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body wave
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bomb
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bond log
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bonus consideration
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booster
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borehole
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borehole compensation
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borehole correction
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borehole gravity
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borehole gravity meter
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borehole seismic data
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borehole televiewer
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bottle test
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bottom log interval
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bottom sample
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bottomhole assembly
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bottomhole choke
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bottomhole circulating temperature
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bottomhole gas separator
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bottomhole heater
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bottomhole injection pressure (bhip)
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bottomhole pressure
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bottomhole sampler
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bottomhole shut in
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bottomhole shut-in
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bottomhole static temperature
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bottomhole temperature
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bottoms up
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bottoms up mud sample
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bottoms-up
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bottoms-up mud sample
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bound fluid
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bound water
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bound-fluid log
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boundary conditions
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bounded reservoir
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bow tie
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bulk modulus
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bulk relaxation
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bulk volume
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bull plug
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bullet perforating
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bullhead
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bump the plug
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bundle
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buoyancy
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buoyancy method
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burn over
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burn shoe
A downhole tool used in fishing operations or to condition casing by burning or milling away debris, cement, or damaged metal through the use of abrasive or hardened cutting elements on the shoe face.
burn-over
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butt weld
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butterfly chart
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button resistivity
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buttress thread
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by weight of blend
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by weight of cement
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by weight of water
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bypass
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bypass velocity
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bypassed mud
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