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Clarity in writing and drawings should never be sacrificed by using abbreviations. This could lead to a misunderstanding in the meaning. You should
always avoid abbreviations in technical writing and on drawings that are going to be distributed to foreign countries.
This list by no means is complete and variations may be found.
A
Term
A
A
AB
ABD
ABD LOC
ABD-GW
ABD-OW
ABDOGW
ABV
AC
ACB
ACLD
ACLR
ACP
ACT
AD
ADPT
AGGR
AFP
AIR
AIR COND
ALIGN
ALM
ALTN
ALY
AMM
AMP
ANAL
ANALY
APPROX
APPV
APPVL
ARR
ARR
ASB
ASPH
ATM
AVG
AW
AZ

Definition
Anchor
Area
Anchor Bolt
Abandoned
Abandoned Location
Abandoned Gas Well
Abandoned Oil Well
Abandoned Oil and Gas Well
Above
Alternating Current
Air Circut Breaker
Air Cooled
Air Cooler
Asbestos Cement Pipe
Automatic Custody Transfer
Area Drain
Adapter
Aggregate
Average Flowing Pressure
Average Injection Rate
Air Conditioning
Alignment
Alarm
Alternate
Alloy
Ammeter
Ampere
Analysis
Analyze
Approximate
Approve
Approval
Arrange
Arrangement
Asbestos
Asphalt
Atmosphere
Average
Acid Water
Azimuth

Term
B&B
B&F
B&S
B/D
B/L
B/M
BBE
BBL
BC
BDN
BE
BEV
BFLY
BFLYV
BFW
BKR
BL
BLE
BM
BOE
BOF
BOP
BOP
BOS
BOT

Definition
Bell & Bell
Bell & Flange
Bell & Spigot
Barrels per Day
Bill of Lading
Bill of Materials
Bevel Both Ends
Barrel
Beginning of Curve
Bend Down
Bevelled Ends
Bevelled
Butterfly
Butterfly Valve
Beveled for Welding
Breaker
Blower
Bevel Large End
Bench Mark
Bevel One End
Bottom of Foundation
Bottom of Pipe
Blowout Preventer
Bottom of Steel
Bottom

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BP
BP
BSE
BSHG
BSPL
BTFL
BTFLV
BTM
BTU
BTW
BTWLD
BUP
BUTN
BV
BW
BW
BWE
BWPD
BWPH

Boiling Point
Bull Plug
Bevel Small End
Bushing
Base Plate
Butterfly
Butterfly Valve
Bottom
British Thermal Unit
Between
Buttweld
Bend Up
Butane
Ball Valve
Barrels of Water
Buttweld
Buttweld Ends
Barrels of Water per Day
Barrels of Water per Hour

Term
C/C
C/E
C/F
C/L
CEM
CENT
CF
CFH
CFM
CH OPER
CI
CI
CIR
CIR
CHK
CHKV
CLR
CLSD
COLR
CONC
CPVC
CO
CO
COR
CNTY
CP
CPL
CRES
CS
CSG
CTR
CU FT
CU IN
CU YD
CW
CWP
CWT
CYL

Definition
Center to Center
Center to End
Center to Face
Center Line
Cement
Centralizer
Casing Flange
Cubic Feet per Hour
Cubic Feet per Minute
Chain Operator
Cast Iron
Coutour Interval
Circle
Circuit
Check
Check Valve
Clear
Closed
Collar
Concentric
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
Clean Out
Crude Oil
Corner
County
Control Point
Coupling
Corrosion Resistant Steel
Carbon Steel
Casing
Center
Cubic Foot
Cubic Inch
Cubic Yard
Continuous Weld
Cold Working Pressure
Hundred Weight
Cylinder

Term
D&A
D&C
D/D
DA
DIA
DISCH
DN
DPM
DRL
DRL
DRLD
DRLG
DSL
DWA

Definition
Dry and Abandoned
Drill and Complete
Day to Day
Directional Anchor
Diameter
Discharge
Diameter Nominal (Metric)
Drill Pipe Measurement
Double Random Length
Drill
Drilled
Drilling
Diesel
Drilling with Air

Term
E/E
E
E
EC
ECC
EEH
EES
EFW
EH
EL
ELEV
ELL
EOM
EOP
EOQ
EOY
EQUIP
ERW
ES
EW

Definition
End to End
East
Exchanger
End of Curve
Eccentric
Extra Extra Heavy
Double Extra Strong
Electric Fusion Weld
Extra Heavy
Elevation
Elevation
Elbow
End of Month
End of Pipe
End of Quarter
End of Year
Equipment
Electric Resistance Weld
Extra Strong
Electric Weld

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EXCH
EXH

Exchanger
Exchaust

Term
F/F
F/FAB
F&D
F
FAB
FBPE
FCV
FE
FF
FH
FHF
FIP
FLG
FMU
FND
FOB
FOE
FOT
FTG
FW
FW

Definition
Female to Female
Field Fabricated
Faced and Drilled
Filter
Fabrication
Fusion Bonded Polyethylene
Flow Control Valve
Flanged End
Flat Face
Flat Head
Full Hard Faced
Female Iron Pipe
Flange
Field Makeup
Foundation
Flat on Bottom
Flange One End
Flat on Top
Fitting
Field Weld
Fresh Water

Term
G
G
GALV
GR
GRD
GSKT
GT
GV
GVL

Definition
Gas
Guide
Galvanized
Grade
Ground
Gasket
Gas Turbine
Gate Valve
Gravel

Term
HDL
HDR
HX
HGR
HGT
HF
HORIZ
HP
HR
HTR
HVY
HYDRO

Definition
Handle
Header
Heat Exchanger
Hanger
Height
Hard Haced
Horizontal
Horsepower
Hour
Heater
Heavy
Hydro Test

Term
ID
IFC
IFCR
IFF
IFMP
IFP
IFR
IP
IPS

Definition
Inside Diameter
Issued for Construction
Issued for Client Review
Issued for Fabrication
Issued for Material Purchase
Issued for Permit
Issued for Review
Iron Pipe
Iron Pipe Size

Term
LH
LJ
LR

Definition
Left Hand
Lap Joint
Long Radius

M
Term
M
MATL
MDL
MH
MIP
MTO

Definition
Meter
Material
Middle
Manhole
Male Iron Pipe
Material Take Off

Term
N
NE
NW
NB

Definition
North
Northeast
Northwest
Nominal Bore

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NPS
NPT

Nominal Pipe Size

National Standard Pipe Thread Taper

Term
OD
OWG
OXY

Definition
Outside Diameter
Oil Well GAS
Oxygen

Term
P
PB
PE
PEB
PED
PERM
PERP
PETRO
PH
PI
POE
PL
PL
PLATF
PNL
PNT
PO
POSN
PP
PP
PPE
PR
PROD
PROJ
PRPNE
PS
PS
PSI
PSIA
PSIG
PT
PTN
PVC
PVMNT
PW, PWY
PWR

Definition
Pump
Pull Box
Plain End
Plain End Beveled
Pedestal
Permanent
Perpendicular
Petroleum
Phase
Point of Intersection
Plain One End
Pipeline
Property Line
Platform
Panel
Paint
Purchase Order
Position
Piping
Power Pole
Personal Protection Equipment
Pipe Rack
Product
Project
Propane
Pipe Support
Pump Station
Pounds per Square Inch
Pounds per Square Inch Absolute
Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
Point of Tangent
Partition
Polyvinyl Chloride
Pavement
Pipeway
Power

Term
QC
QDRNT
QTY

Definition
Quality Control
Quadrant
Quantity

Term
R
RCVR
RED
REF
RLF
RLFV
RPRT
REQ
REQD
REV
RH
RIV
RGH
RM
RND
RL
RR
RTJ

Definition
Range
Reciever
Reducer
Refinery
Relief
Relief Valve
Report
Request
Required
Revision
Right Hand
River
Rough
Room
Round
Random Length
Railroad
Ring Type Joint

Term
S/FAB
S
SBE
SCFM
SCHED
SCHEM
SCR
SCRB
SCRD
SCRN
SDL
SE
SE
SEC
SFD

Definition
Shop Fabrication
South
Screwed Both Ends
Standard Cubic Feet per Minute
Schedule
Schematic
Screw
Scrubber
Screwed
Screen
Saddle
Screwed Ends
Southeast
Section
System Flow Diagram

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SGL
SK
SMLS
SOE
SP
SR
SRL
SS
STD
STL
STOR
STR
STR
STRL
STRUCT
SPLY
SUBST
SUBSTA
SUCT
SUM
SUPSD
SUPT
SURF
SW
SW
SW
SWE
SWG
SWGR
SWP
SYM
SYS

Single
Sketch
Seamless
Screwed One End
Spool
Short Radius
Single Random Length
Stainless Steel
Standard
Steel
Storage
Straight
Strainer
Structural
Structure
Supply
Substitute
Substation
Suction
Summarize
Supersede
Superintendent
Surface
Socket Weld
Southwest
Switch
Socket Weld End
Swage
Switchgear
Steam Working Pressure
Symbol
System

Term
3 PH
TB&S
T&C
T&G
T
T
TAN
TBE
TD
TDC
TEMP
TEMP
THD
THK
THKNS
TK
TKF
TLE
TO
TOC
TOE
TOL
TOP
TOR
TOS
TOS
TOT
TOW
TPD
TPI
TR
TRCG
TRQ
TSE
TURBO GEN
TW
TW, TWTR
TYP

Definition
Three -phase
Top, Bottom and Sides
Thread and Couple
Tongue and Grove
Tank
Township
Tangent
Thread Both Ends
Time Delay
Top Dead Center
Temperature
Temporary
Thread
Thick
Thickness
Tank
Tank Farm
Thread Large End
Threads Only
Top of Concrete
Thread One End
Tolerance
Top of Pipe
Tower
Top of Soil
Top of Steel
Total
Top of Wall
Tapped
Threads per Inch
Trace
Tracing
Torque
Thread Small End
Turbine Generator
Thermowell
Treated Water
Typical

Term
V/DWG
V
V
VAC
VB
VD
VD
VENT
VERT
VIB
VM
VN
VP
VP
VR
VR
VRLY
VS
VS
VSL, VESS
VTX

Definition
Vendor Drawing
Valve
Voltage
Vacuum
Valve Box
Vapor Density
Vibration Dampener
Ventilate, Ventilation
Vertical
Vibrate, Vibtating, Vibrator
Voltmeter
Vendor
Vapor Pressure
Vent Pipe
Vapor Recovery
Voltage Regulator
Voltage Relay
Vent Stack
Voltmeter Switch
Vessel
Vertex

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Term
W/
W/O
W
WD
WF
WHSE
WI
WKW
WNF
WNK, WN
WL
WOE
WOG
WPR
WSD
WSP
WT
WTHPRF
WTR
WTRPRF
WW
WWP
WWTR

Definition
With
Without
West
Width
Wide Flange
Warehouse
Wrought Iron
Walkway
Weld Neck Flange
Weld Neck
Wide Load
Weld One End
Water Oil or Gas
Working Pressure
Working Stress Design
Working Steam Pressure
Weight
Weatherproof
Water
Waterproof
Well Water
Working Water Pressure
Waste Water

Term
XH
XS
XXH
XXS

Definition
Extra Heavy
Extra Strong
Extra Extra Heavy
Double Extra Strong

Term
YP
YS

Definition
Yield Point
Yield Stress

Term
Z

Definition
Zone

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