ABBREVIATIONS

AND
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
USED IN THE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION INDUSTRY

1980 compiled by J.A. Bartstra

1982 update by H. van llorssen and J.P. Fortuin
1990 checked by J.A. Bartstra
2002 update by J.C. Schreuder
2005 updates by M. Vanderschaeghe and J.C. Schreuder
2007 updates by Paul Cumby { DOP-31 }

Last updated: 15 December 2005

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Note: In the realization that this compiled listing of abbreviations and terms is far from
complete, find herewith links to other useful sources of information:
http://sww.shell.com/home/acronymMgr/en/showall/listAcronym.aspx
The above link gives access to the Shell Online - Jargon Buster,
a massive listing of acronyms explained.
http://sww.shell.com/ep/solutions/team/catts/IRM/glossary/
The above link gives access to several different glossaries as compiled by the
Shell Exploration & Production Solutions Team

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The Glossary of Drilling Terms by Akita Drilling Ltd

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ABBREVIATIONS
#
@
-VE
+VE
AAR
AC
ACD
AD
AFE
AFFF
AGA
AH
AHBDF
AHBGL
AHD
AHORT
AKO
ALARP
ALS
AMG
Ann
ANSI
API
APP
ARQ
ASA
ASA
ASME
Assy
ASTM
ATLS
AVG
Azim
BA
bbl/d
bbl/min
BCD
B/D
BDF
BG
BGT
B/H
BHA
BHC
BHP
BHP
B/HSG
BHT
Bi-Cent
BJ
BO
B/O
BOP
BOPD
BP
BP
BPC
BPD
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Number
at
negative
positive
After Action Review
Alternating current (vs. DC = direct current)
Above chart datum
Assistant driller
Authorization for Expenditure
Aqueous Film Forming Foam
American Gas Association
Along hole
Along hole below derrick floor
Along hole below ground level
Along hole depth
Along hole original rotary table
Adjustable kick-off sub (directional drilling tool)
As Low As Reasonably Practicable
Advanced Life Support
Aircraft Management Guide
Annulus
American National Standards Institute (previous ASA)
American Petroleum Institute
As per programme
Protocol used for transmitting telexes over SSB radios
American Standards Association (now ANSI)
Anchor Seal Assembly
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Assembly
American Society-for Testing Materials
Advanced Trauma and Life Support
Average
Azimuth (compass bearing)
Breathing Apparatus
Barrels per day
Barrels per minute
Below chart datum
Barrels per day
Below derrick floor
Back ground
Borehole geometry tool
Bent housing (directional drilling tool)
Bottom hole assembly
Borehole compensated sonic log
Bottom hole pressure
Brake horsepower
Bent housing (directional drilling tool)
Bottom hole temperature
Bi-centre (bit)
Blast joint
Explosive service (back-off)
Break out
Blowout preventer
Barrels of oil per day
Bridge plug
Bull Plug
Bean performance curve
Barrels per day
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BPM
BPR
BPV
BS
BS
BS
BS & W
BTC
BTM
BTU, Btu
BU
B/U
BU
BUS
BV
BWPD
CALM
CAP
CAO
CAO
CAPO
CARM
CB
CBD
CBL
CBHP
CBHT
CBP
CBT
C&C
CCL
CD
CET
cf.
cft
CG
CH
CHH
CHP
CHS
CHT
CI
CIBHP
CIBHT
CIF
Circ
CIS
CITHP
CITHT
CL, C/L
CM
CMC
CMD
CMT
CNL
CO
CO2
Compl
CONT, Contd
COSHH

Barrels per minute

Bottom Pipe Ram
Backpressure valve
Base sediment.
British Standard.
Bull manure
Base sediment and water
Buttress Threaded & Coupled
Bottom
British thermal unit
Business Unit
Bottoms up (circulating)
Build up (pressure, temperature, inclination)
Build up section (of a deviated well)
Ball valve
Barrels of water per day
Cat Amery anchor leg mooring
Competent Authorised Person
Computer applications for operations
Computer assisted operations (Obsolete)
Computer assisted production operation
Contractual Allocation of Risk Manual (contracting term)
Core barrel
Competence based development
Cement bond log
Closed in bottom hole pressure
Closed in bottom hole temperature
Competence based progression
Computer based training
Circulate & Condition
Casing collar locator
Chart datum
Cement evaluation tool
Compare with or consult
Cubic feet
Casing gun (shaped charge perforator)
Contract holder
Casing head housing
Casing head pressure
Casing head spool
Casing head tension
Close(d) in
Closed in bottom hole pressure
Closed in bottom hole temperature
Cost, Insurance & Freight
Circulate
Customer instrument service
Closed in tubing head pressure
Closed in tubing head temperature
Control line
Crisis Management
Carboxy methylcellulose
Committee of managing directors
Cement
Compensated neutron log
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
Complete(d), completion
Continued
Control of substances hazardous to health

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CP
CP
CPC
CPH
CPR
CR
Csg
CSR
CST
CT
CT
CTD
CTHP
CTHT
CTT
CTU
CW, C/W
CWOP
CYA
DAPC
DC
DC
DC(pony)
DD
DD
DE
DF
DFE
DIL
DIMS
DL
DLL
DMS
DO
DOE
DP
DROPS
DRT
DS
DS
DST
DST
DSV
DTI
DTL
DtL
DTU
DW, D/W
DWOP
DWT
DWT
EA
EAR
ECC
ECD
ECP
ECR
ECT
EDIS

Casing pressure
Conductor pressure
Computer production control
Baker Oil Tools tie back packer
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
Company representative
Casing
Company site representative
Casing seat test
Check trip
Coiled tubing
Coiled Tubing Drilling
Closed in tubing head pressure
Closed in tubing head temperature
Cup type tested
Coiled Tubing Unit
Complete with
Completing the well on paper
Cover your arse (political astuteness and insurance)
Dynamic Annular Pressure Control
Direct current (vs. AC = alternating current)
Drill collar
Drill Collar short (or pony)
Depth determination
Directional Drilling
Drilling engineer
Drilling floor
Derrick floor elevation
Dual induction laterolog
Drilling information management system
Dog Leg
Dual laterolog
Driving management system
Drop off section (in a deviated well)
Department of Energy (UK regulatory government body, now known as DTI)
Drill pipe
DRopped Objects Prevention Scheme (www.dropsworkpack.com)
Dual ram tension tubing head
Drilling supervisor
Downstream
Combination DLL and MSFL
Drill stem test
Drilling Supervisor
Department of Trade and Industry
(UK regulatory government body, formerly known as HS&E and DOE)
Drilling the Limit (Shell Trademark for Technical Limit methodology)
Deliver the Limit (term for pursuit of Technical Limit)
Double tilted universal joint (directional drilling tool)
Drill Water
Drilling the well on paper
Dead weight tester
Dead weight ton
Environmental Assessment
Event assessment report
Emergency Control Centre
Equivalent circulation density, Equivalent column density
External casing packer
Emergency Control room (Safety)
Emergency Control team (Safety)
Exploration Drilling Information Summary

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EGP
EDP
EETP
EIA
ELCB
ELT
ELTSR
EMA
EMA
EMAS
EMD
EMP
EMPAC
EMS
EMS
EOR
EP
E&P
EPBM
EPIRB
EPO
EPT
EQPT
ER
ES
ESD
Est.
ESS
ESV
ETA
ETD
EU
EUE
EXP
F
FAC
FBG
FBHP
FBHT
F & BU
F/C
FC
FDC
FIT
FH
FIFO
FL
FLD
FLP
FPI
FCP
FPP
FRC
FRD
FRED
FST
FT
FTD
FTHP

External gravel pack

Electronic data processing
Emulsion and effluent treatment plant
Environmental Impact Assessment
Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers
Emergency Location Transmitter
Extra long tubing seal receptacle
equivalent of methane in air
Equipment material administration system (ordering and tracking software)
European audit management system
Equivalent mud density
Environmental Management Plan
Preventative maintenance system (software package) used by Transocean (a drilling
contractor)
Electro magnetic survey
Electronic (magnetic) multi shot
Enhanced oil recovery
Exploration and production
Exploration and production
EP Business Model
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons
European Patent Office
Electromagnetic propagation tool
Equipment
Emergency response
Equalizing sub
Emergency shutdown valve
Estimated
Electronic (magnetic) single shot
Emergency shutdown valve
Estimated Time of Arrival
Estimated Time of Departure
External upset
External upset ends
Exposure (Safety)
Flowing
First Aid Case (Safety)
Formation breakdown gradient
Flowing bottom hole pressure
Flowing bottom hole temperature
Flowing and closed in pressure build up survey
Flow check
Flow coupling
Formation density log compensated
Formation Integrity test
Full hole
First In, First Out
Flowline
Full Length Drift
Flow line pressure
Free point indicator
Fracture closure pressure
Fracture propagation pressure
Fast Rescue Craft
Focused result delivery (90 day intense team effort to realize an opportunity)
Fire, radiation, explosion, dispersion
Formation strength test
Formation tester
F**k the dog, a term used to describe doing nothing
Flowing tubing head pressure

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FTHT
FTLB
FUBAR
FV
FWB
FWKO
GDT
GHP
GL
GL
GLR
GLV
GMS
GN
GOC
GoM
GOR
GP
GPG
GPS
GPS
GR
GRL
GS
GSS
GTL
GTS
GWC
GWR
GWSA
HAZID
HAZOP
HCR
HDT
HEMP
HF
HGR
HIA
HHP
HI-VIS
H/O
HMP
HP
HP
HPHT
HRA
HRT
H2S
HSE
HSECOP
HSE-MS
HSE-Q
HSSE
HS & E
HS & E
HT
HUD
HWC
HWDP
HWO

Flowing tubing head temperature

Foot Pounds (Torque)
F**d up beyond all recognition
Float Valve
Fresh Water Bentonite
Free water knock out
Gas down to
Gas horsepower
Gas lift
Ground Level (Top Cellar)
Gas liquid ratio
Gas lift valve
Gyro multi shot
Grid North
Gas oil contact
Gulf of Mexico
Gas oil ratio
Gravel pack
Grains per gallon
Gradient pressure survey.
Geophysical Survey
Gamma ray
Gamma ray log
Gradient survey
Gyro single shot
Gas to liquids
Gradient temperature survey
Gas water contact
Gas water ratio
Global Well Service Arrangements (contracting term, standard contracts with major ISCs)
Hazard identification process (risk analysis)
Hazard and operability study
High closing ratio (HCR valve, hydraulically operated valve on BOP outlet to choke line)
Dipmeter (high resolution digital)
Hazard and effects management process
High Frequency
Hanger
Health impact assessment
Hydraulic horsepower
High viscous
Hang-off (point), reference landing-off point in the wellhead.
Hazard Management Process
Horse power
High pressure
High pressure and high temperature
Health risk assessment
High resolution thermometer (temperature log)
Hydrogen sulphide
Health, Safety and Environment
HSE Critical Operating Procedure
Health, Safety, Environment Management System
Health, Safety, Environment and Quality
Health, Safety, Security and Environment
Health, Safety and Environment
Department of Health, Safety and Environment (UK regulatory government body)
High temperature
Hold up depth
Hydrocarbon water contact
Heavy weight drill pipe
Heavy Workover

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Hz
HZGP
IADC
IAGC
IATA
IBOP
ICAO
ID
ID
IEE
IES
IF
IGP
IHP
INCL
INT
IMCO
IMO
IOEM
IP
IPC
IPM
IPM
IPP
IPR
IPS
ISC
ISF
ISO
IVMS
IWCF
J
JB
JCP
JHA
JM
JMS
JNTS
JS
JSA
JV
JV-nuoc
k
KCl
KISS principle
KOP
KOIV
KPI
KSA
LAT
L/D
LCM
LDT
LF
LH
LH
LIT
LM
LN
LNDG

Hertz
Horizontal gravel pack
International Association of Drilling Contractors
International Association of Geophysical Contractors
International Air Transport Association
Inner blow out preventer
International Civil Aviation Organisation
Internal (inside) diameter
Interface Document (alternative to above)
Institute of Electrical Engineers
Induction electrical survey
Internally flush
Internal (inside) gravel pack
Indicated horsepower
Inclination
Interval
Intergovernmental Maritime Consultation Organisation
International Maritime Organisation
Inverted oil emulsion mud
Institute of Petroleum
Intake pressure curves
Incident Potential Matrix.
Integrated project management
Integrated production plan
Inflow performance relationship
Improved plow steel
Integrated Service Provider / Contractor, e.g. Schlumberger, Baker, Halliburton
Induction-resistivity spherically focussed log
International Organization for Standardization. International Standards Organisation
In vehicle monitoring system
International Well Control Forum
Joule
Junk basket
Job competence program/profile
Job hazard analysis (Safety)
Journey management
Journey management system
Joints
Junk Sub
Job Safety Analysis (safety)
Joint venture
Joint Ventures not under operational control
thousand
Potassium Chloride
Keep it simple, stupid!
Kick off point
Knock out isolation valve
Key performance indicator
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Lowest Astronomical Tide (tide table reference)
Lay down
Lost circulation materials
Litho-density log
Low Frequency
Left hand
Liner Hanger
Limit intake test
Lock mandrel
Landing nipple
Landing

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LNG
LNGC
LOT
LOTO
LPG
LPT
LS
LSA
LSA
LTA
LTC
LTI
LTIF
LWC
LWD
M
MAASP
MCO
MCUGP
MD
MER
MF
MGR
MHH
MIC
MIL
MIP
MM
MM
M/M
MOB
MOC
MODU
MOPO
MPD
MPR
MPR
MSDS
MSFL
MSL
M/T
MTC
MTU
M/U
MV
MW
MRW
MWD
MW&I
N2
NACE
NBS
NC
N/D
NDB
NEG
NFPA
NGL
NGS
NLL

Liquefied natural gas

Liquefied natural gas carrier
Leak off test
Lock Out Tag Out
Liquefied petroleum gas
Loss Prevention Team
Long string
Locator seal assembly
Low specific activity (Radio active scale)
Lost time accident (Safety)
Long Thread & Coupling (Old API)
Lost time incident (safety)
Lost time incident frequency (safety)
Lost workday case (safety)
Logging while drilling
Thousand
Maximum allowable annular surface pressure
Materials Call Off
Milled casing under reamed gravel pack
Martin Decker (block + string weight indicator)
Medical Emergency Response (Safety)
Marsh funnel
Manager
Mutually Hold Harmless (contracting term)
Man in charge
One thousandth of an inch
Maximum inflow performance
Million
Milestone Meeting
Mud motor
Man Over Board
Management of change
Mobile offshore drilling unit
Manual of permitted operations
Managed Pressure Drilling
Middle Pipe Ram.
Monthly progress report
Material safety data sheet
Micro spherically focussed log
Mean Sea Level
Empty
Medical Treatment Case (safety)
Master terminal unit
Make up
Master valve
Mud weight
Man Riding Winch
Measuring while drilling
Mutually Waiver and Indemnity (contracting term)
Nitrogen
National association of corrosion engineers
Near bit stabiliser
Numbered Connection (API)
Nipple down
Non Directional Beacon
Negative
National Fire Protection Association
Natural gas liquids
Natural gamma ray spectrometry log
Neutron lifetime log

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NM
NMDC
NML
NMR
NO
NO2
NTU
NU
N/U
OBM
OCTG
OCS
OD
ODP
ODT
OE
OECD
OEM
OGP
OH
OH
OHGP
OIM
OJT
OOH
O/P
OPEC
OPS
OSC
OSR
O/SHOT
OTC
OU
OU
OUT
OWC
P&A
PA
PAC
PAPI
PBA
PBR
PBTD
pcf
PCT
PD
PDM
PE
PFC
pH
PHB
PHPA
PI
PIC
PJSM
PLD
PLT
PM
P/n
P/O

Near Miss (safety)

Non magnetic drill collars
Nuclear magnetism log
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Nephelometric Turbity Unit
Non upset
Nipple up
Oil base mud
Oilfield Country Tubular Goods (API)
Outer Continental Shelf
Outside diameter
Opportunity delivery process
Oil down to
Operations engineer
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Original equipment manufacturer
Oil and gas producers association
Occupational Health
Open hole
Open hole gravel pack
Offshore installation manager
On the job training
Out of hole
Overpull
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Operations
On scene commander
On scene representative
Overshot
Over The Counter
Open(ed) up
Operating unit
Oil up to
Oil water contact
Plugged and abandoned
Public Affairs
polyanionic cellulose
Precision Approach Path Indicator
Plugged back and abandoned
Polished bore receptacle
Plugged back total depth
Pounds per cubic foot
Combination production log (seqn.)
Positive displacement (meter)
Positive displacement motor
Petroleum engineer
Perfluorocarbons
Potential hydrogen ion, measure of acidity or alkalinity
Pre-Hydrated Bentonite
partially-hydrolyzed polyacrylamide
Productivity Index
Person in Charge
Pre-Job Safety Meeting
Personnel Locator Device
Production Logging Tool
Party manager
Part Number
Pop-off

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PO
POB
POBM
POH
PON
POOH
POS
PPD
PPE
PPM
ppg
PSI
PSIA
PSIG
PSL
PSP
PTB
PTC
PTD
PTT
PTT
P/U
PTW
PTWC
PV
PVT
PWD
QA
QC
QHSE
QRA
R
RAB
RAF
RAM
RAP
RCCB
RCJB
Re
RF
RFT
RGIT
RH
RI
RIH
RKB
RM
ROP
ROV
RPM
RPM
RR
RReam
RS
RSI
RT
RT
RTL
RTTS
RTU

Purchase order
Persons on board
Pseudo oil base mud
Pull(ed) out of hole
Petroleum Operations Notice
Pull(ed) out of hole
Positive
Permanent Partial Disability (safety)
Personal Protective Equipment
Parts per million
Pounds per gallon
Pounds per square inch
Pounds per square inch absolute
Pounds per square inch gauge
Production Service Level (API)
Perforated steel plate
Pounds per thousand barrel
Permanent type completion
Permanent Total Disability (safety)
Plug type tester
Post, Telegraph and Telecommunications
Pick up
Permit-to-Work
Permanent type well completion; obsolete, now PTC
Plastic viscosity
Pressure volume temperature
Pressure while drilling
Quality assurance
Quality control
Quality, Health, Safety and Environment
Quantitative risk assessment
Range - Length of tubular
Resistivity at bit (Anadrill)
Risk Allocation Framework (contracting term)
Risk assessment matrix
Remedial action plan
Residual Current Circuit Breaker
Reverse Circulation Junk Basket
Reynolds number
Radio Frequency
Repeat formation tester
Robert Gordon Institute of Training (Aberdeen)
Right hand
Run in
Run in hole
Rotary kelly bushing
Rig manager
Rate of progress
Remote operating vehicle
Reservoir pressure maintenance
Revolutions per minute
Re-Run
Roller Reamer
Rig superintendent
Repetitive Strain Illness
Rotary table
Round trip
Realize the limit (pursuit of Technical Limit)
Retrievable test treat squeeze packer (Halliburton)
Remote terminal unit

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R/U
RVP
RWC
RWP
S
SAL
SALM
SALS
SAQ
SAR
SARBE
SBHP
SBHT
SBM
SBOP
SBS
SBT
SC
SCADA
Scft
SCM
SCOP
SCR
SCR
SCSSV
SD
S/D
SDE
SDSV
SDT
SDTR
SG
SHOC
SIA
SICP
SIDP
SIEP
SIGN
SJ
SJM
SLS
SMART
SMS
SMS
SMWD
s/n
SO
SOLAS
SOR
SOW
SP
SPM
SPM
SPP
SRT
SS
SS
SS
SSB
SSC

Rig up
Reid vapour pressure
Restricted work case (safety)
Residual Work Plan
Standard
Shell Aircraft Limited
Single anchor leg mooring
Single anchor leg storage
Self Assessment Questionnaire
Search and Rescue
Search and Rescue Beacons
Static bottom hole pressure
Static bottom hole temperature
Single buoy mooring
Surface BOP (BOP placed above MSL, drilling from floaters)
Single buoy storage
Shoe Bond test
Safety Case
Supervisory control and data acquisition
Standard cubic feet
Supply chain management
Safety Critical Operating Procedure
Slow Circulation Rate
Silicon Controlled Rectifier
Surface controlled subsurface safety valve
Specific density
Shut Down
Senior drilling engineer
Senior Drilling Supervisor
Sedimentary Dipmeter tool
Side track
Specific gravity
Safe Handling of Chemicals
Safety Integrity Assessment
Shut in casing pressure
Shut in drill pipe pressure
Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.
Shell International Global Network (Alta Vista Forum, electronic discussion forum)
Slip Joint
Safe journey manager
Long spacing sonic log
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound (key points for target setting).
Shell method series
Safety management system
Sperry measuring while drilling
Serial Number
Side outlet
Safety of Life at Sea
Specification of requirements
Slip On Weld
Spontaneous potential
Side pocket mandrel
Strokes per minute
Stand pipe pressure
Single ram tension tubing head
Short string
Sub sea
Single shot
Single Side Band
Shell Safety Committee

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SSCSSV
SSD
SSD
SSMP
SSODD
SSS
SStb
STool
SSV
SSV
ST
STD
STAB
STOIIP
SW
SWB
SWB
SWE
SWL
SWS

Subsurface controlled subsurface safety valve

Sliding side door
Single string dual
Site Specific Management Plan
Sub Sea Operated Down hole Disconnect
Single string single
String Stab
Shock Tool
Surface safety valve
Single String Venture
Side track
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Stabilization
Stock tank oil initially in place
Seawater
Sea water bentonite
Side wall sample
Senior well engineer
Safe Working Load
Sidewall samples

TA
TA CAP
TAO
TBF
TBG
TBP
TBR
TBT
TBV
T&C
TCL
TCP
TD
T&D
TDS
TDS
TDT
TH
THP
THS
TJ
TJ
TLA
TLC
TLP
TOC
T&OE
TOL
TOR
TP
TPR
TQ
TR
Trb
TRC
TRCF
TROIF
TSD
TSR

Temporary adapter
Temporary adapter cap
Telemetry assisted operations
Top bottom flange
Tubing
Tie back packer
Top blind rams
Tool box talk
Tubing back-pressure valve
Threaded and coupled (joint)
Tubing Conveyed Logging
Tubing conveyed perforator
Total depth
Tested & Drifted
Top Drive system,
Tie down spool
Thermal decay time log
Telescoping (travel) joint
Tubing head pressure
Tubing head spool
Tool Joint
Telescoping (travel) joint
Three letter abbreviation
Though logging condition
Tension leg platform
Top of cement
Technical & Operational Excellence (SIEP dept, based in Rijswijk, The Netherlands)
Top of liner
Terms of Reference
Tool pusher
Top Pipe Ram
Torque
Trace(s)
Turbine
Total recordable cases (safety)
Total recordable case frequency (safety)
Total Recordable Occupational Health Incident Frequency
Two string dual
Tubing seal receptacle

Last updated: August 2007

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Glossary of Terms used in the Oil and Gas Production Industry

TRSSSVR
TV
TVBDF
TVD
TVP
TVRKB
TVSS
UAA
UHF
UPR
UPS
URGP
UROHGP
US
US
UTM
UV
VAR
VDF
VDL
VDU
VHF
VIV
VLCC
VLPC
V/V
VLV
VOCs
VR
VSP
VTC
VTS
We
WC
WD
WD
WE
WGN
Wgt
WH
WHP
WIQI
WL
WLBOP
WO
WOB
WOC
WODL
WOO
WOW
WP
WP
WPR
wrt
WSDE
WSPE
WSOE
WST
WT
WTI

Tubing retrievable sub surface safety valve

True vertical
True vertical below derrick floor
True vertical depth
True vapour pressure
True vertical below rotary kelly bushing
True vertical sub sea
Unsafe Act Audit
Ultra High Frequency
Upper Pipe Ram
Uninterrupted Power Supply
Under reamed gravel pack
Under reamed open hole gravel pack
Unserviceable
Upstream
Universal transverse mercator
Ultra Violet
Value assurance review
Variable Frequency Drive
Variable density log (usually run with CBL)
Visual display unit
Very High Frequency
Vortex induced vibrations (onto risers, from sea currents)
Very large crude carrier
Very large product carrier
Valve
Valve
Volatile organic compounds
Valve removal (Plug)
Velocity Seismic Profile
Variation to Contract
Vehicle Tracking System
Water cut
Well completion
Wheeled Drive
Working depth
Well engineer
Well Global Network (Alta Vista Forum, electronic discussion forum)
Weight
Well head
Well head pressure
Well inflow quotient index
Wireline
Wireline blowout preventer
Workover
Weight on bit
Waiting on cement
Waiting on day light
Waiting on orders
Waiting on weather
Well pulling
Working pressure
Weekly Progress Report
with respect to
Well site drilling engineer
Well site petroleum engineer
Well site operations engineer
Well shoot tool (seismic reference service)
Wiper Trip
West Texas Intermediate (crude)

Last updated: August 2007

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NOTE: The base document was scanned in from a Shell original document and converted to a new and updated electronic version in 2002,
as the electronic version of the original could not be found or recovered.

Glossary of Terms used in the Oil and Gas Production Industry

WUT
WV
WW
W&W
X-O
YP

Water up to
Wing valve
Water Well
Weight and wait
Cross over
Yield point

Last updated: August 2007

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NOTE: The base document was scanned in from a Shell original document and converted to a new and updated electronic version in 2002,
as the electronic version of the original could not be found or recovered.