Surface Production Operations: Design of Oil Handling Systems and Facilities, Volume One, Third Edition
By Maurice Stewart

Glossary and Abbreviations

Glossary of Terms

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Acid gas
H 2S and/or CO 2 contained in or extracted from a natural gas.
Accumulator
A vessel used to collect and store liquids.
API gravity
An arbitrary scale expressing the relative density of liquid petroleum products. The measuring scale is calibrated in degrees API ( API)and is calculated by the following formula:

Artificial lift
Mechanical means of raising a crude oil in a well to the surface, including sucker-rod pump, hydraulic pump, gas lift, and electrical submersible pump.
Atmospheric pressure
The pressure exerted on the earth by the earth's atmosphere. A pressure of 760 mm of mercury, 29.92 in. of mercury, or 14.696 psia is used as a standard for some measurements. The various state regulatory bodies have set other standards for use in measuring the legal volume of natural gas that is sold or processed. Atmospheric pressure may also refer to the absolute ambient pressure at any given location.
Bad oil
Crude with a BS&W content in excess of pipeline spec.
Boiling range
Range of boiling point temperatures used to characterize a cut.
Bubble point
The temperature at a given pressure or the pressure at a given temperature at the instant the first bubble of gas is formed in a given liquid.
Cannula
A large-bore hypodermic needle attached to a syringe; used to remove samples from liquid layers.
Chromatography
A technique for sample analysis where individual components of a batch sample, carried by an inert gas stream, are selectively sorbed and disrobed on...
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