KNOWLEDGE BASE

Knowledge Base contains reference information on the following subjects

  1. Abbreviations Used in Oil Industry
  2. Conversion Tables
  3. Drilling
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ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation / Means / Detailed Word & Context if applicable
2P / Proven plus Prabable
AAPG / American association of Petroleum Geologists
ABS / American Bureau of Shipping
API° / American Petroleum Institute Gravity
bbl / Barrel
BCF / Billion Cubic Feet
BCM / Billion Cubic Metre
BTU / British Thermal Unit
bwpd / Barrels of water per day
CNG / Compressed Natural Gas – Natural Gas at 200-250 kg/cm2
DST / Drill Stem Test
DWT / Dead Weight Tonne
FDP / Field Development Plan
FPSO / Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Vessel
FSO / Floating Storage & Offloading Vessel
GCV / Gross Calorific Value
GIIP / Gas Initially In Place
GOR / Gas Oil Ratio
Kcal / Kilocalorie
km / Kilometre
lkm / Line kilometer
LNG / Liquified Natural Gas – At atmospheric pressure Natural Gas liquefies below -161°C
LPG / Liquified Petroleum Gas – A mixture of propane and butane
M3 / Metre Cube i.e. 1 Metre x 1 Metre x 1 Metre
MDRT / Measured Depth from Rotary Table
MDT / Modulated Dynamic Tester
MMbbl / Million barrels
MMBTU / Million British Thermal Unit
MMSCD
MMscfd / Million Standard Cubic Feet Per Day
MMstbd / Million Stock tank barrels per day
Natural Gas / A blend of gaseous hydrocarbons found below ground which normally contains 60-95% Methane
NCV / Net Calorific Value
NELP / New Exploration & Licensing Policy
NGL / Natural Gas Liquid – Heavier hydrocarbons mainly pentane and hexane
PNG / Piped Natural Gas
PSC / Production Sharing Contract
PSDM / Pre stack depth Migration
Psi / Pounds per square inch
Scf / Standard Cubic Feet
scfd / Standard Cubic Feet per day
SCM / Standard Cubic Metre
SPE / Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPM / Single point Mooring
stb / Stock tank barrel
stbd / Stock tank barrel per day
TCF / Trillion Cubic Feet
TCM / Trillion Cubic Metre
WPC / World Petroleum Congress

CONVERSION TABLES

OIL

Amount / Quantity in Common Use / Abbreviation / = / Equivalent / Explanation
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GAS

Amount / Quantity in Common Use / Abbreviation / = / Equivalent / Explanation
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1 / Standard Cubic Meter / SCM / = / 1 cubic metre @ NTP / 1 atmosphere pressure ( 14.7 ibs/sq inch ) and 15° C
1 / Cubic Metre / M3 / = / 35.3 Cubic Feet
1 / Billion Cubic Metre/Yr / BCM/Yr / = / 2.8 MMSCD
1 / Trillion Cubic Feet / TCF / = / 4 MMSCMD / 3.88 MMSCMD (100% recoverable (20yrs x 365days)
1 / Million Tonne Per Annum(LNG) / MMTPA(LNG) / = / 4 MMSCMD / 3.60 MMSCMD (Mol Wt. of 18 @365days/annum
1 / MT of LNG / = / 1300 SCM / 1314 SCM(Mol. Wt. 18)
Gross Calorific Value / GCV / = / 1000 Kcal/SCM
Net Calorific Value / NCV / = / 90% of GCV
1 / Million BTU / MMBTU / = / 25.2 SCM / GCV 10000 Kcal/SCM
1 / Mega Watt of Power require / MW / = / 4500 SCMD / 4440 @ Heat Rate 1850 Kcal/Kwh
Power from 1 MMSCMD Gas / = / 220 MW
Specific Gravity of Gas / = / 0.65
Density of Gas / = / 0.76 Kg/SCM