PART 5 Flashcards
A tube or system of tubes used for transporting crude oil and natural gas from the field or gathering system to the refinery
pipeline
The quantity (volume) of oil and gas required to maintain a full pipeline
pipeline capacity
A sufficiently dry gas that will not drop out natural gas liquids (NGL) when entering the gas pipeline
pipeline gas
Oil whose free water, sediment and emulsion content (BS&W) is sufficiently low to be acceptable for pipeline shipment
pipeline oil
An inspection of a pipeline to check for leaks, washouts or other abnormal conditions
pipeline patrol
A tank designed for storing volatile liquids such as gasoline and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG), which generate high internal pressures
pressure storage tank
Gas produced from the well, unprocessed natural gas or the inlet natural gas to a plant
raw natural gas
Another term for retention time, the amount of time a liquid stays in a vessel
residence time
The amount of time a liquid stays in a vessel
retention time
In a glycol dehydrator, glycol that contains water released by wet gas while percolating upward in the absorber
rich glycol
To agitate a tanks contents with gas or air injected through a roll line
roll a tank
A thin, perforated pipe placed around the internal circumference of a tank
roll line
A cylindrical or spherical vessel used to separate oil, gas and water from the total fluid stream produced by a well
separator
A gas obtained by heating coal or refining heavy hydrocarbons
SNG /synthetic natural gas
A solid, such assilicagel orcalcium chloride[CaCl2], used in a gas-dehydration unit to remove water and moisture
solid desiccant