PART 9 Flashcards
The difference between the maximum load reached in the upstroke and the minimum load registered in the downstroke
range of load
Crude oil direct from the wellbore, before it is treated in a gas separation plant
raw crude oil
Gas coming directly from the wellbore containing nonhydrocarbon contaminants and hydrocarbons that can be liquefied
raw natural gas
Injection gas that has returned to surface and it is not reinjected into the gas-lift system
recoverable gas lift gas
An unmanned submersible vehicle controlled from surface
ROV / remotely operated vehicle
Natural forces in the reservoir that displace hydrocarbons out of the reservoir into the wellbore and up to surface
reservoir drive mechanisms
The formation of liquid hydrocarbons in a gas reservoir as the pressure in the reservoir decreases below dewpoint pressure during production
retrograde condensation
Natural gas containing heavier hydrocarbons than a lean gas
rich gas
Gas condensate comprising significant amounts of heavy hydrocarbon products, which can produce relatively large volumes of condensate
rich gas condensate
Lean oil that has absorbed heavier hydrocarbon components from a gas stream
rich oil
A gas-lift system that recycles the injected gas using compressors
rotational gas lift
A swabbing device used to clean up sand that has accumulated in the wellbore
sand bailer
A platform on which surface multiphase pumps can be mounted and connected to subsea multiphase pumps
satellite platform
To remove impurities, water, liquid hydrocarbons or traces of other gases by passing the gas flowstream through a scrubber, a device in which the gas is mixed with a suitable liquid that absorbs or washes out the constituent to be removed
scrub
A device to remove dirt, water, foreign matter, or undesired liquids that are part of the gas flowstream
scrubber
