- Industry: Oil & gas
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An exit point of a lateral from a mother bore, generally a hole cut in the side of the casing to allow sidetracking the well. Can also be where the entire section of the casing is removed.
Industry:Oil & gas
An experimental number used in fluid flow to predict the flow velocity at which the flow regime moves from laminar flow through a transition range and into turbulent flow. It is the dimensionless ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces in flowing fluids. It may be viewed as a ratio of the shear stress due to turbulence to the shear stress due to viscosity. Flow with a Reynolds number less than 2000-4000 is laminar flow; that with a Reynolds number greater than 2000-4000 is turbulent flow.
Industry:Oil & gas
An exploration technique that can find structures and potential reservoir traps by reflecting sound waves from the rock strata. (Seismic acquisition (2-D, 3-D, 4-D) – seismic data are used to map subsurface formations. A 2-D survey reveals a cross section of the subsurface. In a 3-D survey, seismic data are collected in the inline and crossline directions to create a three-dimensional image of the subsurface. In a 4-D or time-lapse 3-D survey, 3-D surveys are repeated over time to track fluid movement in the reservoir. (from Baker Hughes).
Industry:Oil & gas
An exploration well or other project where information is not released to the public.
Industry:Oil & gas
An exploratory well drilled in a basin where no other wells (or too few wells to define the basin) have been drilled. (Some areas use a specific distance between wells).
Industry:Oil & gas
An explosive charge in a tool designed to sever very heavy BHA tools such as drill string collars and stabilizers. It latterly uses a focused explosive to blown the string apart. A tool of last resort.
Industry:Oil & gas
An expression to predict change of direction of a wave crossing the boundary between two isotropic (no variation in properties with direction) media.
Industry:Oil & gas
An extension of a retrievable tool that is used to set and release the tool.
Industry:Oil & gas
An external or internal crack in steel or other material caused by the environment and/or the loads on the material.
Industry:Oil & gas
An igneous rock body, which when molten, forced its way into a surrounding rock. Salt intrusions are also possible.
Industry:Oil & gas
