oil&gas
1563 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| ARI | azimuthal resistivity image | |
| ARRC | array acoustic report | |
| ART | actuator running tool | |
| AS | array sonic processing log | |
| ASCSSV | annulus surface controlled sub-surface valve | |
| ASI | ASI log | |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | |
| ASP | array sonic processing report | |
| ASV | annular safety valve | |
| ATD | application to drill | |
| AUV | authonomus underwater vehicle | |
| AV | annular velocity or apparent viscosity | |
| AVO | amplitude versus offset (geophysics) | |
| AWB/V | annulus wing block/valve (XT) | |
| AWO | approval for well operation | |
| B | prefix denoting a number in billions | |
| BA | Bottom Assembly (of a riser) | |
| bbl | barrel | |
| BBSM | behaviour-based safety management | |
| Bcf | billion cubic feet (of natural gas) | |
| Bcfe | billion cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent) | |
| BCPD | barrels condensate per day | |
| BDF | below Derrick floor | |
| BDL | bit data log | |
| BGL | borehole geometry log | |
| BGL | below ground level (used as a datum for depths in a well) | |
| BGS | British Geological Survey | |
| BGT | borehole geometry tool | |
| BGWP | base of ground-water protection | |
| BH | bloodhound | |
| BHA | bottom hole assembly (toolstring on coiled tubing or drill pipe) | |
| BHC | BHC gamma ray log | |
| BHCA | BHC acoustic log | |
| BHCS | BHC sonic log | |
| BHCT | bottomhole circulating temperature | |
| BHL | borehole log | |
| BHP | bottom hole pressure | |
| BHPRP | borehole pressure report | |
| BHSRE | bottom hole sampling report | |
| BHSS | borehole seismic survey | |
| BHT | bottomhole temperature | |
| BHTV | borehole television report | |
| BINXQ | bond index quicklook log | |
| BIOR | biostratigraphic range log | |
| BIORE | biostratigraphy study report | |
| BIVDL | BI/DK/WF/Casing collar locator/gamma ray log | |
| BLI | bottom of logging interval | |
| BO | back-off log | |
| BOB | back on bottom | |
| BOD | Biological Oxygen Demand |