Archives: Glossary Terms

An Accumulator Unit is a critical piece of equipment in the oil and gas industry, primarily used to store hydraulic energy under high pressure for…

The kill line is a high-pressure auxiliary pipeline in a drilling rig’s well control system, typically connected to the blowout preventer (BOP) stack and used…

A choke manifold is a critical assembly of valves, chokes, and piping used in oil and gas well operations to control the flow of fluids…

A Cathodic Protection System (CP system) is an electrochemical technique used to prevent or control corrosion on the metallic surfaces of equipment and infrastructure in…

A Pipeline End Manifold (PLEM) is a subsea or above-ground structure that serves as the termination point for a pipeline and provides a connection interface…

A semi-submersible rig is a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) that floats on the water surface but is partially submerged to provide exceptional stability in…

An FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel is a self-contained floating facility used in the offshore oil and gas industry to process hydrocarbons from…

An offshore platform is a large, fixed or floating structure engineered to support the drilling, extraction, processing, and temporary storage of hydrocarbons (crude oil and…

A Workover Rig is a specialized, mobile or skid-mounted equipment package used to perform remedial operations on an existing oil or gas well after its…

A Coiled Tubing Unit (CTU) is a specialized piece of oilfield equipment used for well intervention, drilling, and completion operations. Unlike conventional jointed pipe, coiled…

A Frac Stack (also known as a frac tree or frac valve stack) is a high-pressure, multi-valve assembly installed on top of a wellhead during…

A rod pump, often referred to as a pumping unit, is a positive displacement artificial lift system widely used in the oil and gas industry…