Archives: Glossary Terms

Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) is a type of artificial lift system widely used in the oil and gas industry to lift fluids from wellbores to…

A Gas Lift System is an artificial lift method used in oil and gas wells to enhance the natural flow of reservoir fluids to the…

A compressor station is an integral part of natural gas transportation and processing infrastructure, designed to maintain the pressure and flow of natural gas through…

A Heater Treater (also known as an oil treater, emulsion treater, or vertical treater) is a pressure vessel used in oil and gas production to…

A separator in the oil and gas industry is a pressure vessel used to divide a wellstream into its main components: gas, oil, water, and…

A subsea manifold is a critical piece of infrastructure installed on the seafloor to collect, distribute, and control the flow of hydrocarbons (oil, gas, and…

A derrick is a tall, load-bearing lattice structure, typically made of steel, that forms the central mast of a drilling rig or well servicing unit.…

A mud pump is a critical piece of equipment in the oil and gas drilling industry, responsible for circulating drilling fluid (commonly called mud) down…

A drilling rig is a complex, integrated system of equipment and machinery designed to create a borehole (wellbore) in the earth’s subsurface for the exploration…

A Reservoir Management Plan (RMP) is a comprehensive, dynamic, and integrated strategy designed to optimize the economic recovery of hydrocarbons from a petroleum reservoir over…

A Field Development Plan (FDP) is a comprehensive, integrated document that outlines the strategy, schedule, and economics for developing an oil or gas field from…

EOR Screening (Enhanced Oil Recovery Screening) is the systematic, multi-stage process of evaluating and selecting the most technically and economically viable enhanced oil recovery (EOR)…