Oilfield Terms Starting with "A"

Artificial lift is a broad category of production engineering techniques used to increase the flow of hydrocarbons (oil, gas, and water) from a reservoir to…

Augmented Reality (AR) is a digital technology that overlays computer-generated information—such as 3D models, text, images, or animations—onto a user’s view of the real world.…

In the oil and gas industry, Automation refers to the use of control systems—such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS), and supervisory…

An AUV, or Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, is a self-propelled, unmanned robotic platform used extensively in the offshore oil and gas industry for subsea survey, inspection,…

AVO stands for Amplitude Versus Offset (sometimes called Amplitude Variation with Offset). It is a seismic analysis technique used in petroleum exploration and reservoir characterization…