Production & Operations

An injection well is a well drilled and completed specifically to introduce fluids or gases into subsurface geological formations for purposes related to oil and…

A kick is an unplanned influx of formation fluids (oil, gas, or water) into the wellbore during drilling, completion, workover, or production operations. It occurs…

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to approximately -162°C (-260°F) at atmospheric pressure, transforming it into a clear, colorless, and…

Mud Logging is a continuous, real-time subsurface monitoring and data acquisition service performed during the drilling of an oil or gas well. It involves the…

Natural gas processing is a critical industrial sequence that transforms raw natural gas, as it emerges from the wellhead, into pipeline-quality, marketable natural gas and…

An oil well is a borehole drilled into the Earth’s subsurface to access and extract liquid petroleum (crude oil) and associated hydrocarbons. It is the…

Perforation is a critical well completion operation in which holes are created through the well casing and cement sheath, as well as a short distance…

Petroleum, often called crude oil, is a naturally occurring liquid mixture of hydrocarbons found in geological formations beneath the Earth’s surface. It is the lifeblood…

Plug and Abandonment (P&A) is the systematic process of permanently sealing a well that has reached the end of its economic life or is no…

A pump jack, also known as a beam pumping unit or a nodding donkey, is a mechanical device used in the oil and gas industry…

A reservoir is a subsurface rock formation containing interconnected pores or fractures that hold significant quantities of petroleum (oil and natural gas) and water. In…

Reservoir pressure is the pressure exerted by fluids (oil, gas, and water) within the pore spaces of a subsurface rock formation. It is the primary…