- Industry: Energy
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
Oil in a reservoir underlying a gas-cap. In a reservoir on an anticlinal structure with a large gas-cap the center of the field area may consist only of gas wells with a ring of oil wells surrounding the gas producing area, hence the term oil ring.
Industry:Energy
The combination of mixer head, mixer throat, and mixer tube. Mixer Head. That portion of an injection type burner, usually enlarged, into which primary air flows to mix with the gas stream. Mixer Throat. That portion of the mixer which has the smallest cross sectional area and which lies between the mixer head and the mixer tube. Mixer Tube. That portion of the mixer which lies between the throat and the burner head.
Industry:Energy
The principal vertical pipe which conducts the gas from the meter to the different floors of the building.
Industry:Energy
To tighten the bolts on a hatch cover or manhole plate so that no leakage will occur from or into the vessel when operating.
Industry:Energy
A European term used to describe the surface below the range burner. Sometimes referred to as the burner unit.
Industry:Energy
A piece of pipe of the length delivered from the mill. Each piece is called a length regardless of its actual dimensions. This is sometimes called "joint", but "length" is preferred.
Industry:Energy
A variable regulatory rate that reduces the allowed return in the event of cost overruns.
Industry:Energy
Contract provisions enabling a company to get out of gas purchase contracts based on economic changes that are detrimental to the company.
Industry:Energy
Marketer which is a subsidiary of an interstate pipeline.
Industry:Energy
