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The Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX) is a unit of the Division of Continuing Education at The University of Texas at Austin and has been training companies and individuals since 1944.
the surface pipe through which oil or gas travels from a well to processing equipment or to storage.
Industry:Oil & gas
a blowout preventer that uses pipe rams as the closing elements. See pipe ram.
Industry:Oil & gas
barium sulfate, BaSO4; a mineral frequently used to increase the weight or density of drilling mud. Its relative density is 4.2 (meaning that it is 4.2 times denser than water). See barium sulfate, mud.
Industry:Oil & gas
a chemical compound of barium, sulfur, and oxygen (BaSO4), which may form a tenacious scale that is very difficult to remove. Also called barite.
Industry:Oil & gas
injection of gases or liquids into a reservoir to force oil toward and into producing wells.
Industry:Oil & gas
1. a measure of volume for petroleum products in the United States. One barrel is the equivalent of 42 U.S. gallons or 0.15899 cubic meters (9,702 cubic inches).
Industry:Oil & gas
the unwanted migration of the liquid part of the drilling mud or cement slurry into a formation, often minimized or prevented by the blending of additives with the mud or cement.
Industry:Oil & gas
