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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.
a secondary cementing operation in which a plug of cement is positioned at a specific point in the well and allowed to set.
Industry:Oil & gas
a plan for the expected number and types of bits that are to be used in drilling a well.
Industry:Oil & gas
a crack or crevice in a formation, either natural or induced. See hydraulic fracturing.
Industry:Oil & gas
1. a basic component of the sucker rod pump that serves to draw well fluids into the pump. 2. the rod that serves as a piston in a reciprocating pump. 3. the device in a fuel-injection unit that regulates the amount of fuel pumped on each stroke.
Industry:Oil & gas
a procedure by which acid is forced into a formation under pressure high enough to cause the formation to crack. The acid acts on certain kinds of formations, usually carbonates, to increase the permeability of the formation. Also called acid fracturing.
Industry:Oil & gas
a portable mast constructed of tubular members. A pole mast may be a single pole, usually of two different sizes of pipe telescoped together to be moved or extended and locked to obtain maximum height above a well. Double-pole masts give added strength and stability. See mast.
Industry:Oil & gas
the pressure at which a formation will break down, or fracture.
Industry:Oil & gas
the topmost portion of a string of sucker rods. It is used for lifting fluid by the rod-pumping method. It has a uniform diameter and is smoothly polished to seal pressure effectively in the stuffing box attached to the top of the well.
Industry:Oil & gas
