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Showing definitions 51 to 60 of 85 for the letter 'a'
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- Antifoam
- A substance used to prevent and/or break down foam by greatly increasing the surface tension.
- API
- See American Petroleum Institute.
- API gravity:
- The universally accepted scale adopted by the American Petroleum Insti- tute for expressing the specific gravity of oils: API gravity = 141.5 specific gravity at 60° F.
- Appraisal drilling
- Drilling carried out to determine the physical extent, reserves and likely production rate of a field.
- Appraisal well
- A well drilled as part of an appraisal drilling programme.
- Approximate position
- A position that is considered to be less than third-order accuracy, but is generally considered to be within 100 feet (30.5 metres) of its correct geographic location. The method of location may be an indication of the recorded accuracy.
- Apron ring
- The first or lowest ring of plates in a tank.
- Apron spreader
- A flat plate in the bottom of a tank that causes fluid coming into the tank to spread out.
- Aquagel
- A specially prepared bentonite (clay) widely used as a conditioning material in drilling mud.
- Aqueous
- Watery. Usually applied to solutions indicating water is present.
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