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Showing definitions 1 to 10 of 150 for the letter 'b'
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- B.d.o.e.
- Barrels/day oil equivalent. A convenient measure in comparing different primary fuels. One b.d.o.e. is equivalent to: 50 metric tonnes oil equivalent per annum or 76 metric tonnes of hard coal per annum or 2.1 10 BTU/annum.
- B.o.e.
- Barrels oil equivalent. One b.o.e. is equivalent to: 0.135 metric tonnes hard coal or 5.8 10 BTU.
- Back off
- To unscrew one threaded piece (as a section of pipe) from another.
- Back pressure
- The pressure resulting from restriction of full flow of liquids or gas.
- Back pressure valve
- A control valve which keeps a pre-set pressure in a system.
- Back-up
- A term used to describe the process whereby one section of drill pipe is held stationary using tongs while another section is screwed out of or into it.
- Back-up line
- A wire rope used to hold one set of tongs in place when two sections of drill pipe are being joined or separated.
- Back-up post
- A fixed post, column or stanchion to which the dead end of the back-up line is secured.
- Baffle collar
- A special casing collar with a reduced bore which serves as a stop for the bottom cementing plug. Usually installed 30 or 60 feet above the casing shoe.
- Baffles
- Plates or obstructions built into a tank or other vessel that change the direction of the flow of fluids or gases.
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