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This Dictionary of Oil Sector related terms is sponsored by:

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Showing definitions 1 to 10 of 192 for the letter 'c'
Cable
A rope of wire, hemp, or other strong fibres.
Cable ( coaxial)
A transmission cable consisting of two concentric conductors insulated from each other.
Cable-tool drilling
A drilling method in which the hole is drilled by dropping a sharply pointed bit on the bottom of the hole. The bit is attached to cable, and the cable is picked up and dropped, over and over, as the hole is drilled.
Calcarenite
A name suggested by A.W. Grabau for a "limestone or dolomite com- posed of coral or shell sand or of sand derived from the erosion of older limestones". Size of particles range from 1.58 to 2 mm.
Calcium petroleum sulphanates
An important range of aliphatic sulphur compounds in the form of calcium salts; used in a wide variety of industrial and manufacturing processes, e.g. as detergents, wetting agents and rust-inhibitors.
Calibration
Determination of the accuracy of an instrument by finding its variation from the true measurement.
Caliper
An instrument run on wireline for detecting and recording the internal condition of a tubing or casing string.
Caliper log
It is a continuous presentation of hole size or area vs. depth. The logging device is fitted with flexible springs which expand to conform with the hole as its diameter varies.
Calorific value
A measure of the amount of energy that is released in the form of heat when a fuel is burned.
CANOC
Canadian Organising Committee
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