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• REQ'D — Required
• XFMR — Transformer
• MBOE/D — Thousand Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• PM10 — Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns In Diameter
• ETA — Estimated Time of Arrival
• LAN — Local Area Network
• NORM — Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
• GRIDCO — Any company running a transmission grid (electricity). Also known as a TransCo (US) (electricity)
• XPT — Formation Pressure Test log (Schlumberger)
• MMBBL — Million Barrels
• MMSCFD — Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day
• MPQT — Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Test
• ABAN — Abandonment
• MMBOE — Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent
• IWOCS — Installation/Workover Control System
• TVDSS — True Vertical Depth SubSea
• YTD — Year To Date
• FOBOT — Fibre Optic Break Out Tray
• IGS — Inert Gas System
• TBOSIET — Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
• AFFF — Aqueous Film Forming Foam
• TAPLI — Tape Listing
• BHA — Bottom Hole Assembly
• MMBBL/D — one million barrels of oil per day
• SSL — Structural Slab Level
• VDU — Visual Display Unit
• CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
• SUTU — Subsea Umbilical Termination Unit
• A — Ampere
• PLET — Pipeline End Termination
• NB — Nominal Bore
• SAR — Search And Rescue
• QC — Quality Control
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum
• HAZID — Hazard Identification
• PBR — Polished-Bore Receptacle
• IPS/UPS — Integrated Power System/United Power System, consisting of Independent Power Systems of 12 countries bordering Russia and the Unified Power System of Russia
• FWKO — Free Water Knock Out
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum, an imaginary horizontal surface at which TWT is assumed to be zero
• CITHP — Closed in Tubing Head Pressure
• QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• UBHO — Universal Bottom Hole Orientation (sub)
• PSR — Pipe Slip Ram
• ETA — Event Tree Analysis
• SAAS — Software as a Service
• ARA — (in shipping) ports of Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp (oil)
• PSR — Pre Startup Review
• FFL — Finished Floor Level
• 8RD — eight round

• GDP — Gross Domestic Product
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• IRR — Internal Rate of Return
• MOPU — Mobile Offshore Production Unit
• FSRU — Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
• AC — Alternating Current
• LMRP — Lower Marine Riser Package
• CTOD — Crack Tip Opening Displacement
• GOSP — Gas/Oil Separation Plant
• MBD — Million Barrels per Day
• WHSIP — Wellhead Shut-In Pressure
• AGA — American Gas Association
• ADR — Alternative Dispute Resolution
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• FLET — Flowline End Termination
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• TCP — Tubing Conveyed Perforating
• D — Day
• BBL/D — Barrel per day
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• DOT — Department of Transport
• PADPRT — Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool
• CAPEX — Capital Expenditure
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
• AMP — Ampere
• LNG — Liquefied Natural Gas
• GDT — Gas Down To
• TQM — Total Quality Management
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• AHU — Air Handling Unit
• CBI — Confederation of British Industry
• AGL — Above Ground Level
• KPI — Key Performance Indicator
• MMCF/D — Million Cubic Feet per Day
• R&D — Research & Development
• PPE — Preferred Pressure End
• RF — Radio Frequency
• LH — Left Hand
• ROB — Remain On Board
• SCR — Selective Catalytic Reduction
• A — Analog
• BP — Boiling Point
• BIORE — biostratigraphy study report
• DCS — Distributed Control System
• N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• DO — Dissolved Oxygen
• IP — Internet Protocol

• RNR — Romanian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• MMSCF — Million Standard Cubic Feet
• ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• CFW — Continuous Fillet Weld
• PPA — Pounds Of Proppant Added
• ERP — Emergency Response Plan
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• SALM — Single-Anchor Leg Mooring
• WC — Water Closet (in building plans)
• SIWHP — Shut-In Well-Head-Pressure
• LPWHH — Low Pressure Well Head Housing
• UWILD — Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry Docking
• DB — Decibel
• CDU — Crude Distillation Unit
• COD — Chemical Oxygen Demand
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• SS — Subsea, as in a datum of depth, e.g. TVDSS (True Vertical Depth Subsea)
• GM3 — Billion cubic metres (measurement – gas)
• BSDV — Boarding Shutdown Valve
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• F'C — Characteristic Concrete Strength
• EVARE — Evaluation Report
• BOD — Biological Oxygen Demand
• VRU — Vapor Recovery Unit
• RH — Right Hand
• USIT — Ultrasonic imaging tool (cement bond logging)
• TRSCSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• MS — Mass Spectrometer
• MSA — Metropolitan Statistical Area
• NET — Network
• LR — Lloyd's Register
• LEL — Lower Explosive Limit
• EC — European Commission
• SQ — Square
• BS&W — Basic Sediment and Water
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• RCA — Root Cause Analysis
• VOR — Variation Order Request
• U.S.C. — United States Code
• SIMOPS — SIMultaneous OPerationS
• OT — Overtime
• NO — Nitric Oxide
• IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
• LWD — Logging While Drilling
• AAR — After Action Review
• CAD — Computer-Assisted Design
• QTY — Quantity
• OCIMF — Oil Companies International Marine Forum
• RCU — Remote Control Unit
• M/V — Mobile Vessel

• FIT — Formation Integrity Test
• LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
• IPO — Initial Public Offering
• CPI SEPARATOR — corrugated plate interceptor
• ROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle
• FTA — Fault Tree Analysis
• JV — Joint Venture
• PWR — Power
• STD — Standard
• NO — Normally Open
• N0X — Nitrogen Oxides
• YD — Yard
• SEC — Second
• AL — Aluminium
• XMRI — Extended Range Micro Imager (Halliburton)
• LOC — Letter Of Credit
• CT — Current Transformer
• VO — Variation Order
• THRT — Tubing Hanger Running Tool
• CSI — Combinable Seismic Imager (VSP) log (Schlumberger)
• ICP — Intermediate Casing Point
• RP — Recommended Practice
• P&ID — Piping And Instrument Diagrams
• UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
• LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
• ATC — Automatic Temperature Control
• PM2.5 — Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Microns In Diameter
• CTRL — Control
• PCD — Pitch Circle Diameter
• U-VALUE — thermal transmittance (also called U-factor)
• ICT — Information and Communication Technology
• MMGAL — one million gallons
• SCM(MB) — Subsea Control Module (Mounting Base)
• R — Radius
• FT — Feet
• WMPI — Wet Magnetic Particle Inspection
• HISC — Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking
• STOIIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially in Place
• SITHP — Shut In Tubing Hanger/Head Pressure (another term for CITHP)
• PIC — Person In Charge
• PE — Polyethylene
• GBS — Gravity Based Structure
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• SDV — Shutdown Valve
• MSL — Mean Sea Level
• LMT — Local Mean Time
• SIDPP — Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure
• SCSSV — Surface controlled subsurface safety valves
• LITDE — Litho Density Quicklook Log
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)

• COL — Column
• THERP — Technique For Human Error Rate Prediction
• ATM — Atmosphere
• UIC — Underground Injection Control
• TRSV — Tubing Retrievable Safety Valve
• DC — Direct Current
• LOS — Line Of Sight
• SUT(A/B) — Subsea Umbilical Termination (Assembly/Box)
• TRIR — Total Recordable Incident Rate
• MMBOED — million barrels of oil equivalent per day
• CSR — Corporate Social Responsibility
• LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
• MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
• NO — Number
• MCC — Master Control Center
• MASP — Maximum Allowable Surface Pressure
• MT — Metric Ton
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• CBL — Cement Bond Log
• LAT — Latitude
• ASV — Annular Safety Valve
• VLP — Vertical Lift Performance
• UTA — Umbilical Termination Assembly
• ERA — Environmental Risk Assessment
• BTM — Bottom
• O3 — Ozone
• SNG — Synthetic Natural Gas
• NM — Nautical Mile
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• K-VALUE — thermal conductance
• CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
• SDG&E — San Diego Gas & Electric (US)
• RQ — Reportable Quantity
• PRESS — Pressure
• PPM — parts per million
• SSD — Sliding Sleeve Door
• OPT — Options
• MGD — Million Gallons Per Day
• GR — Gamma Ray
• OS&D — Over, Short & Damage (Report)
• HIPPS — High Integrity Pressure Protection System
• WAG — Water Alternating Gas
• CPI — Corrugated Plate Interceptor
• ECC — Emergency Control Center
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• W — Watt
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• EM — Electromagnetic
• SMS — Safety Management Systems

• OLF — Norwegian Oil Industry Association
• VOSS — Vessels Of Opportunity Skimming Systems
• RPD — Revised Application For Permit To Drill
• ERT — Emergency Response Team
• MM — Million
• GFCI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• SRT — Site Receival Test
• AMI — Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• IN — Inch
• VIR — Value-Investment Ratio
• FID — Final Investment Decision
• FS — Fail Safe
• FA — Fire Alarm
• NSOP — Not Shown On Plan
• OA — Overall
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
• AFE — Authorization for Expenditure
• KVNR — Dutch Register Of Shipping
• UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
• STFL — Steel Tube Fly Lead
• POOI — Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated
• CL — Center Line
• NEC — National Electrical Code
• MPS — Manufacturing Procedure Specification
• CTRS — Centers
• MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
• LIHEAP — Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• GRP — Glass Reinforced Plastic
• FWL — Free Water Level
• OSRAM — Oil Spill Risk Analysis Model
• ITF — International Transport Workers' Federation
• SCE — Safety Critical Equipment
• AIS — Automatic Identification System
• OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• U3O8 — triuranium octaoxide (nuclear)
• TAN — Total Acid Number
• NMFS — National Marine Fisheries Services
• SSCSV — Subsurface Controlled Safety Valve
• EMP — Environmental Management Plan
• AQ — Air Quality
• R&D — Records And Documentation
• GND — Ground
• IMF — International Monetary Fund
• SCOTUS — Supreme Court of the United States
• SHS — Square Hollow Section
• DMR — Discharge Monitoring Report
• WL — Water Line
• ALARP — As Low as Reasonably Practicable
• EPO — Emergency Power Off
• PRIM — Primary

• COC — Certificate Of Conformance
• PSO — Protected Species Observer
• EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
• UR — Urinal
• CDM — Clean Development Mechanism
• HPU — Hydraulic Power Unit
• CG — Coast Guard
• SOLAS — Safety of Life at Sea
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• SW — Switch
• CIBP — Cast Iron Bridge Plug
• PQR — Procedure Qualification Record
• ACRS — Accelerated Cost Recovery System (finance)
• MPD — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• OOT — Out of Tolerance
• GATT — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
• BDV — Blow Down Valve
• PHI — Porosity
• MBBLS/D — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• SJOFARTSVERKET — Swedish Register Of Shipping, Swedish Maritime Administration
• WBS — Wellbore Schematic
• SPF — Shots Per Foot
• LP — Low Pressure
• SSIV — Subsea Isolation Valve
• TPIC — Terminal Person In Charge
• PCV — Pressure Control Valve
• MSW — Municipal Solid Waste
• CBT — Computer Based Training
• NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
• CRI — Color Rendering Index
• KJ — Key Joint
• AMSL — Above Mean Sea Level
• P — Pole
• VOO — Vessels Of Opportunity
• SOBM — Synthetic Oil Based Mud
• BA — Biological Assessment
• SHOWL — Show Log
• TRM — Transmission Reliability Margin (electricity)
• BOP — Bottom of Pipe
• MMBOEPD — Millions Of Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• SM — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SCP — Sustained Casing Pressure
• ISIP — Initial Shut in Pressure
• ASE — Alliance to Save Energy
• MP — Main Pass Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CC — Combined Cycle
• PPB — parts per billion (109)
• VRR — Voidage Replacement Ratio
• B — Bottom
• OHGP — Openhole Gravel Pack

• DLS — Dog-Leg Severity
• MSC — Master Services Contract
• OPA — US Oil Pollution Act Of 1990
• BLDG — Building
• DWG — Drawing
• RWQCB — Regional Water Quality Control Board
• RTE — Rotary Table Elevation
• PAR — Pre Assembled Rack
• CVR — Cover
• S — Wave Shear Wave
• MISC — Miscellaneous
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• NOR — Notice of Readiness
• UEL — Upper Explosive Limit
• I:P — Injector To Producer Ratio
• SMI — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• BOP — Blowout Preventer
• CATV — Cable Television
• ITP — Inspection And Test Plan
• MSP — Maximum Source Pressure
• EE — Energy Efficiency
• MMCFD — One Million Cubic Feet Per Day
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene
• AGRU — Acid Gas Removal Unit
• OB — Overbalanced
• UO2 — uranium dioxide (nuclear)
• PA — Polyamide
• EPIRB — Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
• USCG — United States Coast Guard
• MHA — Major Hazards Analysis
• MPFM — Multiphase Flowmeter
• LAS — Log ASCII Standard
• MU — Mustang Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• STOOIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place
• MUX — Make Up Crossover [Crossover X]
• SRL — Self Retracting Lifelines/Div>
• AAV — Annulus access valve
• Φ — Phase
• DA-RTP — RTP Day ahead real time pricing (regarding Electricity metering)
• TS — Tiger Shoal Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SPBM — Single Point Buoy Mooring System
• MT — Magnetotellurics
• SPCC — Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasures
• RNC — Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit
• DNC — Digital Nautical Chart
• MWCC — Marine Well Containment Co.
• VR — Vermillion Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• UON — Unless Otherwise Noted
• R-VALUE — thermal resistance
• WCST — Well Containment Screening Tool

• OG — Oil And Gas Directorate
• ESCO — Energy Service Company
• OPS — US Office Of Pipeline Safety
• CEC — Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• MTSRU — Maritime Transportation System Recovery Unit
• SPCP — Spill Prevention And Cleanup Plan
• OGML — Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease
• LOA — Length Over All
• CFS — Cubic Feet per Second
• SOSREP — Secretary Of State'S Representative For Marine Salvage And Intervention
• PSM — Process Safety Management (chemical industry)
• RENC — Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Coordinating Centre
• MSC — Management System Coordinator
• SMART — Support For Maritime Training Scheme
• OBO — Ore/Bulk/Oil Carrier
• PFD — Process Flow Diagrams
• OCA — Offshore Contractors Association
• RFI — Requests For Inspection
• POV — Pressure Operated Valves
• OPR — Office Of Planning And Research
• HSC — Health and Safety Commission
• AIC — Ampere Interrupting Capacity
• N — Newton
• OCR — Optical Character Recognition
• EPA — Environmental Protection Act
• OAPEC — Organization Of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
• TP — Tarpon Springs Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• EFH — Essential Fish Habitat
• EF — Exhaust Fan
• PF — Platform
• MWA — Military Warning Area
• UOT — Unscheduled Overtime
• SEG — Society Of Exploration Geophysicists
• MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
• AQMD — Air Quality Management District
• TSS'S — Traffic Separation Schemes
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profiling
• SSCV — Subsea Control Valves
• RS — Russian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• RN — Release Notes
• OPRC — International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Co Operation
• OGITF — Oil & Gas Industry Task Force
• MQ — Marqesas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• PS — South Padre Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motors
• PSAC — Petroleum Services Association Of Canada
• OH — Open Hole
• NIHQ — Nautical Institute Headquarters, London
• OWR — Oil/Water Ratio
• SWEET — Oil/Gas That Has Low Sulfur Content

• MOC — Management Of Change
• LOTO — Lock Out Tag Out
• SNAM — Societб Nazionale Metanodotti Now Snam S.P.A.
• OECD — Organization For Economic Co Operation And Development
• SSMNF — Subsea Manifold
• DWG(S) — Drawing/S
• AEC — Architecture, Engineering, Construction
• WDR'S — Waste Discharge Requirements
• PPI — Producer Price Index
• B — Billion
• OSPR — Oil Spill Prevention And Response
• DOA — Delegation Of Authority
• BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor
• REACH — Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, And Restriction Of Chemicals
• DFIT — Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test
• C — Conduit
• NI — The Nautical Institute
• SOUR — Oil/Gas With High Sulfur Content
• MCP — Manifold Compression Platform
• EER — Energy Efficiency Ratio
• WCID — Well Construction Interface Document
• CGR — Condensate Gas Ratio
• ESA — Endangered Species Act of 1973
• DSS — Decision Support System
• SEMI — Semisubmersible
• SPAR — Floating Production System
• MH — Methane Hydrate
• DSM — Demand Side Management
• MAWOP — Maximum Allowable Wellhead Operating Pressure
• TRCFR — Total Recordable Case Frequency Rate
• UB — Underbalanced
• SHARP — Sustainable Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme
• NAVTEX — Navigational And Meteorological Warning Broadcast Service
• RHS — Rectangular Hollow Section
• CART — cam-actuated running tool
• EF — Energy Factor
• WBS — Wellbore Seismic
• X — Over Crossover
• BSP — British Standard Pipe
• VPS — Velocity Seismic Profile
• MNI — Member Of The Nautical Institute
• XMAC — E Xmac Elite
• PSE — Pressure Safety Element
• JRC — Joint Research Centre
• USDOI — US Department Of Interior
• RK — Rankin Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• NC — Normally Closed
• SGS — Steel Gravity Substructure
• TAML — Technology Advancement For Multilaterals
• RSFO — Regional Supervisor, Office Of Field Operations, For Bsee

• NRC — National Response Center
• NPT — Nonproductive Time
• RSTC — Rig Safety Training Coordinator
• UHVDC — Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (electricity)
• VSD — Variable Speed Drive
• PA — Planning Authority
• NCP — US National Oil And Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
• AMDEA — activated methyldiethanolamine
• SU — Submersible
• XLPE — Crosslinked Polyethylene
• DST — Drill Stem Test
• HAZOP — Hazard and Operability
• PHA — Process Hazards Analysis
• SAT — Site Acceptance Test
• PAH — Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• UWT — Ultrasonic Welding Line
• NPFC — US National Pollution Funds Center
• VTIS — Vessel Traffic Information System
• BHP — Bottom Hole Pressure
• QUAD — Quadrillion Btus
• SSRRC — System Safety And Reliability Review Committee
• PM — Particulate Matter
• SSTMP — Subsea Templates
• MAOP — Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure
• PESBG — Petroleum Exploration Society Of Great Britain
• MCFPD — One Thousand Cubic Feet Of Gas Per Day
• ROSF — Rincon Onshore Separation Facility
• Ω — Ohm
• KOP — Kick-Off Point Directional Drilling
• SS — Semisubmersible
• SWDW — Salt Water Disposal Well
• IFO — Intermediate Fuel Oil
• FLT — Fault
• ENC — Electronic Navigation Chart
• XYC — Xy Calliper Log)
• N/S — North/South
• ESP — Electrostatic Precipitator
• TTP — Through Tubing Perforating
• SNIP — Scotland Northern Ireland Pipeline
• NTE — Not-To-Exceed
• TF — Tropical Fresh Load Line
• NCOB — No Cargo On Board
• RO — Ro Roll On/Roll Off
• PB — St. Petersburg Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• WHFP — Wellhead Flowing Pressure
• COSWP — Code Of Safe Working Practices For Merchant Seamen
• CMP — Coastal Management Program
• PSHL — Pressure Safety High/Low
• PN — North Padre Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SOW — Statements Of Work

• SX — Sabine Pass Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CKT — Circuit
• PR — Pully Ridge Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SIRE — Ship'S Inspection Report
• PINC — Potential Incident Of Non Compliance
• MMCFD — Million Cubic Feet Day
• MRCC — Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
• SB — Sit Bo Log
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• WBS — Wellbore Stability
• AUV — Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
• CCS — China Classification Society
• CP — Cathodic Protection
• OVID — Offshore Vessel Inspection Database
• ECS — Electronic Chart System
• UBD — Underbalanced Drilling
• SO3 — Oxides Of Sulfur
• W/O — Workover
• ZDENP — Density Log
• A/C — Air Conditioning
• SONS — Spills Of National Significance
• OTC — Offshore Technology Conference
• DMA — Dead Man Anchor
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• UKPIA — United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association Limited
• MMPA — Marine Mammals Protection Act
• AGC — Automatic Generation Control
• WROV — Workclass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• LD — Lay Down
• HMAX — Maximum Wave Height
• SO — Oil Saturation
• W/C — Water Cut
• BOTTO — bottom hole pressure/temperature report
• VN — Vernon Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• TSE — Temperature Safety Element
• COMP — Composite
• UFC — Uniform Fire Code
• F — Fuse
• OVSP — Offset Vertical Seismic Profiling
• REWL — Reservoir Evaluation Wireline
• G — Ground
• NOW — Non Hazardous Oilfield Waste
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• CUP — Conditional Use Permit
• PANAMAX — Ships Able To Transit, And Allowed Transit, Of The Panama Canal
• COC — Cost Of Capital
• SW — Salt Water
• MTLP — Mini Tension Leg Platform
• PEM — Proton Exchange Membrane
• HAZMAT — Hazardous Material

• MCE — Maximum Credible Earthquakes
• MSA — Master Service Agreement
• RE — Reservoir Engineer
• MIN — Minimum
• FSO — floating storage offloading vessel
• NYMEX — New York Mercantile Exchange
• CDP — common depth point (geophysics)
• PE — Professional Engineer
• WDP — Waste Discharge Permit
• NG — Natural Gas
• VK — Viosca Knoll Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• TAPS — Trans Alaska Pipeline System
• UKOCS — Uk Outer Continental Shelf
• WSCA — Well Services Contractors Association
• VT — Voltage Transformer
• WIKA — Definition Needed
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• AVR — Automatic Voltage Regulator (electricity)
• DIM — Dimension
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• WABAN — Well Abandonment Report
• UT — Ultrasonic Testing
• UFLS — Under frequency load shedding (electricity)
• MDM — Meter Data Management
• KH — Permeability Thickness
• PILOT — Ogitf Successor
• CRT — Casing Running Tool
• MMCRP — Mitigation Monitoring And Compliance Reporting Program
• WC(S) — Water Closet With "S" Trap
• TQ — Training Qualifications
• CHS — Circular Hollow Section
• KB — Kelly Bushing
• INTERCARGO — International Association Fo Dry Cargo Ship Owners
• FW — Fillet Weld
• TD — Total Depth
• ROV/WROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle/WorkClass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• EPT — Electromagnetic Propagation Tool
• CAODC — Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
• DTH — Dekatherm (defined as 1 million British thermal units, also written "MMBtu") (measurement)
• E — Young's Modulus
• BSR — Bottom-Simulating Reflector
• PGB — Permanent Guide Base
• MMSTB — million stock barrels
• ISGOTT — International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers And Terminals
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch)
• BO — Biological Opinion
• RESNET — Residential Energy Services Network
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• VDL — Variable Density Log
• LOP — Line Of Position

• COW — Crude Oil Washing
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• RKB — Rotary Kelly Bushing
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• HAP'S — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• SCE — Southern California Edison Company
• NK — Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
• BL — Barrel
• PB — Pull Box
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• ID — Internal Diameter
• APD — Application for Permit to Drill
• BFI — Baltic Freight Index
• SDM/U — Subsea Distribution Module/Unit
• DANIDA — Danish International Development Agency
• PL — Pipeline
• TBA — Tertiary Butyl Alcohol
• ROI — Return on Investment
• WHRU — Waste Heat Recovery Unit
• HO — Hydrographic Office
• UL — Underwriters Laboratory
• KWH — Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
• HS — Significant wave height
• SCF — Standard Cubic Foot
• DR — Demand Response
• GWP — global warming potential (climate)
• WAC — Weak Acid Cation
• SAC — Special Area of Conservation
• ID — Inner Diameter
• CNG — Compressed natural gas
• SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
• OMBO — One-Man Bridge Operation
• EEM — Energy Efficient Mortgage
• AHBDF — along hole below Derrick floor
• YP — Yield Point
• # — Number
• PLEM — Pipeline End Manifold
• CERA — Cambridge Energy Research Associates
• NPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• ONAN — Oil Natural Air Natural (cooling method)
• SEER — Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
• SAGD — Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage
• JIT — Just in time
• JSA — Job Safety Analysis
• OI — Oxygen Index
• EW — Each Way
• ESP — Electric Submersible Pump
• AFL — Above Floor Level
• AIT — Auto-Ignition Temperature

• WT — Wall Thickness
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
• COA — Contract Of Affreightment
• DSO — Distribution System Operator
• WATAN — Water Analysis
• HDPE — High Density Polyethylene Electrical
• IRP — Integrated Resource Plan
• PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
• GL — Ground Level
• PT — Potential Transformer
• IECC — International Energy Conservation Code
• MKB — Meters Below Kelly Bushing
• BTMG — Behind The Meter Generation
• RDF — Radio Direction Finder
• SIT — (Casing) Shoe Integrity Test
• RUS — Rural Utilities Service
• WEG — Wireline Entry Guide
• DAT — wellhead housing drill-ahead tool
• AICD — autonomous inflow control device
• MI — Mineral Insulated
• HEP — Habitat Evaluation Procedure
• XMAC-E — XMAC Elite (Next generation of XMAC)
• WEC — World Energy Council
• SDL — Supplier Document List
• GOR — Gas Oil Ratio
• COMMS — Communications
• NEPA — National Energy Policy Act of 1992
• ISF — International Shipping Federation
• AB — As Built
• OP — Operating Procedure
• LO — Lubricating Oil
• POBM — Pseudo-Oil-Based Mud
• NL — Night Light
• AICHE — American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• FNOS — Final Notice Of Sale
• NYSERDA — New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• CT — Coiled Tubing
• CCTV — Closed Circuit Television
• DNV — Det Norske Veritas
• BSL — Burner Safety Low
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• SOW — Slip-On Wellhead
• CPI — Computer Processed Interpretation Log
• AMV — Annulus Master Valve
• AAGR — Average Annual Growth Rate
• PBU — Pressure Build-Up
• CAPM — Capital Asset Pricing Model
• MARPOL — International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
• AVGMS — Annulus Vent Gas Monitoring System
• MTR — Mill Test Report

• WRSCSSV — Wireline Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• MAX — Maximum
• SBT — Segmented Bond Tool
• RTU — Remote Terminal Unit
• UTA/B — Umbilical Termination Assembly/Box
• XOV — Cross-Over Valve
• MAWP — Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
• M — Million
• TBE — Technical Bid Evaluation
• GFCI, GFI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• TAGOGR — Thermally Assisted Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage
• GL — Germanischer Lloyd
• VIV — Vortex Induced Vibration
• PE — Petroleum Engineer
• NRT — National Response Team
• MBBLS — Thousand Barrels
• GRV — Gross Rock Volume
• CBM — Conventional Buoy Mooring
• DPS — Dynamic Positioning System
• MTTF — Mean Time To Failure
• OPITO — Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization
• DR — Dead Reckoning
• HP/IP — High Pressure And/Or Intermediate Pressure
• UKCS — United Kingdom Continental Shelf
• BU — Bottom Up
• CIT — Chartered Institute of Transport
• DLONG — Difference in Longitude
• LW — Low Water
• GNP — gross national product (economics)
• GNOME — General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment
• NTU — Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
• CLR — Clear
• QI — Qualified Individual
• FDP — Field Development Plan
• BTO/C — break to open/close (valve torque)
• TRT — Tree Running Tool
• MW — Megawatt (one million watts)
• SIC — Standard Industrial Classification (Code)
• IMDG CODE — International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
• AFCI — Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
• ASCSSV — Annulus Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• RCM — Reliability Centred Maintenance
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• SC — Shading Coefficient
• AWG — American Wire Gauge
• TRSCSSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• 1P — Proven reserves
• DTI — Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
• HA — Hazard Analysis
• WI — Working Interest

• API — American Petroleum Institute (oil)
• BPV — Back Pressure Valve
• P&A — Plug and Abandon
• ILT — In-Line Tee
• MSIP — Modular Sonic Imaging Platform (Sonic Scanner)
• CPP — Critical Peak Pricing
• NAECA — National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987
• ACA — Annual Charge Adjustment (electricity)
• FPS — Floating Production System
• STOP — Safety Training Observation Program
• NORDEL — association of Nordic electric system operators, comprising Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
• LOLER — Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• POB — Personnel on Board
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• CHRT — casing hanger running tool
• IOR — Improved Oil Recovery
• UNO — Unless Noted Otherwise
• FACTS — Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System
• RRT — Regional Response Team
• OBDTL — OBDT Log
• IE — Invert Elevation
• RMT — National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
• GOC — Gas Oil Contact
• SITP — Shut In Tubing Pressure
• ECITB — Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
• RTTS — Retrievable Test-Treat-Squeeze (packer)
• CCT — Circuit
• OSRO — Oil Spill Response Organization
• NBS — National Bureau of Standards (US)
• LOS — Law Of The Sea
• Z — Zulu (Greenwich mean time)
• EDC — Electric Distribution Company
• NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
• CPT — Control Power Transformer
• TDH — Total Dynamic Head
• SHDT — Stratigraphic High-resolution Dipmeter Tool
• NOD — Notice of Determination
• OWC — Oil Water Contact
• IG — Isolated Ground
• RCI — Reservoir Characterization Instrument
• DIA — Diameter
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• FI — Final Inspection
• WAV3 — Amplitude (in Seismics)
• RPM — Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
• C — Centigrade
• ERC — Emergency Response And Control
• MSCT — Mechanical Sidewall Coring Tool
• FACHV — four-arm calliper log
• IPR — Inflow Performance Relationship

• JOA — joint operating agreement
• IMT — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• BOPE — Barrels Of Oil Per Day Equivalent
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• PPB — Pounds Per Barrel
• UN — United Narions
• MO — Mobile Originated
• TTRD — Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
• ITR — Inspection Test Record
• PI — Pressure Indicator
• CBOB — Conventional Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (Motor Gasoline Blending Component)
• PI — Productivity Index
• ROP — Rate of Penetration
• GT — Gross Tonnage
• COP — Coefficient of Performance
• PMA — Power Marketing Administration
• 2D — Two-Dimensional
• WAV5 — Compensate Amplitudes
• WI — Water Injection
• BOD — Basis of Design
• CAER — Community Awareness and Emergency Response
• HVAC — Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• FSA — Formal Safety Assessment
• HES — Health, Environment and Safety
• IMC — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• IRC — Inspection Release Certificate
• CIV — Chemical Injection Valve
• TT — Treatment Technique
• 2P — proved and probable reserves
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• CFD — computational fluid dynamics
• LFMC — Liquid-Tight Flexible Metal Conduit
• MDF — Main Distribution Frame
• OSLTF — Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
• LOLE — Loss of Load Expectation (electricity)
• WALKS — Walkaway Seismic Profile
• BOEPD — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• SCO — Synthetic Crude Oil
• PSL — Product Specification Level
• AFUDC — Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
• GAL — Gallon
• WAV4 — Two Way Travel Time (in Seismics)
• WD — Water Depth
• DOL — United States Department of Labor
• PALYN — Palynological Analysis Report
• DMA — dead-man anchor
• ISF — ISF Sonic Log
• NOP — Notice of Preparation
• BFPD — Barrels of Fluid Per Day
• LOA — Letter Of Agreement

• EBITDA — Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization. One of a series of esoteric 'EB' (Earnings Before..) financial acronyms, eg, EBT = Earnings Before Taxes; EBIAT = Earnings Before Interest after Taxes; EBIT = Earnings Before Interest and Ta
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Pressure
• SSTT — Subsea Test Tree
• APA — Alaska Power Administration
• GL — Gas Lift
• IOC — International Oil Company
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• BCFE — Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas Equivalent
• HSWA — Health and Safety at Work Act
• MOF — Marine Offloading Facility
• NDT — Nondestructive Test
• FIV — Flow-Induced Vibration
• TCF — Temporary Construction Facilities
• MSRC — Marine Spill Response Corporation
• MARSEC — Maritime Security
• CAA — Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
• NOX — Nitrogen Oxide
• FMS — Formation Micro Scan Log
• SEDIM — Sedimentology
• FIR — Failure Investigation Reports
• ECDIS — Electronic Chart Display and Information System
• SW — South West
• NT — Net Tonnage
• PDC — Polycrystalline Diamond Compact
• BBL — Barrel
• GTW — Gas To Wire
• BPH — Barrels Per Hour
• OSCP — Oil Spill Contingency Plan
• PAGA — Public Address General Alarm
• DWH — Deepwater Horizon
• CTLF — coil tubing lift frame
• AIME — American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
• RAS — Remedial Action Scheme
• HSE — Health & Safety Executive Officer
• CHOPS — Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand
• THAI — Toe to Heel Air Injection
• TFE — Totalfinaelf
• AF — Arctic Floater
• EPCI — Engineering, Procurement, Construction, And Installation
• IPF — Impact Producing Factors
• SNS — Southern North Sea
• IHV — Integrated Hole Volume (of Borehole) (in Cubic Metres)
• SIP — Shut-In Pressure
• FRS — Financial Reporting System
• CGT — Capital Gains Tax
• UBIRE — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager Report
• SCBA — Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
• VTS — Vessel Traffic Service
• FLUT — Full Length Ultrasonic Inspection

• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• CATS — Central Area Transmission System
• VLS — Vertical Lay System
• SEM — Subsea Electronics Module
• DAR — Dressed All Round
• EA — Equal Angle
• ROW — Right-Of-Way
• AEP — American Electric Power Company, Inc.
• NEFE — Non Emulsifying Iron Inhibitor
• DD — Directional Driller
• ERNS — Emergency Response Notification System
• O&M — Operation and Maintenance
• LHV — lower heating value
• EQUIP — Equipment
• BTI — British Trade International
• SWL — Safe Working Load
• SPMT — Self Propelled Modular Transporter
• IMPA — International Maritime Pilots' Association
• GPTG — Gallons Per Thousand Gallons
• DRB — Demonstrated Reserve Base
• EMI — Electromagnetic Inspection
• ANP — Brazil'S National Petroleum Agency
• IOC — Independent Oil Company
• AADE — American Association of Drilling Engineers
• CU — Copper (Latin Cuprum)
• HARP — Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Program
• TOC — Top of Cement
• PPMV — Parts Per Million by Volume
• DART — Days Away, Restricted Work
• PTDF — Power Transfer Distribution Factor (electricity)
• TLV — Threshold Limit Value
• PVSV — Pressure Vacuum Safety Valve
• SES — Satellite Earth Stations and Systems
• TV/BIP — Ratio of Total Volume to Bitumen In Place
• AI — Artificial Island
• CRS — Croatian Register of Shipping
• ACE — Area Control Error (electricity)
• RESDV — Riser Emergency Shut Down Valve
• ITL — Industry Leadership Team
• GE — Ground Elevation
• A&G — Administrative And General Expenses
• FMP — Facility Measurement Point
• AAPL — American Association of Professional Landmen
• SCUBA — self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
• IROL — Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (electricity)
• BUR — Build-Up Rate
• GPRA — Government Performance and Results Act
• MVA — Megavolt Ampere
• SAS — Safety At Sea
• EER — Emergency Escape And Refuge

• REQ — Require
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• AFV — Alternative-Fuel Vehicle
• DDM — Derrick Drilling Machine
• EP — Exploration Plan
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• FIV — Formation Isolation Valve
• ECP — External Casing Packer
• NRV — Non Return Valve
• NPS — Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
• VSI — Versatile Seismic Imager (Schlumberger VSP tool)
• DN — Diameter Nominal
• DLAT — Difference In Latitude
• VERT — Vertical
• IEA — International Energy Agency (Paris)
• DLS — Dogleg Severity
• OSRP — Oil Spill Response Plan
• SAM — Subsea Accumulator Module
• PHOL — Photon Log
• MWS — Marine Warranty Survey
• FLMPI — Full Length Magnetic Particle Inspection
• KBE — Kelly Bushing Elevation
• LOA — Letter of Authority
• MMBOD — Million Barrels of Oil per Day
• IBOP — Inside Blowout Preventer
• DHC — Depositional History Curve
• MMBD — Million Barrels Per Day
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge
• DGPS — Differential Global Positioning System
• WBM — Water Based Mud
• AD — Article Continues Below
• BWOW — By Weight Of Water
• WMO — World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
• ABS — American Bureau of Shipping
• PGA — Purchased Gas Adjustment
• ADIT — Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes
• BLM — Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
• MSC — Marine Safety Committee
• RMS — root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
• CAP — Condition Assessment Program Survey
• IAPH — International Association Of Ports And Harbors
• IPPC — Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control
• TEFRA — Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1985
• CJ — control joint
• SIWHP — Shut-in Well Head Pressure
• PW — Produced Water
• GOC — General Operators' Certificate
• ACHE — Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
• ADROC — advanced rock properties report
• COTP — Captain Of The Port

• FRU — Fast Response Units
• ICHCA — International Cargo Handling Coordination Association
• SPM — Side Pocket Mandrel
• AAQS — Ambient Air Quality Standards (environment) (US)
• ALAP — As Low As Possible
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profile
• VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
• FMS — Formation Multi Scan Log
• MSCF — One Thousand Standard Cubic Feet
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• G/L — Gas/Liquid
• CGBF — Concrete, Gravity Based Structure
• LST — Local Standard Time
• BOEPD — Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• EIS — Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• MD — Millidarcy
• PLSV — Pipelay Support Vessel
• HGS — Highn Gravity Solids
• PPG — Pounds Per Gallon
• OBEVA — OBDT Evaluation Report
• 3D — three-dimensional (geophysics)
• FASB — Financial Accounting Standards Board
• PHA — Production Handling Agreement
• XC — Cross Connect
• ISM — IMO'S International Safety Management
• LCL — Lethal Dose (Low)
• GT&C — General Terms And Conditions
• TOC — Total Organic Content
• HLO — Helicopter Landing Officer
• BPS — Bulk Power System (Electricity transmission)
• FCO — UK Foreign And Commonwealth Office
• MASPCC — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• EI — Eugene Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• AMBO — Armenia, Macedonia, Bulgaria Oil Pipeline
• EVI — Equipment Verification Inspection
• EIA — Environmental impact assessment (international)
• DWT — Deadweight Ton
• FO — Fuel Oil
• UNCCD — United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• ACP — Annular Casing Pressure
• EOS — Equation Of State
• THK — Thick
• GAPP — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• CPICB — CPI coriband log
• NSA — Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
• RAP — Regulatory Assistance Project
• CSG — Casing
• FAC — Fuel Adjustment Clause
• EDP — Emergency Disconnect Package
• AIV — Alternate Isolation Valve

• APA — Administrative Procedure Act
• MEG — Mono-Ethylene Glycol
• FM — Flowmeter
• LINCO — Liner and Completion Progress Report
• LCV — Level Control Valve
• MDO — Marine Diesel Oil
• IEP — Initial Exploration Plan
• TEL — Telephone
• SSSV — Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• EIB — European Investment Bank
• SABA — Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
• HGO — Heavy Gas Oil
• TEMP — Temperature
• ASCE — American Society of Chemical Engineers
• ARPA — Automatic Radar Plotting Aids
• RF — Recovery Factor
• MIST — Minimum Industry Safety Training
• GCAT — Government Compliance Action Team
• LBM — Pounds Mass
• ETO — Electro Technical Officer
• CIRM — International Radio Maritime Committee
• EDR — Electronic Drilling Recorder
• PRT — Petroleum Revenue Tax
• FOSV — Full-Opening Safety Valve
• PTW — Permit to Work (UK)
• CS — Chandeleur Sound Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SDU/M — Subsea Distribution Unit/Module
• IMARE — Institute of Marine Engineers
• NCR — Nonconformance Report
• KR — Korean Register of Shipping
• UKOOA — United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
• EMT — Electrical Metallic Tubing
• PSH — Pressure Safety High
• LSH — Level Safety High
• FWL — From West Line
• COXY — carbon/oxygen log
• BS — Breton Sound Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• ICS — Incident command system
• COLREG — International Convention On Collision Regulations
• DEXP — D-exponent log
• MTBE — Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• MBOD — Thousand Barrels of Oil per Day
• ELEC — ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICIAN
• BM — Bay Marchand Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SG — Static Gradient
• FB — footing beam
• ACEEE — American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
• RIK — Replacement in Kind
• MCF — Thousand Cubic Feet

• NAICS — North American Industry Classification System
• LWR — Lazy Wave Catenary Riser
• HHI — Hirschman Herfindahl Index
• V — Volt (measurement)
• M&R — Measurement And Regulation
• RNC — Raster Navigational Chart
• NEPOOL — New England Power Pool
• EM — Emergency
• IMPA — International Marine Purchasing Association
• FWKO — free water knock-out
• FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
• AG — Agricultural pipe drain
• ICV — Interval Control Valve
• CTM — Coil Tubing Measurement
• NSA — Noise Sensitive Area
• CES — Coast Earth Station
• JU — Jackup
• LOL — Limitation Of Owner'S Liability
• AAU — Assigned amount units (measurement)
• LOPA — Layers of Protection Analysis
• I3P — Independent Third Party
• APCD — Air Pollution Control District
• AAODC — American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (obsolete; superseded by IADC)
• DW — Dishwasher
• CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• DME — Disturbance Monitoring Equipment
• POP — Pump Out Plug
• BV — Bureau Veritas
• MJ — Megajoule
• EPCIP — European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• CITHP — closed-in tubing head pressure
• POD — Point of Delivery
• AFV — Annular Flow Valve
• CILD — Conduction Log
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• CMR — Combinable Magnetic Resonance
• HLID — Hydrocarbon Leak And Ignition Database
• INC — Incident Of Non Compliance
• STEL — Short Term Exposure Limit
• CTU — Cargo Transport Unit
• BOPE — Blowout Preventer Equipment
• GMDSS — Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO)
• CCP — Controllable Pitch Propeller
• INMARSAT — International Marine Satellite Organization
• LBP — Length Between Perpendiculars
• WST — Well Seismic Tool (checkshot)
• BARS — Borehole Acoustic Reflection Survey
• POE — power over ethernetinjector
• ASBA — Association of Ship Brokers and Agents
• PMI — Positive Material Identification

• IEP/DOCD — IEP and Development Operations Coordination Documents
• ADR — Asset Depreciation Range (finance)
• QAE — Quality Assurance Engineer
• BIMCO — Baltic and International Maritime Council
• FEED — Front End Engineering And Design
• CRP — Conservation Reserve Program (US)
• GPIT — General Purpose Inclinometry Tool
• BWR — Boiling water reactor (nuclear)
• GAO — Government Accounting Office
• 3C — three components seismic acquisition (x,y and z)
• ABSA — Alberta Boilers Safety Association
• NFPA — National Fire Protection Association
• ECGD — Exports Credits Guarantee Department
• EF — Each Face
• FOIP — Freedom Of Information And Protection Of Privacy Act
• GRC — Galvanized Rigid Conduit
• LWOL — Last Well on Lease
• BMP'S — Best Management Practices
• EROEI — Energy Returned On Energy Invested
• FLMT — Flowline Manifold Termination
• TWA — Time Weighted Averages
• FONSI — Findings Of No Significant Impact
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• FCITC — First Contingency Incremental Transfer Capability
• XC — Cross-connection, cross correlation
• PDC — Phasor Data Concentrator
• SEC — Securities and Exchange Commission (US)
• Ø — Diameter
• PCA — Production Concession Agreement
• RSS — Rig Site Survey
• AL — Artificial Lift
• ADT — Applied Drilling Technology, ADT log
• EDF — Electricité de France
• GP — Gravel Pack
• CF — Cubic Feet
• CNCF — field-normalised compensated neutron porosity
• OSFR — Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
• PX — Power Exchange
• FL — floor level
• BDF — below Derrick floor
• PWD — Pressure while Drilling
• AOF — Absolute Open Flow
• DIL — dual-induction log
• PAC — Pacific Region
• NFG — No Fucking Good, A.k.a. Busted, Non Functional, Broken. Also "New Fucking Guy"
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• IOPC — International Oil Pollution Fund
• SPR — Strategic Petroleum Reserve (US)
• SF6 — Sulfur Hexafluoride
• LTC — Long Thread and Coupled

• DIS — Draft International Standard
• LQ — Living Quarters
• CAAA — Clean Air Act Amendments
• IALA — International Association Of Lighthouse Authorities
• CZMA — US Coastal Zone Management Act
• ACC — Accession countries
• FCV — Flow Control Valve
• BOT — Bottom
• LSFO — Loss Sulfur Fuel Oil
• BGL — Borehole Geometry Log
• DSTR — drill-stem test report
• OASIS — Open Access Same-time Information System
• WP — Working Pressure
• TRANSCO — Transmission Company (US) (electricity)
• CIR — Circuit
• OSRV — Oil Spill Response Vessel
• DF — distribution factor
• FSBL — Full Strength Butt Weld
• LBS — Lifeboat Stations
• MMHG — millimeters of mercury
• PDG/PDHG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• NTL — Notice to Lessees and Operators
• EEHA — Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas
• VDU — Vacuum Distillation Unit
• A/H — After Hours
• INDWE — Individual Well Record Report
• CTD — Coiled Tubing Drilling
• HLO — Heavy Load Out
• CEMS — Continuous Emission Monitoring System
• LODF — Line Outage Distribution Factor (electricity)
• FCC — Fully Cellular Containership
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Plug
• DELTA — Difference Between Plan And Performance
• LDT — Lost During Trans Shipment
• AAPG — American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• DHSV — Downhole Safety Valve
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• HWDP — Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
• CWI — Certified Welding Inspector
• OCTG — Oil Country Tubular Goods
• ABT — Availability based tariff (electricity)
• ETD — Estimated Time of Departure
• FAA — Fire Alarm Annunciator
• BPD — barrels per day
• ABF — Aquatic Base Flow (Hydropower) (electricity)
• ODS — Oxygen Depletion Sensor
• KPSI — Thousand Pounds per Square Inch
• MSFL — Micro SFL Log
• TIMS — Technical Information Management System
• FCU — Fan Coil Unit

• BSR — Bend Strength Ratio
• AMRA — Automatic Meter Reading Association
• REV — Revision
• TUTB — Topside Umbilical Termination Box
• ESP — Expected Surface Pressure
• EERA — Escape, Evacuation, And Rescue Analysis
• ESPCC — Expected Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• BHCP — Bottomhole Circulating Pressure
• LP — Liquid petroleum
• MBR — Minimum Bend Radius
• SVC — Static VAR compensator (electricity)
• AOFP — absolute open-flow potential
• UC — Universal Column
• NACE — National Association of Corrosion Engineers
• ATS — Automatic Transfer Switch
• HTM — Heideck Team Member
• SICP — Shut-In Casing Pressure
• DT — Day Tortugas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• BBL — Barrel Of Oil
• BCFD — Billion Cubic Feet per Day
• AGD — Associated Gas Distributors (US)
• NRI — Net Revenue Interest
• HCA — High Consequence Areas
• IIRT — Initial Incident Response Team
• KV — Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
• BML — Below Mud Line
• LBF — Pounds Force
• UVLS — Under voltage load shedding (electricity)
• DPO — Dynamic Positioning Operator
• ECHA — European Chemicals Agency
• CHDTP — calliper HDT playback log
• NGL — Natural Gas Liquid (usually Ethane Or Propane)
• BFOE — Brent, Forties, Oseberg, And Ekofisk
• SO2 — Sulfur Dioxide
• CRP — common reference point
• GRI — Gas Research Institute (US) (natural gas)
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
• LCF — Longitudinal Centre of Flotation
• FP — Frac Pack
• FWHP — flowing well-head pressure
• PEL — Permissible Exposure Limit
• SART — Search and Rescue Radar Transponder
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
• SDW — Summer Dead Weight
• BINXQ — bond index quicklook log
• A — Appraisal (well)
• BCD — Barrels Per Calendar Day
• EUE — External-upset-end
• DLT — Digital Linear Tape
• ICCP — Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol

• TEU — Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit
• CDIS — CDI Synthetic Seismic Log
• LOT — Leak-Off Test
• EEZ — Exclusive Economic Zone
• ESD — Emergency Shut-Down
• AESO — Alberta Electric System Operator
• BROWN FIELDS — Fields Beyond Their Production Plateau But Still Producing
• NIMBY — Not In My Back Yard
• BRT — Below Rotary Table
• HARP — Hot Spots Analysis And Reporting Program
• GEOPN — Geological Well Prognosis Report
• DFT — Dry Film Thickness
• BUREC — United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
• ISO — International Standard Organisation
• HT — High Temperature
• S&P — Standard & Poor's
• COOGER — California Offshore Oil And Gas Energy Resources
• FH — full-hole tool joint
• DEV — Development
• YR — Year
• PHMSA — Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• APWD — Annular Pressure While Drilling
• SURF — Subsea/Umbilicals/Risers/Flowlines
• LSFO — Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil
• LEEA — Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
• CONN — Connection
• HOR — Horizontal
• VER — Vertical
• EPV — Early Production Vessel
• NOPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (US)
• LMR — Load Modifying Resource
• OGP — International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
• TABS — Texas Automated Buoy System
• PMA — Power Marketing Agency
• DEAL — Digital Energy Atlas & Library
• TYP — Typical
• 1C — Proved Contingent Resources
• CWOR — Completion Work Over Riser
• OD — outer diameter
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts[14]
• CAFE — Corporationrate Average Fuel Economy
• DS — Drillship
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• URR — Ultimately Recoverable Resources
• CESMA — Confederation Of European Union Shipmasters Associations
• FDP — Field Development Planning
• CWOP — complete well on paper
• CECAN — CEC analysis
• ODT — Oil Down To
• E&I — Electrical and Instrumentation

• GDE — Gross Depositional Environment
• NFW — New Field Wildcat, Lahee classification
• UAE — United Arab Emirates
• TMCB — Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker
• TDS — Total Dissolved Solids
• AQCR — Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
• FG — Fracture Gradient
• TGT — Tank Gross Test
• 3C — Proved, probable and possible Contingent Resources
• FR — front-engine, rear drive
• BCD — Barrel Per Day, on Calendar Days
• EMW — Equivalent Mud Weight
• MGO — Marine Gas Oil
• TEMPSC — Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft
• P&I — Protection and Indemnity insurance
• M — Milli
• ASR — Atmosphere Supplying Respirator
• EOR — Enhanced Oil Recovery
• INTERTANKO — International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
• ORICO — Oriented Core Data Report
• MUSOL — Mutual Solvent
• DLIST — dip-list log
• CCC — Carrier Container Council
• UNFCCC — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• BA — Bridging Agreement
• CSS — Code Of Ship Management Standards
• SCF — standard cubic feet (of natural gas)
• HPHT — high pressure, high temperature ammoniation procedure
• AMVER — US Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue
• FTG — Footing
• ILO — International Labor Organization (UN)
• MEO — Medium-Earth Orbit
• COE — Creek Corps of Engineers
• DSC — Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes And Containers
• RER — Renewable Energy Rider
• C/B — Circuit Breaker
• WOC — Water Oil Contact
• SSV — Surface Safety Valve
• IHMA — International Harbor Masters' Association
• BHST — Bottomhole Static Temperature
• WPI — Wholesale Price Index
• MEF — Modified Energy Factor
• BOPD — barrel of oil per day
• CD — Candela
• NE — North-East
• C&I — Commercial and industrial customers (Electricity transmission)
• SOL — System Operating Limit
• MEIC — Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Commission
• GC — gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
• EIR — Environmental Impact Report

• ARR — Auction Revenue Rights)
• MPG — Miles Per Gallon
• CPI — Chemical Process Industries
• CNGR — compensated neutron gamma-ray log
• DO — Division Order
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
• PU — Pick Up
• ASRO — Australian Shipping Registration Office
• HC — Hydrocarbon
• DWSS — dig-well seismic surface log
• GVW — gross vehicle weight (transportation)
• DOO — Designation Of Operator
• CHKSR — checkshot survey report
• FWV — Flow Wing Valve
• SPP — Stand Pipe Pressure
• UA — Unequal Angle
• FBR — Fast Breeder Reactor
• PCPT — Piezo-Cone Penetration Test
• MAWP — Maximum Actual Working Pressure
• PBDMS — Playback DMSLS Log
• RST — Reservoir Saturation Tool Log
• BR — Barge
• PG — Pressure Gauge (Report)
• MPFM — Multi-Phase Flow Meter
• CRA — Corrosion-Resistant Alloy
• STB — Stock Tank Barrel
• CRP — Central Reference Point
• ACOU — Acoustic
• 2C — Proved and probable Contingent Resources
• AMS — Auxiliary Measurement Service Log
• BBBL — Billion Barrels
• PNL — Panel
• DW — Deep Water
• UHVAC — Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (electricity)
• CNL — Compensated Neutron Log
• ERO — Electric Reliability Organization. The US designated NERC as its ERO.
• IPC — Installed Production Capacity
• CERTS — Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions sposored by the United States Department of Energy and California Energy Commission (US)
• UBI — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager
• OOD — Officer Of the Deck
• MOTEMS — Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards
• DILB — dual-induction BHC log
• ONRR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue
• DTW — dealer tank wagon (as in, "oil companies setting regional dealer tank wagon pricing") (Oil)
• SHL — Surface Hole Location
• DMDO — Distillate Marine Diesel Oil
• CST — Chronological Sample Taker log (Schlumberger)
• DXC — DXC pressure pilot report
• BC — Code Of Safe Practice For Solid Bulk Cargoes
• BGT — Borehole Geometry Tool

• STAGR — Static Gradient Survey Report
• PLC — Power line communication (electricity)
• PBTD — Plug Back Total Department
• CDU — Control Distribution Unit
• DWOP — Drilling Well On Paper
• NS — Near Side
• PLT — Production Logging Tool
• RMS — Riser Monitoring System
• FBHP — Flowing Bottomhole Pressure
• RDF — Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• IASST — International Association For Sea Survival Training
• FT — foot (unit of length)
• TEFC — Totally Enclosed Fan-Cooled
• UCAP — Unforced Capacity
• DCP — Driller'S Control Panel
• SYM — Symmetric
• DOCD — Development Operations Coordination Documents
• MBD — thousand barrels per day
• CLASS — Category In Classification Register
• BROA — British Rig Owners Association
• SPMT — Self-Propelled Modular Transporter
• EPU — Electrical Power Unit
• GISB — Gas Industry Standards Board (now NAESB) (US) (natural gas)
• CDR — Chemical Data Reporting Rule
• CLUP — Coastal Land Use Plan
• BHFP — Bottomhole Flowing Pressure
• ADITC — Accumulated Deferred Investment Tax Credit (policy)
• DSL — digital spectralog (Western Atlas)
• OML — Oil Mining Lease (petroleum rights)
• CTU — Coiled Tubing Unit
• DRLPR — drilling progress report
• SPP — Small power producer (electricity)
• APPA — American Public Power Association (electricity)
• HKSR — Hong Kong Shipping Register
• DG — Distributed generation (electricity)
• AV — Apparent Viscosity
• DST — drill-stem test
• NMDC — Non Magnetic Drill Collar
• GRMC — Galvanized Rigid Metal Conduit
• WTP — Willingness To Pay
• RGS — Renewable Generating System
• KVA — Kilovolt-Ampere
• APR — Actual peak reduction (e.g. in demand response systems) (electricity)
• DWRRA — US Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
• CH — Cased Hole
• DSTL — drill-stem test log
• DILL — dual-induction laterolog
• CH — Charlotte Harbor Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• ASPO — Asociation For The Study Of Peak Oil & Gas

• VERLI — Verification Listing
• FMI — formation micro imaging log (azimuthal microresistivity)
• YR — Years old
• PAR — Pre-Assembled Rack
• MCS — Master Control Station (VIS, Grumman)
• CCA — Clean Carribbean & Americas
• DSTW — drill-stem test job report/works
• AVO — Amplitude Variation with Offset
• ACC. — Accession countries (to the European Union) (government)
• LBA — Local Balancing Authority
• BACT — Best Available Control Technology
• GALV — Galvanized
• ROFR — Right of First Refusal (finance)
• RRC — Rail Road Commission
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motor
• 3P — proved, probable and possible reserves
• BHA — Bottomhole Assembly
• GEODY — GEO DYS Log
• TLP — Tension Leg Platform
• WOR — Water-Oil Ratio
• KBG — Kelly Bushing Height above Ground Level
• CSHN — cased-hole neutron log
• SUPSALV — Supervisor Of Salvage (U.S. Navy)
• D — Development
• CLC — International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage
• DMT — Down hole Monitoring Tool
• TVBDF — True Vertical Depth Below Derrick Floor
• BOSIET — Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
• EPRI — Electric Power Research Institute (US)
• MOU — Mobile Offshore Unit
• HID — high intensity discharge (electricity)
• MERSAR — Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual
• VOCS — Volatile Organic Compounds
• CTCO — coiled tubing clean-out
• NPREP — National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
• BCFE — billion cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
• AHD — along hole depth
• CMP — Common Midpoint
• DR — dummy-run log
• T&D — Transmission and Distribution
• CARB — California Air Resources Board
• PIT — Pump Intake Temperature
• DEPT — depth
• BTX — from BTX process, a mixture of benzene, toluene, and xylene (oil)
• G&G — Geology & Geophysics
• APM — Application for Permit to Modify
• CSPG — Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
• JIS — Japanese Industry Standard
• CCS — Carbon Capture and Storage

• SSCC — Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking
• HVAC — High voltage alternating current (electricity)
• HEXT — Hex Diplog
• EPCM — Engineering Procurement Construction Management
• FPSO — Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel
• SEMS — Safety and Environmental Management Systems
• KS — Kitchen Sink
• RIR — Recordable Incident Rate
• RFSU — Ready For Start-Up
• MLLW — Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts)
• VRP — Vessel Response Plan
• CYDIP — cyberdip log
• OSV — Offshore Support Vessel
• DHPTT — downhole pressure/temperature transducer
• EPIDORIS — Exploration and Production Integrated Drilling Operations and Reservoir Information System
• SWOT — Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• AMR — Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
• WOC — Wait on Cement
• CNJ — Construction Joint
• LWOP — Logging Well on Paper
• NASA — Non-Active Side Arm
• UNECE — United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection (US)
• MAASP — Maximum Acceptable Annular Surface Pressure
• RFA — Regulatory Flexibility Act (US)
• ARCS — Admiralty Raster Chart Service
• BPI — Baltic Panamax Index
• OBC — Ocean Bottom Cable
• HVDC — high-voltage direct-current
• PIP — Pump Intake Pressure
• SPI — Ship/Port Interface
• MISO — Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc
• MRR — Material Receipt Report
• CMU — Cement Masonry Unit
• GIIP — Gas Initially In Place
• UTM — Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
• CEPII — Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales Economics think tank
• SPCU — Subsea Power and Control Unit
• LFL — Lower Flammable Limit
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
• C&K — Choke And Kill
• BHL — Bottomhole Location
• LIT — Lead Impression Tool
• H2S — Hydrogen Sulfide
• WSSD — World Summit on Sustainable Development
• VIN — vehicle identification number (US) (transportation)
• KT — Kill Truck
• C/P — Consumption/Production
• RVP — Reid Vapor Pressure (used For Gasoline Volatility)
• MEG — Mono Ethylene Glycol

• FEED — front-end engineering design
• EUEI — European Union Energy Initiative
• LMV — Lower Master Valve
• E&D — Exploration and Development
• MIPAL — Micropalaeo Log
• EHV — Extra High Voltage
• WGR — Water Gas Ratio
• HTHP — High Temperature High Pressure
• RTBM — Real-Time Balancing Market
• MSIPC — Multi Stage inflatable Packer Collar
• DDNL — dual det. neutron life log
• ACQU — Acquisition log
• PLB — Personal Locator Beacon
• DILLS — dual-induction log-LSS
• DBA — Decibles
• HGE — Harmonization Group on ECDIS
• CAP — Capacity Market Programs
• FSI — flawless start-up initiative
• COFR — Certificate of Financial Responsibility
• RMS — Ratcheting Mule Shoe
• SHR — Shower
• LRDP — Long Range Development Plan
• SP — Spontaneous Potential (Well Log)
• MMBPD — million barrels per day
• WH — Water Heater
• STIMU — Stimulation Report
• TZ — Transition Zone
• WFT — Wet Film Thickness
• LRA — Lock Rotor Amps
• APE — Area of potential effect (electricity)
• RDMO — Rig Down Move Out
• P&ID — Process and Instruments Diagram
• ORRI — Overriding Royalty Interest
• DP — Dewpoint Temperatue
• BOREH — borehole seismic analysis
• FBE — fusion-bonded epoxy
• HFL — Hydraulic Flying Lead
• NRIS — Network Resource Interconnection Service
• EFL — Electrical Flying Lead
• AOPL — Association of Oil Pipe Lines
• DEIS — Draft Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• B — Basin
• MBPD — thousand barrels of oil per day
• TAR — True Amplitude Recovery
• MDT — Modular formation Dynamic Tester
• ENI — Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Italy)
• OTAG — Ozone Transport Assessment Group
• POBM — Pseudo Oil Based Mud
• ST&C — Short Thread and Coupled
• NTS — Not To Scale

• E&P — Exploration and Production
• G&T — Generation and transmission utility cooperative (electricity)
• AFUE — Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
• DIPFT — dipmeter fast log
• OPS — Operations Report
• OTDR — Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
• CHKSS — Checkshot Survey Log
• VLCC — very large crude carrier (oil)
• MODU — Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
• FRARE — fracture report
• RCC — Rescue Coordination Centre
• AIMA — Agricultural Impact Mitigation Agreement (US)
• LT&C — Long Thread and Coupled
• HCRF — Hydrographic Chart Raster Format
• DOC — Document of Compliance
• PMS — Planned Maintenance System
• AHU — Air Handler Unit
• BQ — Bendable Quality
• MCD — Mechanical Completion Dossier
• NWI — Net Working Interest
• PDG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• ASP — array sonic processing report
• ICD — Inflow Control Device
• AL — Appraisal Licence
• CT — Controller
• BCF — billion cubic feet (of natural gas)
• FSI — Flawless Start Up Initiative
• AFL — Above Finished Level
• CORIB — coriband log
• ASCC — Alaskan System Coordination Council
• ELEV — Elevator
• EIM — Energy Imbalance Market
• WO/O — Waiting on Orders
• NZS — New Zealand Standard
• MOT — Materials Offloading Terminal
• BBL/SD — Barrel per day, on stream days
• MBOED — thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
• CTLF — compensated tension lift frame
• NHPV — Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• GSR — Gas Supply Realignment (natural gas)
• UO3 — uranium trioxide (nuclear)
• CU — Dental Cuspidor
• FOC — Fibre Optic Cable
• LD50 — Median Lethal Dose
• ENG — Engineering Log
• SC — Seismic Calibration
• GT — Gigaton (1 billion tons) (measurement)
• PHB — Pre-Hydrated Bentonite
• MSI — Mechanical and Structural Inspection

• SALM — Single Anchor Loading Mooring
• DSV — Diving Support Vessel
• XMAC — Cross-Multipole Array Acoustic log
• CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
• MLP — Maximum Lawful Price
• W — Wire
• BOEM — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• PIP — Pipe-In-Pipe
• ISU — International Salvage Union
• LTI(FR) — Lost Time Incident (Frequency Rate)
• CIMV — Chemical Injection Metering Valve
• EQ — Equal
• JRP — Joint Review Panels
• AFP — Active fire protection
• SMPC — Subsea Multiphase Pump
• FLRA — field-level risk assessment
• PPT — Parts Per Thousand
• WC(P) — Water Closet With "P" Trap
• HORIZ — Horizontal
• HIRA — Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• TRANSCO — Transcontinental Pipeline
• MQC — Multi Quick Connection Plate
• NPSH — Net Positive Suction Head
• SGUN — Squeeze Gun
• WACOG — Weighted Average Cost of Gas
• DLL — Dual LateroLog
• SIT — System Integration Test (software/hardware Integration)
• ADEP — Awaiting Development with Exploration Potential, referring to an asset
• SOPEP — Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans
• AOS — Authorized Overrun Service
• BOPM — Barrels of Oil per Month
• UPB — Unmanned Production Buoy
• FMS — formation multi-scan log; formation micro-scan log
• LGO — Light Gas Oil
• GTL — Gas To Liquid
• AIT — Array Induction Tool
• MMBTU — Million British Thermal Units
• PUD — Proved Undeveloped Reserves
• HUD — Hold-Up Depth
• RFSU — Ready for Start Up
• BPL — Broadband over power line
• WMU — World Maritime University
• WEND — World Electronic Navigation Database
• PTO — Permit to Operate
• PESGB — Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
• ITT — Invitation To Tender
• EMP — Electromagnetic Propagation Log
• FOET — Further Offshore Emergency Training
• PDKR — PDK 100 Report
• SONRE — Sonic Calibration Report

• CALOG — circumferential acoustic log
• WHO — World Health Organisation
• GDIP — Geodip Log
• FCVE — F-curve log
• BNS — Business Network Services
• EWB — Electric Water Boiler
• CENELEC — European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization
• LGR — Liquid Gas Ratio
• SD — Sonic Density
• SPEAN — Spectral Analysis
• MT — Motor Temperature
• MEA — Monoethanolamine
• CCPP — Combined Cycle Power Plant
• ESI — Environmental Sustainability Index
• PP — Pump Pressure
• OPEX — Operating Expenditure
• DP — Drill Pipe
• GEF — Global Environmental Facility (environment)
• TWTT — Two-Way Travel Time
• MASP — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure
• AMNI — Associate Member of the Nautical Institute
• SI — Scale Inhibitor
• NOM — Nominal
• HPHT — High Pressure High Temperature
• LKO — Lowest Known Oil
• MCFD — Thousand Cubic Feet per Day
• GE — Condensate gas equivalent
• UNDP — United Nations Development Program
• LITHR — Lithological Description Report
• TOL — Top of Liner
• OBM — Oil-Based Mud
• TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
• ISO — Independent System Operator (US) (see also TSO) Responsible for grid management, but does not own assets. (electricity)
• RMP — Reservoir Management Plan
• BPFL — Borehole Profile Log
• SSSV — Sub Surface Safety Valves
• CAEM — Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets (US)
• PAU — Pre-Assembled Unit
• RL — Relative Level
• FELCC — Firm Energy Load Carrying Capability
• AQAP — Air Quality Attainment Plan
• RI — Royalty Interest
• DEPAN — deposit analysis report
• AOFP — absolute open flow potential
• BS&W — basic sediments and water
• APPRE — appraisal report
• DIPAR — dipole acoustic report
• FVF — Formation Volume Factor
• FPIT — Free-Point Indicator Tool
• SI — Shut In well

• SIM — Similar
• EA — Environmental Assessment, EIAP
• MCC — Motor Control Center (JSC)
• SMB — Santa Maria Basin
• EEP — Emergency Evacuation Plan
• MAAC — Mid Atlantic Area Council (US- geographically within PJM)
• LOGGS — Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System
• TVDSS — True Vertical Department Sub Sea
• BUL — bottom up lag
• CORG — Corgun Log
• BGWP — base of ground-water protection
• NMHC — Non Methane Hydrocarbons CO
• ATF — Along Top Flange
• AIRRE — airgun report
• PCCL — Perforation Casing Collar Locator Log
• STC — Short Thread and Coupled
• DILL — Dual Induction Laterolog
• REA — Rural Electrification Administration (US)
• SPS — Subsea Production Systems
• NNR — National Nature Reserve
• EQR — Electric Quarterly Report
• PVDF — Polyvinylidene Fluoride
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
• AWB/V — annulus wing block/valve (XT)
• ANGTS — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation System
• AL — appraisal license (United Kingdom)
• MBWH — Multi Bowl Wellhead
• FLA — Full Load Amperes
• PWR — pressurized water reactor (nuclear)
• C/C — Cross Centres
• UV — Ultra Violet
• CEN — The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) a European business organization aimed at removing trade barriers for European industry and consumers.
• SAN — Sanitary
• GLONASS — Global Navigation Satellite System (Russia)
• ALC — aertical seismic profile acoustic log calibration report
• SI — International System of Units (Système international d'unités)
• E95 — like E85 fuel but with less gasoline. A fuel containing a mixture of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent gasoline
• ERCOT — Electric Reliability Council Of Texas
• AIRG — Airgun
• DCLM — Direct Control Load Management
• BDL — Bit Data Log
• PTP — Point to Point Transmission Service (electricity)
• DOE/FE — United States Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (government)
• NAAQS — National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
• BHCT — Bottomhole Circulating Temperature
• MD — Measured Department
• CNFDP — CNFD true vertical-depth playback log
• NGT — Natural Gamma Ray Tool
• IADC — International Association of Drilling Contractors
• ANACO — analysis of core logs report

• C7 — heavy hydrocarbon components
• XL — oExploration Licence
• TA — Top Assembly
• EMOP — EMOP Well Site Processing Log
• ERRA — Energy Regulators Regional Association
• ER(D) — Extended Reach (Drilling)
• DEFG — Distributed Energy Financial Group (US)
• STKPT — Stuck Point
• CTR(S) — Centre/S
• ACP — Area Contingency Plan
• ARB — Air Resources Board (California)
• CHROM — chromatolog
• BGS — British Geological Survey
• SSCP — Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline
• VLBC — Very Large Bulk Carrier
• IO — Inspection Opening
• WRI — World Resources Institute (Washington, D.C.)
• BOTHL — bottom hole locator log
• TUN — Tundish
• OOIP — Original Oil In Place
• TFC — Taper Flange Channel
• QRA — Quantitative Risk Assessment
• DISO — Dual Induction Sonic Log
• NCD — Non Coincidental Demand
• BLI — bottom of logging interval
• NOI — Notice of Intent
• ESS — Energy Storage System, as in grid energy storage (electricity)
• WSSAM — Well Site Sample
• BW — Both Ways
• BFP — Bureau Fédéral du Plan (Belgium). (Has responsibilities over economic, social and environmental policy
• NPDES — National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
• BO — back-off log
• LTG — Lighting
• EOFL — End of Field Life
• ADIOS — Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills
• MEPC — Marine Environment Protection Committee
• EWC — Electric Water Cooler
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• RCD — Rotating Control Device
• OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
• CGTL — compact gas to liquids
• COMPU — computest report
• BPLUG — baker plug
• EEI — Edison Electric Institute
• GGRG — Gauge Ring
• BOE — Barrel of oil equivalent (international)
• BBSM — behaviour-based safety management
• DIBHC — DIS BHC log
• GHG — Green House Gas
• PMU — Phasor measurement unit (electricity)

• TDU — Transmission Dependent Utility (electricity)
• BPA — Bonneville Power Administration (US)
• USBR — United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
• CGL — Core Gamma Log
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 2005 (US)
• BDI — Baltic Dry Index
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Device
• MVB — Master Valve Block on Xmas Tree
• IEPE — Institute of Energy Policy and Economics
• MBOE — thousand barrels of oil equivalent
• GOP — Geological Operations Report
• PJ — Petajoule
• NGS — NGS Log
• GSM — Global System of Moblie
• WOB — Weight On Bit
• RINA — Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• PWV — Production Wing Valve
• IAT — Internal Active Turret
• BHCS — BHC Sonic Log
• VCG — Vertical Centre of Gravity
• FMC — Flexible Metal Conduit
• CCN — Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
• GASAN — Gas Analysis Report
• NOGEPA — Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association
• BSEE — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• PIANC — Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
• FLDF — Flying Lead Deployment Frame
• IGO — Inter-Governmental Organization
• COROR — core orientation report
• CBM — Certified Ballast Manufacturer
• CEC — Council of The European Communities
• GCI — Galvanized Corrugated Iron
• DILB — Dual Induction BHC Log
• DIPBH — dipmeter borehole log
• RL — Reduced Level
• BOSVA — British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association
• MDDQ — Maximum Daily Delivery Quantity
• °C — Degrees Celsius
• BTHL — Bottom Hole Log
• THERM — Thermometer Log
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Tool
• GC/MS — SX)-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
• PMV — Production Master Valve
• GMP — Green Mountain Power)
• BHSS — Borehole Seismic Survey
• DR — Dryer
• FPS — Firm Peaking Service
• NCSL — National Conference of State Legislatures (US)
• CLF — Current-Limiting Fuse

• PIT — Pressure Integrity Test
• RUE — Right of Use and Easement
• CET — Cement Evaluation Tool
• DWOP — Deepwater Operations Plan
• VMT — vehicle miles traveled (transportation)
• ANPR — Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• SWF — Shallow Water Flow
• HSPF — Heating Seasonal Performance Factor
• DSTPB — drill-stem test true vertical depth playback log
• ETAP — Eastern Trough Area Project
• NTHF — Non-Toxic High Flash
• GSM — Groupe Speciale Mobile
• EOW — End Of Well Report
• UMV — Upper Master Valve (from a Xmas tree)
• ERGEG — European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas
• ETSF — Electronic Trading Standard Format
• GENCO — Any company doing electricity generation (US) (electricity)
• BOED — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• PB — Push-button
• CART — Cap Replacement Tool
• CTRAC — Cement Tracer Log
• ECD — Equivalent Circulating Density
• O/B — On Board
• OIP — Oil-In-Place
• PLTQ — Production Logging Tool Quicklook Log
• FEWD — Formation Evaluation While Drilling
• REEEP — Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
• OTL — Operations Team Leader
• QHSE — Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental
• C&S — Cased and Suspended
• BHC — BHC Gamma Ray Log
• URT — Universal Running Tool
• FEIS — Final Environmental impact statement (US)
• CDP — Comprehensive Drilling Plan
• XLPE — Cross Linked Polyethylene
• GIC — Gas Inventory Charge (natural gas)
• GNSED — Global Network for Sustainable Energy Development
• ATD — application to drill
• FLS — Fluid Sample
• CSG — Coal Seam Gas
• IFSMA — International Federation of Ship Masters Associations
• ELT — Economic Limit Test
• CHCNC — CHCNC Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator
• PPA — Power Purchase Agreement (electricity)
• ERA — Economic Regulatory Administration (part of United States Department of Energy
• EPFS — Electronic Position Fixing System
• RSE — Relative Standard Error
• SSPLR — Subsea Pig Launcher/Receiver
• IEB — Induction Electro BHC Log
• CHECK — Checkshot and Acoustic Calibration Report

• CND — Compensated Neutron Density
• FLNG — Floating Liquefied Natural Gas
• NGPSA — Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (US)
• GADS — Generating Availability Data System
• HTGR — high temperature gas cooled reactor (nuclear)
• BES — Bulk electric system (Electricity transmission)
• TTC — Total Transfer Capability (electricity)
• PCDC — Pressure Cased Directional
• SEFI — Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative
• EAGE — European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
• SPB — Simple Payback (energy conservation investments)
• KRP — kill rate pressure
• LTG — Lighting Technology Group
• WH — White
• PDPM — Power Distribution Protection Module
• PSD — Prevention of Significant Deterioration
• LACT — Lease Automatic Custody Transfer
• FONSI — Finding of no significant impact. See Environmental impact statement (US)
• OATT — Open Access Transmission Tariff (US)
• UCS — Unconfined Compressive Strength
• OTEC — ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
• ART — actuator running tool
• CAPP — Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
• MUNI — Municipal
• COMAN — compositional analysis
• ICE — Intercontinental Exchange
• CDD — Cooling degree day, a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to cool a business
• WPQ/S — Weld Procedure Qualification/Specification
• CSD — Commission for Sustainable Development (UN)
• DIF — Drill-In Fluids
• WTG — Wind turbine generator (wind)
• DIPRM — dip removal log
• COML — Compaction Log
• CWA — Clean Water Act (1977)
• CREF — Caribbean Renewable Energy Facility
• BA — Bottom Assembly (of a riser)
• GEOL — Geological Surveillance Log
• JHA — Job Hazard Analysis
• GA — General Arrangement
• BWPD — barrels of water per day
• NASPI — North American Synchrophasor Initiative
• FLIV — Flowline Isolation Valve
• DRI — Drift Log
• EMF — Electro Magnetic Field
• IRC — ISO RTO Council
• CERE — Cement Remedial Log
• APS — Active Pipe Support
• USDOT — United State Department of Transportation
• LOR — Letter of Readiness
• CEEC — Central and Eastern European Countries

• TCA — Total Corrosion Allowance
• BSL — Below Sea-Level
• HYROP — Hydrophone Log
• HVI — High Viscosity Index
• CHESM — contractor, health, environment and safety management
• FWF — From Web Face)
• CPP-F — Critical peak variable
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts
• FBE — Fusion Bonded Epoxy
• FULDI — full diameter study report
• ETSI — European Telecommunications Standard Institute
• DRAM — Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition
• UCTE — Union for the Coordination of the Transport of Electricity, the power transmission system of continental Europe
• CRT — Clamp Replacement tool
• HP — hydrostatic pressure
• FPF — Floating Production Facility
• ALR — Acoustic Log Report
• CNLFD — CNL/FDC log
• ARRC — Array Acoustic Report
• SLS — SLS GR Log
• NGTLD — NGT LDT QL Log
• SF — Strip Footing
• FUA — The Fuel Use Act (US)
• SHGC — Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
• ZOI — Zone of Influence
• XPOR — Crossplot Porosity
• TGOR — Total Gas Oil Ratio
• DWSS — Dig Well Seismic Surface Log
• BLP — Bridge Linked Platform
• OTIP — Operational Testing Implementation Plan
• BBL — Balgzand Bacton Line (BBL Pipeline)
• GLDF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• PBD — Pason Billing System
• DIL — Dual Induction Log
• CSI — CSI Log
• LVEL — Linear Velocity Log
• CYBD — Cyberbond Log
• BCP — Blackstart Capability Plan
• MDEA — Methyl Diethanolamine (aMDEA)
• CDA — Common Data Access
• MLH — Mud Liner Hanger
• SSCS — Subsea Control System
• SI/TA — Shut In/Temporarily Abandoned
• STU — Steel Tube Umbilical
• CNGR — Compensated Neutron Gamma Ray Log
• ANARE — Analysis Report
• SEMP — Safety and Environmental Management Plan
• U/S — Under Side
• GMO — Genetically modified organism
• BGL — Below Ground Level

• TPERF — Tool Performance
• BIOR — Biostratigraphic Range Log
• DAZD — Dip and Azimuth Display
• IBC — Intermediate Bulk Container
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy)
• MMCF — one million cubic feet (measurement of natural gas)
• RITT — Riser Insertion Tube (Tool)
• SWA — Stop Work Authority
• SCAL — Special Core Analysis Laboratory
• ILTA — International Liquid Terminals Association
• MGL — MagneLog
• BOE — barrel(s) of oil equivalent
• SUBC — Self Unloading Bulk Carrier
• WCC — Work Control Certificate
• POOH — Pull Out of Hole
• CBM — Capacity Benefit Margin
• WQ — A textural parameter used for CBVWE computations (Halliburton)
• CSEM — Center for the Study of Energy Markets (US)
• MARA — MaraLog
• UG — Under Ground
• ECAR — East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement (US)
• EPSA — Electric Power Supply Association
• SP — Shot point (geophysics)
• XRF — X-Ray Fluorescence
• UFJ — Upper Flex Joint
• QSE — Qualifying Scheduling Entity
• MFV — Modified Fixed Variable
• MGY — Million Gallons per Year
• NOC — National Oil Company
• PHYFM — Physical Formation Log
• BTL — building tightness limit (building tightness)
• EPS — Early Production System
• DIM — Directional Inertia Mechanism
• C6 — Hexanes
• CSHN — Cased Hole Neutron Log
• EHT — Electric Heat Trace
• BOPD — barrel(s) of oil per day
• WELP — Well Log Plot
• GSF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• NWR — National Wildlife Refuge
• ISFPB — ISF True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• CEPS — Centre for European Policy Studies
• BAST — Best Available and Safest Technology
• EAR — Estimated Additional Resources
• RFG — reformulated gasoline (oil)
• EN PI — Enhanced Productivity Index Log
• LMP — Locational Marginal Price
• STL — STL Gamma Ray Log
• E — Exploration
• ETD — External Turret Disconnectable

• TAC — Tubing Anchor
• LAOT — Linear Activation Override Tool
• BHTV — Borehole Television Report
• MGN — Marine Guidance Note
• DF — Derrick Floor
• HPWBM — High Performance Water Base Mud
• AV — Annular Velocity
• PSC — Public Service Commission
• ETU — Electrical Test Unit
• HWB — Hair Wash Basin
• ILI — Inline Inspection
• MMTPA — Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum
• CCL — Casing Collar Locator
• RMR — Reliability Must Run (electricity)
• MWE — Megawatt Electric
• DMRP — Density Magnetic Resonance Porosity
• CIDL — chemical injection downhole lower
• TSH — Temperature Safety High
• KOE — One kilogram oil equivalent (EU) (measurement)
• SONWV — Sonic Waveform Log
• NGPL — Natural Gas Plant Liquids
• PPFG — Pore Pressure/Fracture Gradient
• RACI — Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed
• HRLA — High Resolution Laterolog Array
• DG — Directorate-General (EU) (government)
• LSSON — Long Spacing Sonic Log
• TVA — Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
• DIPLP — dip lithology pressure log
• BVO — ball valve operator
• CPU — Cavern Point Unit
• COS — Center for Offshore Safety
• BT — Boundary Trap
• DPP — Development and Production Plan
• IEL — Induction Electrical Log
• NMEA — National Marine Electronic Association
• BBS — Behavioral-Based Safety
• SHPO — State Historic Preservation Office (US)
• LDC — Local distribution company (electricity)
• TAPVE — Tape Verification
• WM — Washing Machine
• MPSP — Maximum Predicted Surface Pressure
• EHU — Electro-Hydraulic Unit
• SLCO — Saudi Light Crude Oil
• OSC — On-Scene Coordinator
• IMB — International Maritime Bureau
• LIOG — Lithography Log
• FLIV — FlowLine Injection Valve
• DSTG — DSTG Log
• EUR — Estimated Ultimate Recovery
• GWC — Gas-Water Contact

• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission)
• LWR — Light Water Reactor
• TDTCP — TDT CPI Log
• HYPJ — Hyperjet
• BLPD — Barrels of Liquid Per Day
• XOM — Exxon Mobil Corporation
• EP — Emergency Power
• MWD — Measurement While Drilling
• PCMS — Polymer Coupon Monitoring System
• UKOOG — United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group
• DOI — United States Department of Interior
• C2 — Ethane
• BHSRE — bottom hole sampling report
• FV — Funnel Viscosity
• CONDE — condensate analysis report
• M — mega-
• GVEP — Global Village Energy Partnership (organization)
• LRG — Liquefied Refinery Gases
• ANGTA — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1977 to build the Alaska gas pipeline
• IC — Information Collection
• MRBP — Magna Range Bridge Plug
• OPPR — Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
• HQI — Habitat Quality Index
• DIPSA — Dipmeter Soda Log
• C3 — Propane
• DRREP — drilling report
• CRET — Cement Retainer Setting Log
• SCRS — Sidewall Cores
• DDET — Depth Determination Log
• ARI — Azimuthal Resistivity Image
• FTP — First Tranche Petroleum
• SMC — Safety Management Certificate
• ART — Alternate Response Technologies
• SNAM — Societá NAzionale Metanodotti now Snam S.p.A. (Italy)
• MCHE — Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger
• DP — Delta Pressure
• SSM — Synchronized system measurement-a WAMS with synchronous sensors in addition to PMUs. See Phasor networks.
• RCR — Remote Component Replacement (Tool)
• NAP — National Action Plan
• ISO-NE — Independent System Operator of New England, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US) (electricity)
• CB — Core Barrel
• CBM — choke bridge module – XT choke
• SNP — Sidewall Neutron Porosity
• MIYP — Maximum Internal Yield Pressure
• GAS — Gas Log
• MODFLOW — model of groundwater flow
• BHCA — BHC Acoustic Log
• SONCB — Sonic Calibration Log
• PUD — Public Utility District (electricity)
• OES — Office of Emergency Services

• SFV — Straight-Fixed-Variable
• MMCFE — million cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission (US) (electricity)
• INGAA — Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
• BWOC — By Weight of Cement
• ECT — External Cantilevered Turret
• LOT — Linear Override Tool
• TORAN — Torque and Drag Analysis
• ROT — Remote Operated Tool
• IGT — Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago)
• CBL — Customer Baseline Load
• FDC — Formation Density Log
• AUV — authonomus underwater vehicle
• CBIL — CBIL Log
• SLT — SLT GR Log
• PR2 — Testing regime to API6A Annex F
• EN — European Standard
• H — Prewash Hose Reel
• ATC — Available Transfer Capability
• SBM — Synthetic Based Mud
• ISFSL — ISF SLS MSFL Log
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy (measurement- elect)
• FTR — Financial Transmission Rights
• T — Top
• VTMS — Vessel Traffic Management Services
• IACS — International Association of Classification Societies
• ARACL — array acoustic log
• HCCS — Horizontal Clamp Connection System
• LDT — Light Displacement Tonnage
• PSV — Pressure safety valve
• NUMAST — National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers
• IHB — International Hydrographic Bureau
• LAAR — Load acting as a resource (ERCOT category) (electricity)
• NRC — Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
• O&G — Oil And Gas
• NYISO — New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (US)
• RFT — Repeat Formation Tester
• PCM — Project Cycle Management
• LARS — Launch and Recovery System
• ICSU — Integrated Commissioning and Start Up
• UMS — Universal Measurement System
• PCB — Poly-chlorinated biphenyl
• MMC — Market Monitoring Center
• DEN — Density Log
• POSVCM — Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model
• MBT — Methylene Blue Test
• PRSRE — Pressure Gauge Report
• UOX — uranium oxide (nuclear)
• CEA — Country Environmental Analysis
• MTOE — One million tons of oil equivalent(EU)

• FINESSE — Financing Energy Services for Small Scale Users
• EDP — Exploration Drilling Program Report
• OT — Off Tree
• DGP — dynamic geohistory plot (3D technique)
• TWTTL — Two-Way Travel Time Log
• CBM — Coalbed Methane
• PBHL — Proposed Bottom-Hole Location
• SOP — Shear Out Plug
• VDR — Voyage Data Recorder
• TDS — Top Drive System
• NRECA — National Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (US)
• IOLT — Institute of Logistics and Transport
• RESFL — Reservoir Fluid
• TMD — Total Measured Depth in a wellbore
• PADD — Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (US)
• CCHT — Core Chart Log
• PPTF — Pounds Per Thousand Feet
• ZDL — Compensated Z-Densilog
• DBB — Double Block & Bleed
• NREPA — National Resource and Environmental Protection Act (US)
• CCPG — Colorado Coordinated Planning Group
• RET/EE — IAF Renewable Energy Technology & Energy Efficiency Investment Advisory Facility
• TWH — terawatt-hour (one trillion watt hours)
• POSTW — Post Well Appraisal Report
• CMC — crown mounted compensators
• IHR — Incremental Heat Rate
• UWI — Unique Well Identifier
• MLRA — Major Land Resource Area
• E95 — E95 fuel
• PEA — Palaeo Environment Study Report
• DIRSU — directional survey report
• CRP — control riser platform
• IH — Gamma Ray Log
• DSTW — Drill Stem Test Job Report/Works
• OCL — Quality Control Log
• SNG — Substitute Natural Gas
• DEFSU — definitive survey report
• SURRE — Survey Report
• ICE — Internal combustion engine (transportation)
• CPI — Computer-Processed Interpretation
• VISME — Viscosity Measurement
• TGB — Telecommunications Grounding Busbar
• Z — Depth axis in Cartesian coordinate system
• BSML — below sea mean level
• PCP — Progressive Cavity Pump
• TOOH — Trip Out Of Hole
• COMRE — Completion Record Log
• FFM — Full Field Model
• TRA — Tracer Log
• PUN — Puncher Log

• CAISO — California Independent System Operator Corporation, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US)
• PESA — Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
• DADRP — Day-Ahead Demand Response Program
• LCM — Lost Circulation Material
• GPLT — Geol Plot Log
• PERFO — Perforation Log
• CONDR — Continuous Directional Log
• DCS — Disturbance Control Standard
• DSCAN — DSC analysis report
• CYDN — Cyberdon Log
• SDU — Sanitary Disposal Unit
• OOC — Offshore Operators Committee
• DESFL — deep induction SFL log
• LSD — Land Surface Datum
• INSUR — Inrun Survey Report
• CBI — Computer Based Information
• PWB — Production Wing Block (XT)
• HDA — Helideck Assistant
• GLR — Gas-Liquid Ratio
• ENGF — Engineer Factual Report
• ITC — Investment tax credit (policy)
• TH — Tubing Hanger
• FT — Formation Tester Log
• BIVDL — BI/DK/WF/Casing collar locator/gamma ray log
• PROTE — Production Test Report
• FINST — final stratigraphic report
• WORKO — Workover
• OOW — Officer of the Watch
• GOM — Gulf Of Mexico
• VPP — Variable Pitch Propeller
• SARA — Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
• STSH — String Shot
• AVO — amplitude versus offset (geophysics)
• SMES — Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• ERIS — Energy Resource Interconnection Service
• FUCO — Foreign Utility Company
• STEP — Southwest Transmission Expansion Plan
• AWO — Approval for Well Operation
• LGX — Line Group Cross
• PTA/S — Pipeline Termination Assembly/Structure
• PV — Pressure/Vacuum
• EGMBE — Ethylene Glycol Mono-Butyl Ether
• CMVE — Competitive Market Value Estimate
• TAME — Tertiary Amyl Methyl Ether
• PCDM — Power and Control Distribution Module
• SUMRE — Summary Report
• COL — Collar Log
• GRAD — Gradiometer Log
• HBL — Hydrostatic Balanced Loading
• DL — Development Licence

• DRLCT — drilling chart
• PM&E — Protection, mitigation and enhancement
• ERT — Emergency Response Training
• BH — bloodhound
• JITF — Joint Industry Task Force
• CIDU — chemical injection downhole upper
• THP — Tubing Hanger Pressure
• DEPC — Depth Control Log
• TSR — Transmission Service Requests
• SWHE — Spiral Wound Heat Exchanger
• PT — Pressure Tapping
• CZMP — Coastal Zone Management Program
• PROX — Proximity
• RECS — Residential Energy Consumption Survey (US)
• FMECA — failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis
• STL — Submerged Turret Loading
• RCDS — Raster Chart Display Systems
• GRN — Gamma Ray Neutron Log
• DLIST — Dip List Log
• CSTAK — core sample taken log
• DQLC — Dipmeter Quality Control Log
• CTCO — Coiled Tubing Clean Out
• BHPRP — borehole pressure report
• DARCI — Darci Log
• LPH — Litres per Hour
• PWRI — Produced Water Re-Injection
• IDLH — Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
• KVA — One thousand volt Ampere (measurement)
• GTOE — One billion tons of oil equivalent(EU) (measurement- oil)
• CEC — California Energy Commission
• E/W — East/West
• PEX — Platform Express toolstring (resistivity, porosity, imaging)
• OCSLA — Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (oil)
• QCR — Quality Control Report
• TT — Torque Tool
• DSV — Drilling SuperVisor
• SSG — Sidewall Sample Gun
• CSTRE — CST report
• EDRP — Emergency Demand Response Program
• WQCA — Water Quality Control Act
• CDATA — Core Data
• IGCC — Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle
• OTDF — Outage Transfer Distribution Factor
• KVAR — one thousand vars (measurement)
• USDOE — United States Department Of Energy
• PHPA — Partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (mud)
• CT — Combustion turbine (electricity)
• SSTV — Subsea Test Valve
• EMG — Equivalent Mud Gradient
• ISMA — International Ship Managers Association

• MVG — minimum ventilation guideline (building tightness)
• PG&E — Pacific Gas & Electric
• LT — lag time
• CSUG — Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas
• DR — Drilling Report
• CORAN — core analysis report
• GLM — Gas Lift Mandrel
• ORM — Other Regulated Materials
• ERD — Extended Reach Drilling
• SEIS — Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• SCDES — Sidewall Core Description
• VA — Volt-ampere (measurement)
• LVI — Low Viscosity Index
• CCIP — Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• OMP — Operation and Maintenance Plan
• MOX — mixed oxide fuel (nuclear)
• TOFS — Time of first surface sample (on seismic trace)
• XPHLOC — Crossplot Selection for XPHI
• RBP — Retrievable Bridge Plug
• ULBC — Ultra Large Bulk Carrier
• BP — Bubble Point
• HAZCOM — Hazard Communications Program
• DSU — drill spacing unit
• WLTS — Well Log Tracking System
• TGB — Temporary Guide Base
• DTT — Depth To Time
• FDS — Functional Design Specification
• IWCF — International Well Control Federation
• C4 — Butane
• PDKL — PDK Log
• POLR — Provider of last resort (electricity)
• GRE — Ground Elevation (also [GR or GE])
• BRS — Bulgarian Register of Shipping
• WHP — Wellhead Pressure
• NGV — Natural Gas Vehicle
• VAR — Volt-ampere reactive (measurement)
• SEA — Strategic Environmental Assessment (United Kingdom)
• TLR — Procedures Transmission Line Loading Relief Procedures (electricity)
• HNGS — flasked Hostile Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometry tool
• DRRC — Demand Response Research Center
• MWDRE — Measurement While Drilling Report
• CM — Choke Module
• DPDV — Dynamically-Positioned Drilling Vessel
• RMC — Rigid Metal Conduit
• EDS — Emergency Disconnect Sequence
• IL — Induction Log
• PUR — Plant Upset Report
• CFL — Compact Fluorescent Light
• IC — Institutional Controls
• IHO — International Hydrographic Organization

• PUHCA — Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (US) (electricity)
• CPP-F — Critical peak fixed
• NYDER — New York Department of Environmental Resources
• SECGU — Section Gauge Log
• TJ — TeraJoule
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (oil)
• ISDP — Integrated Ship Design and Production
• ICSS — Integrated Controls and Safety System
• PIDX — Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (oil)
• MTEF — Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
• DOWRE — downhole report
• IJC — International Joint Commission (Independent; Canada and U.S.)
• STRAT — Stratigraphy
• DPT — Deeper Pool Test
• CUTTD — cuttings description report
• NITC — Normal Incremental Transfer Capability
• DELTA — Delta-T Log
• PAL — Palaeo Chart
• UFL — Upper Flammable Limit
• IOM — Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
• WQCB — Water Quality Control Board
• LAT — Lowest Astronomical Tide
• XYC — XY Calliper Log (Halliburton)
• CB — Critical branch
• BHL — Borehole Log
• SPT — Shallower Pool Test
• ARESV — analysis of reservoir
• RATC — Recallable Available Transmission Capability
• SITT — Single TT Log
• ENJ — Enerjet Log
• CCLIP — Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects
• ONNR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue (formerly MMS)
• MPP — Multiphase Pump
• PLS — Position Location System
• RIMS — Riser Integrity Monitoring System
• EC — Electrical Contractor
• RCIS — Reliability Coordinator Information System
• DSTND — dual-space thermal neutron density log
• PSANA — Pressure Analysis
• PDNP — Proved Developed Not Producing
• CEPA — Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• SEIR — Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
• HFE — Human Factors Engineering
• TOU — Time of use (rate) (electricity)
• E85 — E85 fuel: A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
• WSHT — Well Shoot
• BWD — barrels of water per day
• CP — Coincident Peak
• EDRC — Effective Daily Recovery Capacity
• NFI — No Further Investment

• IF — Internal Flush tool joint
• NERC — North American Electric Reliability Council
• CIL — chemical injection line
• FV — Float Valve
• INT — Interlock
• MEPRL — Mechanical Properties Log
• REL — Recommended Exposure Limit
• SRP — Salt River Agricultural Improvement & Power District (US) (electricity)
• CNS — Central North Sea
• SSE — Short Service Employee
• FPSO — Floating Production, Storage and Offloading System
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• IGIC — Interim gas inventory charge (natural gas)
• MWH — Megawatt hour (one million watt hours)
• RLOF — Rock Load-out Facility
• DIPSK — dipmeter stick log
• MDSS — Measured Department Sub-Sea
• FCF — Fishermen's Contingency Fund
• CRT — capacity reservation tariff
• E&A — Exploration and Appraisal
• SWP — Safe Work Practices
• ITOPF — International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
• BSR — Blind Shear Rams
• PEDL — Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence (United Kingdom)
• WEA — World Energy Assessment
• SSG — WI PWG Seams Steering Group of Western Interconnection PlanningWork Group (US) (electricity)
• PFE — Plate/Frame Heat Exchanger
• LVOT — Linear Valve Override Tool
• IMLA — International Maritime Lecturers Association
• WSSVP — WSS VSP Raw Shots
• CFD — Contract for Difference
• XPERM — Matrix Permeability in the X-Direction
• POSWE — Post Well Summary Report
• GEOCH — Geochemical Evaluation
• DC — Drill Collar
• MST — MST EXP Resistivity Log
• PRS — Polish Register of Shipping
• MDAS — Meter Data Acquisition System
• RFI — request for interest
• BCPD — barrels condensate per day
• CD — Contract Demand
• BHT — bottomhole temperature
• IR — Interpretation Report
• BOB — back on bottom
• PST — PST Log
• DIEGR — dielectric gamma ray log
• CL — Core Log
• GLT — GLT Log
• CEP — Clean Energy Partnership, a joint hydrogen-project in Europe.
• KVAR — Kilovolt-Amperes Reactive

• IPE — International Petroleum Exchange
• MEST — Micro-electrical scanning tool (a dipmeter, aka. MST or FMS).
• MCB — Main Circuit Breaker
• DL — development license (United Kingdom)
• STAB — Stabiliser
• FCVE — F Curve Log
• DNHO — Downhole Logging
• MPV — Multi Purpose Vessel
• EB — Equipment Branch
• D&I — direction and inclinitation
• DDPT — Drill Data Plot Log
• CGPH — Core Graph Log
• TCI — Tungsten Carbide Insert
• DH — Drilling History
• PHFFU — Plant Held for Future Use
• DILSL — dual-induction log-SLS
• IGU — International Gas Union
• PBR — Performance-Based Regulation
• TOH — Trip Out of Hole
• NURE — national uranium resource evaluation (US)
• CDH — cooling degree hours (climate)
• CORLG — correlation log
• PFC — Perfluorocarbon
• HAZWOPER — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard
• CSF — Caesium Formate
• LUMI — Luminescence Log
• DRLOG — Drilling Log
• ISFP — ISF Sonic True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• NGPA — Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (US)
• FI(M) — free issue (materials)
• NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council (US)
• OIAC — Oil Industry Advisory Committee
• MMS — Minerals Management Service, (United States)
• MERC — Mobile Emission Reduction Credit (MERC) (US)
• EWR — End Of Well Report
• DIP — Dipmeter Log
• LPN — Lender Participation Notes
• WP — Well Proposal
• ROG — Reactive Organic Gases
• CDRCL — compensated dual resistivity cal. log
• SENC — System Electronic Navigational Chart
• DTPB — CNT true vertical-depth playback log
• LIC — License Internal Code
• OPEC — Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• MC — Metal-Clad Cable
• ITS — "Interruptible Transportation Service" is gas shipment via pipeline whose delivery may be interrupted in favor of "firm shipment" contracts if there is lack of capacity. (natural gas)
• PETLG — Petrophysical Evaluation Log
• PURPA — Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (US) (electricity)
• CERCLIS — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (US)
• MER — Maximum Efficient Rate

• PGOR — Produced Gas Oil Ratio
• RBOB — reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending
• SEDHI — Sedimentary History
• SDFN — Shut Down for Night
• ROC — Reactive Organic Compounds
• CPA — California Power Authority
• CALVE — calibrated velocity log data
• DPL — Dual Propagation Log
• USEPA — U.s. Environmental Protection Agency
• DSPT — cross-plots log
• CCLP — Casing Collar Locator Perforation
• PPR — Potential Peak Reduction
• DS — Deviation Survey
• DWQL — dual-water quicklook log
• DAC — Dipole Acoustic Log
• SMPS — Special Marketing Programs
• DILLS — Dual Induction Log-LSS
• MRCV — Multi Reverse Circulating Valve
• IAIN — International Association of Institutes of Navigation
• NGSA — Natural Gas Supply Association (US)
• WSPP — Western Systems Power Pool (US)
• CF — Completion Fluid
• MUD — Mud Log
• DDBHC — DDBHC waveform log
• CEME — Cement Evaluation
• INCR — Incline Report
• DIIS — Danish Institute for International Studies (Denmark)
• FTRE — Formation Testing Report
• STP — Submerged Turret Production
• CHP — Casing Hanger Pressure
• BA — Balancing Authority
• PVT — Pressure Volume Temperature diagram
• FEL — From East Line
• DIRS — Directional Survey Log
• GTI — Gas Technology Institute (US)
• UMCA — Umbilical Midline Connection Assembly
• ETSO — European Transmission System Operators association
• FIP — flow-induced pulsation
• WB — Welded Beam
• LOE — Lease Operating Expenses
• GMP — Green Mountain Power (US) (electricity)
• POSFR — Post Fracture Report
• DINT — Dip Interpretation
• MCA — Marine Coastguard Agency
• CA — Core Analysis Log
• ICAB — International Cargo Advisory Bureau
• CEP — Country Environmental Profile
• XMT — XMas Tree
• FSL — from south line
• PSPL — PSP Leak Detection Log

• MMST — One Million Short Tons
• ISFBG — ISF BHC GR Log
• NMVOC — Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds
• SANDA — Sandstone Analysis Log
• GWREP — Geo Well Report
• MAPP — Mid Continent Area Power Pool (US)
• FPC — Federal Power Commission (US)
• PHPU — Platform Hydraulic Power Unit
• RIH — Run In Hole
• RESOI — Residual Oil
• SCOPIC — Special Compensation P&I Clause
• HUET — Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
• PREP — Pacific Regional Energy Programme
• CPIRE — CPI report
• DRPRS — drilling pressure
• CPS — Control Performance Standard
• NGH — Natural Gas Hydrate
• DSTL — Drill Stem Test Log
• NRDA — National Resource Damage Assessment
• BOEM — Bureau Ocean Energy Management
• EPLG — EpiLog
• PSA — Production Sharing Agreement
• FER — field equipment room
• SEIA — Sustainable Energy Industry Association
• KCMIL — Thousand Circular Mils
• IFTPA — International Forest Product Transport Association
• QF — Qualifying Facility
• LIC — License
• GLV — Gas Lift Valve
• WELDA — Well Data Report
• EPLPC — EPL-PCD-SGR Log
• R&R — Roles & Responsibilities
• NATC — Non-recallable Available Transfer Capability
• HVAR — Highly Valued Aquatic Resource
• PPCF — Pounds Per Cubic Foot
• DSTSM — drill-stem test summary report
• CUT — Cutter
• NGR — Natural Gamma Ray
• D&C — drilling and completions
• EFR — Engineering Factual Report
• LIPA — Long Island Power Authority (US) (electricity)
• UPR — Upper Pipe Ram
• HCAL — HRCC Calliper (in Logs)(in Inches)
• PFHE — Plate Fin Heat Exchanger
• FIT — formation interval tester
• FGD — Flue-gas desulfurization
• RFC — ReliabilityFirst Corporation (US) (electricity)
• EOT — End of Tubing
• SFL — Steel Flying Lead
• LOGSM — Log Sample

• NAESB — North American Energy Standards Board (formerly GISB)
• WCMC — World Conservation Monitoring Centre
• PSIA — Pounds per Square Inch Atmospheric
• LMAP — Location Map
• DRYRE — drying report
• IER — Incremental Energy Rate
• DR — Dummy Run Log
• MDD — Maximum Daily Delivery Obligations
• ISSA — International Ship Supplies Association
• CLG — Core Log and Graph
• GW — Gigawatt (one billion watts) (measurement- elect)
• NP — Non Producing well
• PRCI — Pipeline Research Council International, Inc.
• CP — Certificate Proceeding
• WSO — Water Shut Off
• CER — Certified Emission Reduction
• FPDM — fracture potential and domain modelling/mapping]
• SPS — Special Protection System
• DRCC — Demand Response Coordinating Council (coalition)
• RTTS — Retrievable Test Treat Squeeze
• IT — Interruptible Transportation is gas shipment via pipeline whose delivery may be interrupted in favor of "firm shipment" contracts if there is lack of capacity. (natural gas)
• SPFM — Single Phase Flow Meter
• DM — dry mate
• CALI — calliper log
• SAFE — Safety Award for Excellence
• TCI — Tunsgten Carbide Insert
• LSL — Level Safety Low
• MCS — Manifold & Connection System
• NGPL — Natural Gas Pipeline Company
• HP — Horsepower (measurement)
• FPLAN — field plan log
• EDR — Exploration Drilling Report
• RFTRE — Repeat Formation Tester Report
• DRR — Demand Response resources
• NASUCA — National Association of Utility Consumer Advocates(US)
• RTU — Roof Top Unit
• CSO — complete seal-off
• EL — Exploration Licence
• DRPG — Drilling Program Report
• DC — drill centre
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