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• XFMR — Transformer
• REQ'D — Required
• MBOE/D — Thousand Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• F'C — Characteristic Concrete Strength
• MMGAL — one million gallons
• LAN — Local Area Network
• WC — Water Closet (in building plans)
• MBBLS/D — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• MPQT — Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Test
• YTD — Year To Date
• ETA — Estimated Time of Arrival
• MMSCFD — Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day
• MMBBL/D — one million barrels of oil per day
• WIKA — Definition Needed
• TAPLI — Tape Listing
• U-VALUE — thermal transmittance (also called U-factor)
• 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
• XPT — Formation Pressure Test log (Schlumberger)
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
• HAZID — Hazard Identification
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• PPM — parts per million
• MMBBL — Million Barrels
• RTTS — Retrievable Test-Treat-Squeeze (packer)
• GRIDCO — Any company running a transmission grid (electricity). Also known as a TransCo (US) (electricity)
• LR — Lloyd's Register
• U.S.C. — United States Code
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• A&G — Administrative And General Expenses
• FNOS — Final Notice Of Sale
• ARA — (in shipping) ports of Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp (oil)
• GDT — Gas Down To
• PADPRT — Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool
• IP — Internet Protocol
• ABAN — Abandonment
• K-VALUE — thermal conductance
• N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
• SSL — Structural Slab Level
• TRM — Transmission Reliability Margin (electricity)
• A — Ampere
• AC — Alternating Current
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
• FFL — Finished Floor Level
• QC — Quality Control
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• MMBOE — Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• DLONG — Difference in Longitude
• R&D — Research & Development

• VDU — Visual Display Unit
• KPI — Key Performance Indicator
• CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
• BBL/D — Barrel per day
• IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
• MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
• R-VALUE — thermal resistance
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• XMRI — Extended Range Micro Imager (Halliburton)
• TQM — Total Quality Management
• RF — Radio Frequency
• Φ — Phase
• U3O8 — triuranium octaoxide (nuclear)
• NTU — Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
• RDF — Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• YR — Years old
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• GDP — Gross Domestic Product
• API — American Petroleum Institute (oil)
• O&M — Operation and Maintenance
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• GM3 — Billion cubic metres (measurement – gas)
• OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• GFCI, GFI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• DO — Dissolved Oxygen
• AFFF — Aqueous Film Forming Foam
• TBOSIET — Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
• CFW — Continuous Fillet Weld
• IRR — Internal Rate of Return
• HMAX — Maximum Wave Height
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• PBR — Polished-Bore Receptacle
• N0X — Nitrogen Oxides
• CTRS — Centers
• EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
• DA-RTP — RTP Day ahead real time pricing (regarding Electricity metering)
• IPO — Initial Public Offering
• CTRL — Control
• ZDENP — Density Log
• PHOL — Photon Log
• WATAN — Water Analysis
• TAGOGR — Thermally Assisted Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage
• ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• MM — Million
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• Ω — Ohm

• I:P — Injector To Producer Ratio
• TVDSS — True Vertical Depth SubSea
• 8RD — eight round
• WAV3 — Amplitude (in Seismics)
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• TRCFR — Total Recordable Case Frequency Rate
• DOA — Delegation Of Authority
• LITDE — Litho Density Quicklook Log
• WABAN — Well Abandonment Report
• OT — Overtime
• UBHO — Universal Bottom Hole Orientation (sub)
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• WAV5 — Compensate Amplitudes
• MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
• ICT — Information and Communication Technology
• JIT — Just in time
• WAV4 — Two Way Travel Time (in Seismics)
• XMAC-E — XMAC Elite (Next generation of XMAC)
• UBIRE — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager Report
• UWILD — Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry Docking
• IWOCS — Installation/Workover Control System
• BIORE — biostratigraphy study report
• MDF — Main Distribution Frame
• PALYN — Palynological Analysis Report
• MMSCF — Million Standard Cubic Feet
• FOBOT — Fibre Optic Break Out Tray
• OS&D — Over, Short & Damage (Report)
• OBEVA — OBDT Evaluation Report
• SS — Subsea, as in a datum of depth, e.g. TVDSS (True Vertical Depth Subsea)
• OCR — Optical Character Recognition
• WALKS — Walkaway Seismic Profile
• AMP — Ampere
• STOP — Safety Training Observation Program
• UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
• NAECA — National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987
• HAP'S — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• SAAS — Software as a Service
• BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor
• DOT — Department of Transport
• CAPEX — Capital Expenditure
• JV — Joint Venture
• VO — Variation Order
• ADR — Alternative Dispute Resolution
• DSS — Decision Support System
• NB — Nominal Bore
• MMBOED — million barrels of oil equivalent per day
• OBDTL — OBDT Log
• NORM — Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
• SQ — Square

• GATT — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
• PPE — Preferred Pressure End
• CCT — Circuit
• BHA — Bottom Hole Assembly
• ERP — Emergency Response Plan
• NRI — Net Revenue Interest
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• AGL — Above Ground Level
• FACHV — four-arm calliper log
• BSDV — Boarding Shutdown Valve
• HVAC — Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• USIT — Ultrasonic imaging tool (cement bond logging)
• LOA — Letter Of Agreement
• LPWHH — Low Pressure Well Head Housing
• CPI SEPARATOR — corrugated plate interceptor
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
• CBT — Computer Based Training
• BOP — Bottom of Pipe
• BLDG — Building
• SALM — Single-Anchor Leg Mooring
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• QTY — Quantity
• AAR — After Action Review
• PM10 — Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns In Diameter
• GNP — gross national product (economics)
• AHU — Air Handling Unit
• IMF — International Monetary Fund
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• LOLER — Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• STD — Standard
• SAR — Search And Rescue
• MPS — Manufacturing Procedure Specification
• MMCF/D — Million Cubic Feet per Day
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• PPA — Pounds Of Proppant Added
• SHOWL — Show Log
• ROI — Return on Investment
• SUTU — Subsea Umbilical Termination Unit
• VOR — Variation Order Request
• GOSP — Gas/Oil Separation Plant
• JSA — Job Safety Analysis
• ASV — Annular Safety Valve
• MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• IGS — Inert Gas System
• FID — Final Investment Decision
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• CITHP — closed-in tubing head pressure
• M/V — Mobile Vessel
• SITHP — Shut In Tubing Hanger/Head Pressure (another term for CITHP)

• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• WHSIP — Wellhead Shut-In Pressure
• 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
• IRC — Inspection Release Certificate
• MMHG — millimeters of mercury
• NO — Number
• QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• MSL — Mean Sea Level
• AGA — American Gas Association
• PU — Pick Up
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
• SIC — Standard Industrial Classification (Code)
• BS&W — Basic Sediment and Water
• LNG — Liquefied Natural Gas
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• EC — European Commission
• SAT — Site Acceptance Test
• PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
• LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
• ACRS — Accelerated Cost Recovery System (finance)
• PTDF — Power Transfer Distribution Factor (electricity)
• GND — Ground
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• PLET — Pipeline End Termination
• MSA — Metropolitan Statistical Area
• DB — Decibel
• KWH — Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
• JOA — joint operating agreement
• SCE — Safety Critical Equipment
• AVR — Automatic Voltage Regulator (electricity)
• IE — Invert Elevation
• W — Watt
• GT — Gigaton (1 billion tons) (measurement)
• CHOPS — Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand
• ROV/WROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle/WorkClass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• UTA — Umbilical Termination Assembly
• COD — Chemical Oxygen Demand
• EPIRB — Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
• HAZMAT — Hazardous Material
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
• MAOP — Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure
• SWL — Safe Working Load
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum, an imaginary horizontal surface at which TWT is assumed to be zero
• NEC — National Electrical Code
• DN — Diameter Nominal
• MT — Metric Ton
• ITP — Inspection And Test Plan
• AMSL — Above Mean Sea Level
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum

• DC — Direct Current
• OMBO — One-Man Bridge Operation
• CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
• PPMV — Parts Per Million by Volume
• CITHP — Closed in Tubing Head Pressure
• UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
• MOPU — Mobile Offshore Production Unit
• UN — United Narions
• BP — Boiling Point
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• FIT — Formation Integrity Test
• DOL — United States Department of Labor
• NPS — Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
• GRV — Gross Rock Volume
• ICCP — Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• BLM — Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
• YD — Yard
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• WSHT — Well Shoot
• FLET — Flowline End Termination
• CTOD — Crack Tip Opening Displacement
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• PCD — Pitch Circle Diameter
• PPI — Producer Price Index
• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• STOIIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially in Place
• CART — cam-actuated running tool
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• WC(S) — Water Closet With "S" Trap
• DAT — wellhead housing drill-ahead tool
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• LEL — Lower Explosive Limit
• AL — Aluminium
• BTO/C — break to open/close (valve torque)
• LOC — Letter Of Credit
• CKT — Circuit
• MTTF — Mean Time To Failure
• NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
• BOD — Biological Oxygen Demand
• PLEM — Pipeline End Manifold
• LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
• MERSAR — Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual
• OPT — Options
• BTM — Bottom
• CAPM — Capital Asset Pricing Model
• M — Million
• EIS — Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• CNG — Compressed natural gas

• CAA — Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
• AWG — American Wire Gauge
• ROW — Right-Of-Way
• MIN — Minimum
• GOR — Gas Oil Ratio
• ERT — Emergency Response Team
• EM — Electromagnetic
• D — Day
• LOS — Line Of Sight
• CGR — Condensate Gas Ratio
• BOSIET — Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
• A — Analog
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• WMO — World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
• MAX — Maximum
• NM — Nautical Mile
• LH — Left Hand
• SSD — Sliding Sleeve Door
• SRT — Site Receival Test
• A/C — Air Conditioning
• SIMOPS — SIMultaneous OPerationS
• AAGR — Average Annual Growth Rate
• KOP — Kick-Off Point Directional Drilling
• S&P — Standard & Poor's
• TBE — Technical Bid Evaluation
• LWD — Logging While Drilling
• VIR — Value-Investment Ratio
• ETD — Estimated Time of Departure
• SMS — Safety Management Systems
• LMRP — Lower Marine Riser Package
• MAWOP — Maximum Allowable Wellhead Operating Pressure
• SCM(MB) — Subsea Control Module (Mounting Base)
• CGT — Capital Gains Tax
• PIC — Person In Charge
• NTS — Not To Scale
• SEC — Securities and Exchange Commission (US)
• EQUIP — Equipment
• MAWP — Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
• FTA — Fault Tree Analysis
• MBOD — Thousand Barrels of Oil per Day
• NET — Network
• DLS — Dog-Leg Severity
• # — Number
• COA — Contract Of Affreightment
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• RH — Right Hand
• NFG — No Fucking Good, A.k.a. Busted, Non Functional, Broken. Also "New Fucking Guy"
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• PSE — Pressure Safety Element
• NORDEL — association of Nordic electric system operators, comprising Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden

• ROFR — Right of First Refusal (finance)
• HIPPS — High Integrity Pressure Protection System
• LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
• O3 — Ozone
• UNO — Unless Noted Otherwise
• ETA — Event Tree Analysis
• AFE — Authorization for Expenditure
• FWKO — Free Water Knock Out
• FSRU — Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
• PWR — Power
• SEC — Second
• EVARE — Evaluation Report
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• RMS — root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
• CBL — Cement Bond Log
• DTI — Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
• MSIP — Modular Sonic Imaging Platform (Sonic Scanner)
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• THERP — Technique For Human Error Rate Prediction
• PPB — parts per billion (109)
• VRR — Voidage Replacement Ratio
• MISC — Miscellaneous
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• NIMBY — Not In My Back Yard
• ADR — Asset Depreciation Range (finance)
• SCR — Selective Catalytic Reduction
• TCP — Tubing Conveyed Perforating
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• IWCF — International Well Control Federation
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• ODT — Oil Down To
• ALARP — As Low as Reasonably Practicable
• SW — Switch
• NBS — National Bureau of Standards (US)
• ISO — International Standard Organisation
• UNFCCC — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• MJ — Megajoule
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• AEC — Architecture, Engineering, Construction
• ACA — Annual Charge Adjustment (electricity)
• PSR — Pipe Slip Ram
• C&I — Commercial and industrial customers (Electricity transmission)
• CPI — Computer Processed Interpretation Log
• ATM — Atmosphere
• ROB — Remain On Board
• LAAR — Load acting as a resource (ERCOT category) (electricity)
• MMCF — one million cubic feet (measurement of natural gas)
• MGD — Million Gallons Per Day
• SSCSV — Subsurface Controlled Safety Valve
• SIDPP — Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure

• EMW — Equivalent Mud Weight
• FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
• COMMS — Communications
• MMBTU — Million British Thermal Units
• NAICS — North American Industry Classification System
• PM&E — Protection, mitigation and enhancement
• ICP — Intermediate Casing Point
• CUP — Conditional Use Permit
• FASB — Financial Accounting Standards Board
• LAT — Latitude
• NOR — Notice of Readiness
• LOLE — Loss of Load Expectation (electricity)
• MS — Mass Spectrometer
• MBD — Million Barrels per Day
• VERT — Vertical
• MASP — Maximum Allowable Surface Pressure
• P&I — Protection and Indemnity insurance
• PGB — Permanent Guide Base
• IN — Inch
• TRSCSSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• CU — Copper (Latin Cuprum)
• CBI — Confederation of British Industry
• CT — Current Transformer
• TWA — Time Weighted Averages
• LMT — Local Mean Time
• SSIV — Subsea Isolation Valve
• SCUBA — self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
• CG — Coast Guard
• CFS — Cubic Feet per Second
• DANIDA — Danish International Development Agency
• STB — Stock Tank Barrel
• C — Centigrade
• FCITC — First Contingency Incremental Transfer Capability
• 2D — Two-Dimensional
• FT — Feet
• MTR — Mill Test Report
• PQR — Procedure Qualification Record
• KV — Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
• PSM — Process Safety Management (chemical industry)
• YR — Year
• EIA — Environmental impact assessment (international)
• RNR — Romanian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• COC — Certificate Of Conformance
• THRT — Tubing Hanger Running Tool
• AFL — Above Floor Level
• OCIMF — Oil Companies International Marine Forum
• SCF — standard cubic feet (of natural gas)
• COL — Column
• REQ — Require
• RTU — Remote Terminal Unit

• DWG — Drawing
• CSR — Corporate Social Responsibility
• BCFD — Billion Cubic Feet per Day
• SEMS — Safety and Environmental Management Systems
• RVP — Reid Vapor Pressure (used For Gasoline Volatility)
• CSI — Combinable Seismic Imager (VSP) log (Schlumberger)
• 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
• CPI — Corrugated Plate Interceptor
• EPFS — Electronic Position Fixing System
• DCS — Distributed Control System
• CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• RI — Royalty Interest
• COC — Cost Of Capital
• AICHE — American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
• CCTV — Closed Circuit Television
• TRSCSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• TEL — Telephone
• ATC — Automatic Temperature Control
• NO — Nitric Oxide
• AMI — Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• CLR — Clear
• CAD — Computer-Assisted Design
• BPD — barrels per day
• AGRU — Acid Gas Removal Unit
• NCR — Nonconformance Report
• DMR — Discharge Monitoring Report
• SNG — Synthetic Natural Gas
• GAL — Gallon
• GAO — Government Accounting Office
• ILO — International Labor Organization (UN)
• ELEC — ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICIAN
• HDPE — High Density Polyethylene Electrical
• LP — Low Pressure
• MBPD — thousand barrels of oil per day
• AAV — Annulus access valve
• SCBA — Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
• BDV — Blow Down Valve
• SWOT — Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• UNCCD — United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• DEV — Development
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge
• PSR — Pre Startup Review
• DIM — Dimension
• SOLAS — Safety of Life at Sea
• EMT — Electrical Metallic Tubing
• MDT — Modular formation Dynamic Tester
• CDU — Crude Distillation Unit
• BPS — Bulk Power System (Electricity transmission)
• BBL — Barrel

• CCL — Casing Collar Locator
• LIC — License
• MMBOEPD — Millions Of Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• BOTTO — bottom hole pressure/temperature report
• GEF — Global Environmental Facility (environment)
• TSE — Temperature Safety Element
• RNC — Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit
• VRU — Vapor Recovery Unit
• FA — Fire Alarm
• RCA — Root Cause Analysis
• TCF — Temporary Construction Facilities
• CRP — Conservation Reserve Program (US)
• RTE — Rotary Table Elevation
• ICS — Incident command system
• DIA — Diameter
• LTI(FR) — Lost Time Incident (Frequency Rate)
• SOW — Slip-On Wellhead
• CONN — Connection
• DTH — Dekatherm (defined as 1 million British thermal units, also written "MMBtu") (measurement)
• GBS — Gravity Based Structure
• CFD — computational fluid dynamics
• MCFPD — One Thousand Cubic Feet Of Gas Per Day
• WPI — Wholesale Price Index
• RHS — Rectangular Hollow Section
• R — Radius
• SIWHP — Shut-In Well-Head-Pressure
• PE — Polyethylene
• LOS — Law Of The Sea
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• NRC — National Response Center
• LODF — Line Outage Distribution Factor (electricity)
• CBM — Conventional Buoy Mooring
• EMP — Environmental Management Plan
• LST — Local Standard Time
• AIC — Ampere Interrupting Capacity
• RFA — Regulatory Flexibility Act (US)
• DTW — dealer tank wagon (as in, "oil companies setting regional dealer tank wagon pricing") (Oil)
• PVSV — Pressure Vacuum Safety Valve
• AB — As Built
• FW — Fillet Weld
• OA — Overall
• BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
• CU — Dental Cuspidor
• HISC — Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking
• RCU — Remote Control Unit
• TEFRA — Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1985
• PM2.5 — Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Microns In Diameter
• LOR — Letter of Readiness
• SDG&E — San Diego Gas & Electric (US)
• ELEV — Elevator

• NTE — Not-To-Exceed
• OSRAM — Oil Spill Risk Analysis Model
• DEPAN — deposit analysis report
• DMA — Dead Man Anchor
• IPP — Independent Power Producer (electricity)
• POOI — Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated
• PEL — Permissible Exposure Limit
• DST — Drill Stem Test
• GPTG — Gallons Per Thousand Gallons
• CEN — The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) a European business organization aimed at removing trade barriers for European industry and consumers.
• ORICO — Oriented Core Data Report
• ADROC — advanced rock properties report
• ROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle
• IPR — Inflow Performance Relationship
• NEPA — National Energy Policy Act of 1992
• OPITO — Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization
• VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
• PSC — Public Service Commission
• MCD — Mechanical Completion Dossier
• VLP — Vertical Lift Performance
• SDL — Supplier Document List
• BHP — Bottom Hole Pressure
• TRSV — Tubing Retrievable Safety Valve
• C&K — Choke And Kill
• NO — Normally Open
• 3D — three-dimensional (geophysics)
• CDP — common depth point (geophysics)
• AUV — Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
• IMT — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• PRIM — Primary
• MMBOD — Million Barrels of Oil per Day
• SCSSV — Surface controlled subsurface safety valves
• AIS — Automatic Identification System
• DHSV — Downhole Safety Valve
• EOR — Enhanced Oil Recovery
• AICD — autonomous inflow control device
• ECC — Emergency Control Center
• DEXP — D-exponent log
• ICAP — Installed Capacity (electricity)
• SSCC — Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking
• RCM — Reliability Centred Maintenance
• SBT — Segmented Bond Tool
• ITF — International Transport Workers' Federation
• 2P — proved and probable reserves
• WI — Working Interest
• OCTG — Oil Country Tubular Goods
• FWL — Free Water Level
• DNV — Det Norske Veritas
• MDM — Meter Data Management
• DW — Dishwasher

• TRT — Tree Running Tool
• WRSCSSV — Wireline Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• DWOP — Drilling Well On Paper
• CRT — Casing Running Tool
• CEMS — Continuous Emission Monitoring System
• LRA — Lock Rotor Amps
• FSO — floating storage offloading vessel
• STFL — Steel Tube Fly Lead
• NAAQS — National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
• NG — Natural Gas
• TEMP — Temperature
• DNC — Digital Nautical Chart
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene
• SCAL — Special Core Analysis Laboratory
• CHESM — contractor, health, environment and safety management
• LAH — Lookahead
• UON — Unless Otherwise Noted
• HSC — Health and Safety Commission
• GMDSS — Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO)
• SPP — Small power producer (electricity)
• UR — Urinal
• HPU — Hydraulic Power Unit
• UFLS — Under frequency load shedding (electricity)
• DOWRE — downhole report
• LHV — lower heating value
• CATV — Cable Television
• CIV — Chemical Injection Valve
• GFCI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• SIWHP — Shut-in Well Head Pressure
• LAS — Log ASCII Standard
• LINCO — Liner and Completion Progress Report
• BSP — British Standard Pipe
• EPO — Emergency Power Off
• COE — Creek Corps of Engineers
• LOPA — Layers of Protection Analysis
• AMDEA — activated methyldiethanolamine
• NMFS — National Marine Fisheries Services
• AD — Article Continues Below
• CAFE — Corporationrate Average Fuel Economy
• VSI — Versatile Seismic Imager (Schlumberger VSP tool)
• MEF — Modified Energy Factor
• O/B — On Board
• N — Newton
• BOT — Bottom
• NC — Normally Closed
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• CP — Cathodic Protection
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Pressure
• AQ — Air Quality
• ENGF — Engineer Factual Report

• CDM — Clean Development Mechanism
• VDL — Variable Density Log
• PCM — Project Cycle Management
• BOEPD — Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• AFV — Alternative-Fuel Vehicle
• NDT — Nondestructive Test
• SDV — Shutdown Valve
• FMECA — failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis
• SUT(A/B) — Subsea Umbilical Termination (Assembly/Box)
• GC — gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
• PLT — Production Logging Tool
• SCOTUS — Supreme Court of the United States
• SI — International System of Units (Système international d'unités)
• DFIT — Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test
• GL — Ground Level
• GSR — Gas Supply Realignment (natural gas)
• HAZOP — Hazard and Operability
• MW — Megawatt (one million watts)
• SU — Submersible
• WMU — World Maritime University
• MARPOL — International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
• BIMCO — Baltic and International Maritime Council
• SHS — Square Hollow Section
• CVR — Cover
• DWT — Deadweight Ton
• NPREP — National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
• NFPA — National Fire Protection Association
• MSW — Municipal Solid Waste
• ASE — Alliance to Save Energy
• PRESS — Pressure
• RDF — Radio Direction Finder
• CC — Combined Cycle
• ITT — Invitation To Tender
• BSL — Burner Safety Low
• HSWA — Health and Safety at Work Act
• LKO — Lowest Known Oil
• MMCFD — One Million Cubic Feet Per Day
• MEO — Medium-Earth Orbit
• SW — South West
• RFT — Repeat Formation Tester
• MSCF — One Thousand Standard Cubic Feet
• ISIP — Initial Shut in Pressure
• TRIR — Total Recordable Incident Rate
• FOSV — Full-Opening Safety Valve
• RQ — Reportable Quantity
• AMV — Annulus Master Valve
• MOF — Marine Offloading Facility
• TTRD — Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
• INTERCARGO — International Association Fo Dry Cargo Ship Owners
• RWQCB — Regional Water Quality Control Board

• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy (measurement- elect)
• ERA — Environmental Risk Assessment
• DDM — Derrick Drilling Machine
• PCV — Pressure Control Valve
• HYROP — Hydrophone Log
• EIB — European Investment Bank
• KVNR — Dutch Register Of Shipping
• KVA — Kilovolt-Ampere
• MBOED — thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
• EW — Each Way
• ITC — Investment tax credit (policy)
• ESA — Endangered Species Act of 1973
• ENC — Electronic Navigation Chart
• DGPS — Differential Global Positioning System
• COSWP — Code Of Safe Working Practices For Merchant Seamen
• FB — footing beam
• GPRA — Government Performance and Results Act
• P&ID — Piping And Instrument Diagrams
• EPT — Electromagnetic Propagation Tool
• CHS — Circular Hollow Section
• EQ — Equal
• FT — foot (unit of length)
• FSBL — Full Strength Butt Weld
• FCV — Flow Control Valve
• PR2 — Testing regime to API6A Annex F
• CIBP — Cast Iron Bridge Plug
• LSH — Level Safety High
• SCF — Standard Cubic Foot
• KH — Permeability Thickness
• IEA — International Energy Agency (Paris)
• COMAN — compositional analysis
• 3C — Proved, probable and possible Contingent Resources
• CSG — Casing
• UHVDC — Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (electricity)
• LTG — Lighting
• ECDIS — Electronic Chart Display and Information System
• CCS — China Classification Society
• CALOG — circumferential acoustic log
• OML — Oil Mining Lease (petroleum rights)
• CTU — Cargo Transport Unit
• THK — Thick
• SSTT — Subsea Test Tree
• GRP — Glass Reinforced Plastic
• FCU — Fan Coil Unit
• FCO — UK Foreign And Commonwealth Office
• SPP — Stand Pipe Pressure
• HVAC — High voltage alternating current (electricity)
• CRI — Color Rendering Index
• TDS — Total Dissolved Solids

• LIHEAP — Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• RKB — Rotary Kelly Bushing
• LOTO — Lock Out Tag Out
• CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
• USCG — United States Coast Guard
• A/H — After Hours
• OG — Oil And Gas Directorate
• PDG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• GR — Gamma Ray
• AGC — Automatic Generation Control
• 1P — Proven reserves
• FPIT — Free-Point Indicator Tool
• NOX — Nitrogen Oxide
• WC(P) — Water Closet With "P" Trap
• PEM — Proton Exchange Membrane
• EUE — External-upset-end
• TDH — Total Dynamic Head
• LGO — Light Gas Oil
• CATS — Central Area Transmission System
• NRV — Non Return Valve
• LCF — Longitudinal Centre of Flotation
• FS — Fail Safe
• AFUDC — Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
• HID — high intensity discharge (electricity)
• AVGMS — Annulus Vent Gas Monitoring System
• R&D — Records And Documentation
• MWH — Megawatt hour (one million watt hours)
• PWD — Pressure while Drilling
• PM — Particulate Matter
• PROTE — Production Test Report
• KBE — Kelly Bushing Elevation
• EPA — Environmental Protection Act
• PPG — Pounds Per Gallon
• NS — Near Side
• ICV — Interval Control Valve
• MOC — Management Of Change
• BOP — Blowout Preventer
• IMDG CODE — International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
• RCD — Rotating Control Device
• AG — Agricultural pipe drain
• BFI — Baltic Freight Index
• ESS — Energy Storage System, as in grid energy storage (electricity)
• PHI — Porosity
• NE — North-East
• CEC — Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• SIT — (Casing) Shoe Integrity Test
• CAODC — Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
• MSC — Master Services Contract
• ISO — Independent System Operator (US) (see also TSO) Responsible for grid management, but does not own assets. (electricity)

• SMC — Safety Management Certificate
• OWC — Oil Water Contact
• SCP — Sustained Casing Pressure
• MP — Main Pass Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• ICD — Inflow Control Device
• TVA — Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
• DSO — Distribution System Operator
• Ø — Diameter
• B — Bottom
• ITR — Inspection Test Record
• MCC — Master Control Center
• H2S — Hydrogen Sulfide
• OVID — Offshore Vessel Inspection Database
• MMSTB — million stock barrels
• SIT — System Integration Test (software/hardware Integration)
• APWD — Annular Pressure While Drilling
• AFCI — Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
• BUREC — United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
• RESDV — Riser Emergency Shut Down Valve
• GWP — global warming potential (climate)
• EE — Energy Efficiency
• PDKR — PDK 100 Report
• NFW — New Field Wildcat, Lahee classification
• UNDP — United Nations Development Program
• ADIT — Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes
• TLV — Threshold Limit Value
• SOBM — Synthetic Oil Based Mud
• GRMC — Galvanized Rigid Metal Conduit
• SAN — Sanitary
• PMU — Phasor measurement unit (electricity)
• SF6 — Sulfur Hexafluoride
• MPD — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• INTERTANKO — International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
• AADE — American Association of Drilling Engineers
• HEP — Habitat Evaluation Procedure
• PFD — Process Flow Diagrams
• SITP — Shut In Tubing Pressure
• MRCC — Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
• AIT — Auto-Ignition Temperature
• UAE — United Arab Emirates
• V — Volt (measurement)
• COP — Coefficient of Performance
• COTP — Captain Of The Port
• ESP — Electric Submersible Pump
• AQMD — Air Quality Management District
• BL — Barrel
• AOF — Absolute Open Flow
• ECS — Electronic Chart System
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• PTP — Point to Point Transmission Service (electricity)

• FACTS — Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System
• KB — Kelly Bushing
• FBR — Fast Breeder Reactor
• Z — Zulu (Greenwich mean time)
• OH — Open Hole
• ISGOTT — International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers And Terminals
• LDT — Light Displacement Tonnage
• OGP — International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
• SO2 — Sulfur Dioxide
• JRC — Joint Research Centre
• POB — Personnel on Board
• PIP — Pump Intake Pressure
• SCE — Southern California Edison Company
• LBM — Pounds Mass
• MOTEMS — Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards
• MPG — Miles Per Gallon
• IFO — Intermediate Fuel Oil
• LFMC — Liquid-Tight Flexible Metal Conduit
• BGL — Below Ground Level
• SHR — Shower
• KBG — Kelly Bushing Height above Ground Level
• RP — Recommended Practice
• TBA — Tertiary Butyl Alcohol
• AAPL — American Association of Professional Landmen
• IOM — Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
• FINST — final stratigraphic report
• DR — Dead Reckoning
• DLT — Digital Linear Tape
• FONSI — Finding of no significant impact. See Environmental impact statement (US)
• DSM — Demand Side Management
• MTEF — Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
• B — Billion
• FEIS — Final Environmental impact statement (US)
• TAML — Technology Advancement For Multilaterals
• EF — Exhaust Fan
• WEG — Wireline Entry Guide
• FTG — Footing
• RSE — Relative Standard Error
• VMT — vehicle miles traveled (transportation)
• CIRM — International Radio Maritime Committee
• E&I — Electrical and Instrumentation
• NIHQ — Nautical Institute Headquarters, London
• CL — Center Line
• HPHT — high pressure, high temperature ammoniation procedure
• PSV — Pressure safety valve
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
• IHV — Integrated Hole Volume (of Borehole) (in Cubic Metres)
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• NPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• CHDTP — calliper HDT playback log

• KPSI — Thousand Pounds per Square Inch
• RIK — Replacement in Kind
• EF — Energy Factor
• CIR — Circuit
• COFR — Certificate of Financial Responsibility
• BA — Biological Assessment
• IMC — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• PI — Pressure Indicator
• M — Milli
• SYM — Symmetric
• EERA — Escape, Evacuation, And Rescue Analysis
• FBHP — Flowing Bottomhole Pressure
• NYMEX — New York Mercantile Exchange
• CORE — Core Report
• ONAN — Oil Natural Air Natural (cooling method)
• CNL — Compensated Neutron Log
• SABA — Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
• SRL — Self Retracting Lifelines/Div>
• DOI — United States Department of Interior
• RPD — Revised Application For Permit To Drill
• 3P — proved, probable and possible reserves
• EM — Emergency
• RTP — Real-Time Pricing
• HC — Hydrocarbon
• EER — Energy Efficiency Ratio
• CBOB — Conventional Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (Motor Gasoline Blending Component)
• BOEPD — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• PA — Polyamide
• AQCR — Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
• PMS — Planned Maintenance System
• HIRA — Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• BPA — Bonneville Power Administration (US)
• WHFP — Wellhead Flowing Pressure
• ER(D) — Extended Reach (Drilling)
• G — Ground
• FL — floor level
• KJ — Key Joint
• GOC — Gas Oil Contact
• ECITB — Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
• AIME — American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
• REV — Revision
• CET — Cement Evaluation Tool
• GT&C — General Terms And Conditions
• ALR — Acoustic Log Report
• DEIS — Draft Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• TGB — Telecommunications Grounding Busbar
• POP — Pump Out Plug
• SPR — Strategic Petroleum Reserve (US)
• NMHC — Non Methane Hydrocarbons CO
• ASBA — Association of Ship Brokers and Agents

• AMR — Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
• FLT — Fault
• ST&C — Short Thread and Coupled
• DAR — Dressed All Round
• FAA — Fire Alarm Annunciator
• AEP — American Electric Power Company, Inc.
• F — Fuse
• MCS — Master Control Station (VIS, Grumman)
• EEHA — Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas
• COXY — carbon/oxygen log
• EIR — Environmental Impact Report
• MWA — Military Warning Area
• OLF — Norwegian Oil Industry Association
• BTL — building tightness limit (building tightness)
• EDF — Electricité de France
• SVC — Static VAR compensator (electricity)
• BGL — Borehole Geometry Log
• SGS — Steel Gravity Substructure
• SIRE — Ship'S Inspection Report
• FIV — Formation Isolation Valve
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motors
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• MMCRP — Mitigation Monitoring And Compliance Reporting Program
• BFPD — Barrels of Fluid Per Day
• BCD — Barrel Per Day, on Calendar Days
• ESCO — Energy Service Company
• ISF — ISF Sonic Log
• EUR — Estimated Ultimate Recovery
• TYP — Typical
• OI — Oxygen Index
• NACE — National Association of Corrosion Engineers
• TAN — Total Acid Number
• IPC — Installed Production Capacity
• OOT — Out of Tolerance
• WL — Water Line
• APD — Application for Permit to Drill
• IDLH — Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
• MDO — Marine Diesel Oil
• ERO — Electric Reliability Organization. The US designated NERC as its ERO.
• HSE — Health & Safety Executive Officer
• MLLW — Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts)
• QRA — Quantitative Risk Assessment
• C — Conduit
• OPRC — International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Co Operation
• ABS — American Bureau of Shipping
• BW — Both Ways
• GDE — Gross Depositional Environment
• LIT — Lead Impression Tool
• GRI — Gas Research Institute (US) (natural gas)
• COW — Crude Oil Washing

• LW — Low Water
• RS — Russian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• POE — power over ethernetinjector
• ISF — International Shipping Federation
• IALA — International Association Of Lighthouse Authorities
• MMCFD — Million Cubic Feet Day
• HS — Significant wave height
• EEZ — Exclusive Economic Zone
• SPF — Shots Per Foot
• SURF — Subsea/Umbilicals/Risers/Flowlines
• GTW — Gas To Wire
• BTMG — Behind The Meter Generation
• OPA — US Oil Pollution Act Of 1990
• ELT — Economic Limit Test
• EMI — Electromagnetic Inspection
• RCI — Reservoir Characterization Instrument
• HA — Hazard Analysis
• MSC — Management System Coordinator
• SM — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SMART — Support For Maritime Training Scheme
• PSL — Product Specification Level
• DMA — dead-man anchor
• GVW — gross vehicle weight (transportation)
• NOPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (US)
• CTLF — coil tubing lift frame
• CARB — California Air Resources Board
• RMT — National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
• LD — Lay Down
• WMPI — Wet Magnetic Particle Inspection
• EF — Each Face
• KS — Kitchen Sink
• GT — Gross Tonnage
• CLC — International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage
• AHBDF — along hole below Derrick floor
• POBM — Pseudo-Oil-Based Mud
• GEOPN — Geological Well Prognosis Report
• 2C — Proved and probable Contingent Resources
• BFP — Bureau Fédéral du Plan (Belgium). (Has responsibilities over economic, social and environmental policy
• LO — Lubricating Oil
• SDM/U — Subsea Distribution Module/Unit
• CIT — Chartered Institute of Transport
• PBDMS — Playback DMSLS Log
• LCV — Level Control Valve
• DPS — Dynamic Positioning System
• AAODC — American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (obsolete; superseded by IADC)
• XLPE — Crosslinked Polyethylene
• ETO — Electro Technical Officer
• NGL — Natural Gas Liquid (usually Ethane Or Propane)
• RE — Reservoir Engineer
• PAC — Pacific Region

• ATS — Automatic Transfer Switch
• STEL — Short Term Exposure Limit
• ECP — External Casing Packer
• SEM — Subsea Electronics Module
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• QAE — Quality Assurance Engineer
• LMV — Lower Master Valve
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• BACT — Best Available Control Technology
• UEL — Upper Explosive Limit
• WHRU — Waste Heat Recovery Unit
• AAU — Assigned amount units (measurement)
• MMTPA — Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum
• INGAA — Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
• PE — Professional Engineer
• PVDF — Polyvinylidene Fluoride
• IRP — Integrated Resource Plan
• EDC — Electric Distribution Company
• LOA — Length Over All
• GISB — Gas Industry Standards Board (now NAESB) (US) (natural gas)
• HP/IP — High Pressure And/Or Intermediate Pressure
• BCF — billion cubic feet (of natural gas)
• APPRE — appraisal report
• ANP — Brazil'S National Petroleum Agency
• HUD — Hold-Up Depth
• NRC — Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
• HES — Health, Environment and Safety
• STAGR — Static Gradient Survey Report
• OAPEC — Organization Of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
• PAGA — Public Address General Alarm
• CCS — Carbon Capture and Storage
• MEA — Monoethanolamine
• OTL — Operations Team Leader
• SPBM — Single Point Buoy Mooring System
• WAG — Water Alternating Gas
• NOD — Notice of Determination
• SPCC — Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasures
• CERTS — Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions sposored by the United States Department of Energy and California Energy Commission (US)
• MU — Mustang Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• DR — Demand Response
• CPP — Critical Peak Pricing
• BSR — Bottom-Simulating Reflector
• EPRI — Electric Power Research Institute (US)
• NPSH — Net Positive Suction Head
• MKB — Meters Below Kelly Bushing
• EFH — Essential Fish Habitat
• EEM — Energy Efficient Mortgage
• SO3 — Oxides Of Sulfur
• TD — Total Depth
• CERA — Cambridge Energy Research Associates

• HOR — Horizontal
• MEG — Mono-Ethylene Glycol
• GW — Gigawatt (one billion watts) (measurement- elect)
• POV — Pressure Operated Valves
• DEFG — Distributed Energy Financial Group (US)
• CF — Cubic Feet
• PT — Potential Transformer
• BLI — bottom of logging interval
• DST — drill-stem test
• PLC — Power line communication (electricity)
• SJOFARTSVERKET — Swedish Register Of Shipping, Swedish Maritime Administration
• APA — Alaska Power Administration
• PB — Pull Box
• INDWE — Individual Well Record Report
• EWC — Electric Water Cooler
• MVA — Megavolt Ampere
• RSTC — Rig Safety Training Coordinator
• KOE — One kilogram oil equivalent (EU) (measurement)
• FWV — Flow Wing Valve
• CD — Candela
• BPV — Back Pressure Valve
• UIC — Underground Injection Control
• CWA — Clean Water Act (1977)
• AHU — Air Handler Unit
• HVI — High Viscosity Index
• BO — Biological Opinion
• ABSA — Alberta Boilers Safety Association
• RENC — Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Coordinating Centre
• MMGAL/D — one million gallons per day
• ILT — In-Line Tee
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
• ASCSSV — Annulus Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• BUR — Build-Up Rate
• FI(M) — free issue (materials)
• MHA — Major Hazards Analysis
• PNL — Panel
• EOS — Equation Of State
• CHRT — casing hanger running tool
• FOC — Fibre Optic Cable
• KR — Korean Register of Shipping
• LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, standard for Green Building design
• DIS — Draft International Standard
• BQ — Bendable Quality
• BPLUG — baker plug
• SSV — Surface Safety Valve
• MNI — Member Of The Nautical Institute
• SMI — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• ACE — Area Control Error (electricity)
• MCC — Motor Control Center (JSC)
• HO — Hydrographic Office

• SPMT — Self Propelled Modular Transporter
• OVSP — Offset Vertical Seismic Profiling
• GNOME — General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment
• MTBE — Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
• FBE — fusion-bonded epoxy
• IG — Isolated Ground
• PBU — Pressure Build-Up
• NOI — Notice of Intent
• MUSOL — Mutual Solvent
• PF — Platform
• AAQS — Ambient Air Quality Standards (environment) (US)
• FO — Fuel Oil
• OBO — Ore/Bulk/Oil Carrier
• MCP — Manifold Compression Platform
• P — Pole
• PSO — Protected Species Observer
• HVDC — high-voltage direct-current
• S — Wave Shear Wave
• C/B — Circuit Breaker
• CJ — control joint
• OOD — Officer Of the Deck
• EPCIP — European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• AFL — Above Finished Level
• SAC — Special Area of Conservation
• MSP — Maximum Source Pressure
• GSF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• IECC — International Energy Conservation Code
• DLAT — Difference In Latitude
• BPH — Barrels Per Hour
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• VIN — vehicle identification number (US) (transportation)
• AVO — amplitude versus offset (geophysics)
• PIANC — Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
• NK — Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
• ROP — Rate of Penetration
• MBBLS — Thousand Barrels
• APA — Administrative Procedure Act
• UO2 — uranium dioxide (nuclear)
• CWOR — Completion Work Over Riser
• AAPG — American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• UTM — Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
• AMBO — Armenia, Macedonia, Bulgaria Oil Pipeline
• LD50 — Median Lethal Dose
• BOSVA — British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association
• HLO — Helicopter Landing Officer
• FCC — Fully Cellular Containership
• FOIP — Freedom Of Information And Protection Of Privacy Act
• CST — Chronological Sample Taker log (Schlumberger)
• OB — Overbalanced

• SOPEP — Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans
• ACC. — Accession countries (to the European Union) (government)
• EDP — Emergency Disconnect Package
• MBD — thousand barrels per day
• RFI — Requests For Inspection
• RRT — Regional Response Team
• ONNR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue (formerly MMS)
• BU — Bottom Up
• SHDT — Stratigraphic High-resolution Dipmeter Tool
• IMARE — Institute of Marine Engineers
• NPT — Nonproductive Time
• 3C — three components seismic acquisition (x,y and z)
• RMP — Reservoir Management Plan
• CT — Controller
• ISU — International Salvage Union
• OASIS — Open Access Same-time Information System
• MCF — Thousand Cubic Feet
• MH — Methane Hydrate
• DWG(S) — Drawing/S
• IJC — International Joint Commission (Independent; Canada and U.S.)
• RUS — Rural Utilities Service
• PS — South Padre Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SEDIM — Sedimentology
• SSSV — Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• BOE — Barrel of oil equivalent (international)
• P&A — Plug and Abandon
• DOE/FE — United States Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (government)
• DME — Disturbance Monitoring Equipment
• FPS — Floating Production System
• CRS — Croatian Register of Shipping
• STU — Steel Tube Umbilical
• RNC — Raster Navigational Chart
• CZMA — US Coastal Zone Management Act
• GIIP — Gas Initially In Place
• ESP — Electrostatic Precipitator
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profile
• ID — Internal Diameter
• OPR — Office Of Planning And Research
• CTD — Coiled Tubing Drilling
• AVO — Amplitude Variation with Offset
• RO — Ro Roll On/Roll Off
• IHB — International Hydrographic Bureau
• COMPU — computest report
• SOSREP — Secretary Of State'S Representative For Marine Salvage And Intervention
• NYSERDA — New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• ACHE — Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
• FRU — Fast Response Units
• NRT — National Response Team
• MAAC — Mid Atlantic Area Council (US- geographically within PJM)
• NSOP — Not Shown On Plan

• MWE — Megawatt Electric
• IHO — International Hydrographic Organization
• ALAP — As Low As Possible
• HFL — Hydraulic Flying Lead
• PESBG — Petroleum Exploration Society Of Great Britain
• OOIP — Original Oil In Place
• OWR — Oil/Water Ratio
• MDAS — Meter Data Acquisition System
• PTW — Permit to Work (UK)
• CCN — Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
• TAR — True Amplitude Recovery
• DART — Days Away, Restricted Work
• BMP'S — Best Management Practices
• NI — The Nautical Institute
• LWOL — Last Well on Lease
• SAGD — Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage
• BOPD — barrel(s) of oil per day
• MQ — Marqesas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• IMPA — International Marine Purchasing Association
• BCFE — Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas Equivalent
• CES — Coast Earth Station
• MEIC — Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Commission
• LFL — Lower Flammable Limit
• EHV — Extra High Voltage
• REACH — Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, And Restriction Of Chemicals
• SICP — Shut-In Casing Pressure
• ACEEE — American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
• FMI — formation micro imaging log (azimuthal microresistivity)
• LOP — Line Of Position
• DF — distribution factor
• MWS — Marine Warranty Survey
• HP — Horsepower (measurement)
• PG — Pressure Gauge (Report)
• BOTHL — bottom hole locator log
• ACP — Annular Casing Pressure
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• FIR — Failure Investigation Reports
• AGD — Associated Gas Distributors (US)
• EPCI — Engineering, Procurement, Construction, And Installation
• MCE — Maximum Credible Earthquakes
• NMVOC — Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds
• BGT — Borehole Geometry Tool
• CMP — Coastal Management Program
• ADT — Applied Drilling Technology, ADT log
• HORIZ — Horizontal
• TEMPSC — Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft
• OECD — Organization For Economic Co Operation And Development
• BROWN FIELDS — Fields Beyond Their Production Plateau But Still Producing
• JIS — Japanese Industry Standard
• STOOIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place

• MUX — Make Up Crossover [Crossover X]
• CS — Chandeleur Sound Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• OBM — Oil-Based Mud
• GRC — Galvanized Rigid Conduit
• D — Development
• OPS — US Office Of Pipeline Safety
• EPU — Electrical Power Unit
• G&T — Generation and transmission utility cooperative (electricity)
• GP — Gravel Pack
• NCP — US National Oil And Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
• CRA — Corrosion-Resistant Alloy
• FLMT — Flowline Manifold Termination
• OTDF — Outage Transfer Distribution Factor
• CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection (US)
• ISO-NE — Independent System Operator of New England, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US) (electricity)
• FG — Fracture Gradient
• ICE — Internal combustion engine (transportation)
• FRS — Financial Reporting System
• BSML — below sea mean level
• PHA — Process Hazards Analysis
• N/S — North/South
• 1C — Proved Contingent Resources
• IHR — Incremental Heat Rate
• CAER — Community Awareness and Emergency Response
• FSA — Formal Safety Assessment
• RAS — Remedial Action Scheme
• CAAA — Clean Air Act Amendments
• CWOP — complete well on paper
• AFV — Annular Flow Valve
• HT — High Temperature
• PHPA — Partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (mud)
• RL — Relative Level
• UFC — Uniform Fire Code
• RN — Release Notes
• MT — Magnetotellurics
• SNIP — Scotland Northern Ireland Pipeline
• FDP — Field Development Plan
• PAR — Pre Assembled Rack
• IPF — Impact Producing Factors
• ABF — Aquatic Base Flow (Hydropower) (electricity)
• PSAC — Petroleum Services Association Of Canada
• E&P — Exploration and Production
• DW — Deep Water
• PIT — Pressure Integrity Test
• MEPC — Marine Environment Protection Committee
• COMP — Composite
• OCA — Offshore Contractors Association
• NOM — Nominal
• LWR — Light Water Reactor
• B — Basin

• ICSS — Integrated Controls and Safety System
• EA — Environmental Assessment, EIAP
• BROA — British Rig Owners Association
• FRARE — fracture report
• GC/MS — SX)-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
• MTSRU — Maritime Transportation System Recovery Unit
• LBP — Length Between Perpendiculars
• BBSM — behaviour-based safety management
• GPIT — General Purpose Inclinometry Tool
• BPL — Broadband over power line
• RIR — Recordable Incident Rate
• PDG/PDHG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• CBM — choke bridge module – XT choke
• EEI — Edison Electric Institute
• PSD — Prevention of Significant Deterioration
• OATT — Open Access Transmission Tariff (US)
• EA — Equal Angle
• FR — front-engine, rear drive
• EFL — Electrical Flying Lead
• GEODY — GEO DYS Log
• SEG — Society Of Exploration Geophysicists
• HCAL — HRCC Calliper (in Logs)(in Inches)
• AMRA — Automatic Meter Reading Association
• AHD — along hole depth
• BBL — Barrel Of Oil
• SARA — Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
• SIM — Similar
• ABT — Availability based tariff (electricity)
• OGML — Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease
• IOR — Improved Oil Recovery
• EPIDORIS — Exploration and Production Integrated Drilling Operations and Reservoir Information System
• BOED — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• ASCE — American Society of Chemical Engineers
• CT — Coiled Tubing
• E — Young's Modulus
• PIP — Pipe-In-Pipe
• MIYP — Maximum Internal Yield Pressure
• BWOW — By Weight Of Water
• BTX — from BTX process, a mixture of benzene, toluene, and xylene (oil)
• BNS — Business Network Services
• IPE — International Petroleum Exchange
• OBC — Ocean Bottom Cable
• OGITF — Oil & Gas Industry Task Force
• EGMBE — Ethylene Glycol Mono-Butyl Ether
• OP — Operating Procedure
• OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
• FI — Final Inspection
• MMBPD — million barrels per day
• PJ — Petajoule
• FLDF — Flying Lead Deployment Frame

• APPA — American Public Power Association (electricity)
• BCD — Barrels Per Calendar Day
• AOFP — absolute open flow potential
• SPCP — Spill Prevention And Cleanup Plan
• MASP — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure
• GGRG — Gauge Ring
• MPN — Most Probable Number
• ISM — IMO'S International Safety Management
• LSFO — Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil
• DD — Directional Driller
• TAPS — Trans Alaska Pipeline System
• PAH — Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• ERNS — Emergency Response Notification System
• JHA — Job Hazard Analysis
• NPFC — US National Pollution Funds Center
• SSTMP — Subsea Templates
• AWO — Approval for Well Operation
• C/C — Cross Centres
• MSA — Master Service Agreement
• IACS — International Association of Classification Societies
• IROL — Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (electricity)
• BOB — back on bottom
• MWCC — Marine Well Containment Co.
• CDU — Control Distribution Unit
• EI — Eugene Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• IOC — Independent Oil Company
• BOPM — Barrels of Oil per Month
• G/L — Gas/Liquid
• BDF — below Derrick floor
• BC — Code Of Safe Practice For Solid Bulk Cargoes
• LGR — Liquid Gas Ratio
• BLP — Bridge Linked Platform
• AWB/V — annulus wing block/valve (XT)
• AESO — Alberta Electric System Operator
• OHGP — Openhole Gravel Pack
• CCPP — Combined Cycle Power Plant
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch)
• BBL/SD — Barrel per day, on stream days
• RK — Rankin Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• GALV — Galvanized
• ERD — Extended Reach Drilling
• CGBF — Concrete, Gravity Based Structure
• OTEC — ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
• XMAC — Cross-Multipole Array Acoustic log
• PB — St. Petersburg Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• BWR — Boiling water reactor (nuclear)
• BML — Below Mud Line
• BOE — barrel(s) of oil equivalent
• E95 — like E85 fuel but with less gasoline. A fuel containing a mixture of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent gasoline
• SW — Salt Water

• PSHL — Pressure Safety High/Low
• E&D — Exploration and Development
• PCOLL — Perforation and Collar
• DILL — Dual Induction Laterolog
• ESI — Environmental Sustainability Index
• IRC — ISO RTO Council
• IOC — International Oil Company
• AL — Artificial Lift
• FUA — The Fuel Use Act (US)
• ERA — Economic Regulatory Administration (part of United States Department of Energy
• LEEA — Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
• IO — Inspection Opening
• NGPSA — Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (US)
• GWH — Gigawatt hour (one billion watt hours) (measurement- elect)
• ATF — Along Top Flange
• ARPA — Automatic Radar Plotting Aids
• AIMA — Agricultural Impact Mitigation Agreement (US)
• MMPA — Marine Mammals Protection Act
• CNJ — Construction Joint
• GTOE — One billion tons of oil equivalent(EU) (measurement- oil)
• GHG — Green House Gas
• NL — Night Light
• VIV — Vortex Induced Vibration
• DLL — Dual LateroLog
• LBA — Local Balancing Authority
• MBOE — thousand barrels of oil equivalent
• C7 — heavy hydrocarbon components
• HPHT — High Pressure High Temperature
• QCR — Quality Control Report
• APE — Area of potential effect (electricity)
• FSI — Flawless Start Up Initiative
• MPFM — Multiphase Flowmeter
• BOD — Basis of Design
• QI — Qualified Individual
• PPI — Post Production Inspection
• XC — Cross Connect
• TTC — Total Transfer Capability (electricity)
• VK — Viosca Knoll Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• QUAD — Quadrillion Btus
• PCCL — Perforation Casing Collar Locator Log
• CMU — Cement Masonry Unit
• INC — Incident Of Non Compliance
• ETSI — European Telecommunications Standard Institute
• CPT — Control Power Transformer
• XOM — Exxon Mobil Corporation
• CFD — Contract for Difference
• OOW — Officer of the Watch
• DG — Distributed generation (electricity)
• COLREG — International Convention On Collision Regulations
• MSI — Mechanical and Structural Inspection

• DLS — Dogleg Severity
• RESNET — Residential Energy Services Network
• NEFE — Non Emulsifying Iron Inhibitor
• LOT — Leak-Off Test
• ARR — Auction Revenue Rights)
• UCS — Unconfined Compressive Strength
• DP — Drill Pipe
• SWEET — Oil/Gas That Has Low Sulfur Content
• SP — Spontaneous Potential (Well Log)
• CWI — Certified Welding Inspector
• BRT — Below Rotary Table
• MTOE — One million tons of oil equivalent(EU)
• ACC — Accession countries
• PLTQ — Production Logging Tool Quicklook Log
• BOPE — Barrels Of Oil Per Day Equivalent
• EPS — Early Production System
• SPAR — Floating Production System
• RSFO — Regional Supervisor, Office Of Field Operations, For Bsee
• SI — Structural Integrity
• IGT — Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago)
• MTLP — Mini Tension Leg Platform
• GADS — Generating Availability Data System
• HTGR — high temperature gas cooled reactor (nuclear)
• GE — Ground Elevation
• BGS — British Geological Survey
• ESD — Emergency Shut-Down
• AIV — Alternate Isolation Valve
• CIMV — Chemical Injection Metering Valve
• MASPCC — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• AOS — Authorized Overrun Service
• SI — Shut In well
• EPSA — Electric Power Supply Association
• BSL — Below Sea-Level
• PINC — Potential Incident Of Non Compliance
• CCLP — Casing Collar Locator Perforation
• SHPO — State Historic Preservation Office (US)
• MAPP — Mid Continent Area Power Pool (US)
• CSEM — Center for the Study of Energy Markets (US)
• GSM — Groupe Speciale Mobile
• PN — North Padre Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• DHC — Depositional History Curve
• HTHP — High Temperature High Pressure
• MRR — Material Receipt Report
• PHA — Production Handling Agreement
• VTIS — Vessel Traffic Information System
• BES — Bulk electric system (Electricity transmission)
• NAVTEX — Navigational And Meteorological Warning Broadcast Service
• SENC — System Electronic Navigational Chart
• OSPR — Oil Spill Prevention And Response
• PCDM — Power and Control Distribution Module

• DS — Deviation Survey
• CDD — Cooling degree day, a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to cool a business
• FPSO — Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel
• JRP — Joint Review Panels
• POD — Point of Delivery
• ELCON — Electricity Consumers Resources Council
• DFT — Dry Film Thickness
• SPROF — Seismic Profile
• IF — Internal Flush tool joint
• BDL — Bit Data Log
• VSD — Variable Speed Drive
• PA — Planning Authority
• HAZ — Heat-Affected Zone
• PHMSA — Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• WEC — World Energy Council
• POOH — Pull Out of Hole
• SEMI — Semisubmersible
• CNCF — field-normalised compensated neutron porosity
• PRT — Petroleum Revenue Tax
• SHARP — Sustainable Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme
• NEPOOL — New England Power Pool
• MAWP — Maximum Actual Working Pressure
• CAPP — Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
• GLR — Gas-Liquid Ratio
• OTC — Offshore Technology Conference
• MI — Mineral Insulated
• AFUE — Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
• PMV — Production Master Valve
• SSG — Sidewall Sample Gun
• TOC — Top of Cement
• LCL — Lethal Dose (Low)
• ANPR — Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• SOW — Statements Of Work
• CCP — Controllable Pitch Propeller
• FMP — Facility Measurement Point
• DELTA — Difference Between Plan And Performance
• EDR — Electronic Drilling Recorder
• DWH — Deepwater Horizon
• ACOU — Acoustic
• APCD — Air Pollution Control District
• BWOC — By Weight of Cement
• REA — Rural Electrification Administration (US)
• PSH — Pressure Safety High
• DRB — Demonstrated Reserve Base
• CRP — common reference point
• DSV — Diving Support Vessel
• GOC — General Operators' Certificate
• GL — Gas Lift
• SOUR — Oil/Gas With High Sulfur Content
• EQR — Electric Quarterly Report

• D&C — drilling and completions
• REL — Recommended Exposure Limit
• BBL — Balgzand Bacton Line (BBL Pipeline)
• PANAMAX — Ships Able To Transit, And Allowed Transit, Of The Panama Canal
• ADITC — Accumulated Deferred Investment Tax Credit (policy)
• FIV — Flow-Induced Vibration
• CECAN — CEC analysis
• DIPLP — dip lithology pressure log
• AOPL — Association of Oil Pipe Lines
• FH — full-hole tool joint
• CILD — Conduction Log
• ITL — Industry Leadership Team
• SCDES — Sidewall Core Description
• ADIOS — Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills
• HP — hydrostatic pressure
• SSCV — Subsea Control Valves
• RFG — reformulated gasoline (oil)
• PFC — Perfluorocarbon
• ISMA — International Ship Managers Association
• NTL — Notice to Lessees and Operators
• MMBD — Million Barrels Per Day
• GCI — Galvanized Corrugated Iron
• FMS — Formation Micro Scan Log
• GAPP — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• VLS — Vertical Lay System
• SALM — Single Anchor Loading Mooring
• IPPC — Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control
• PCKR — Packer
• IGO — Inter-Governmental Organization
• MSFL — Micro SFL Log
• UV — Ultra Violet
• FLRA — field-level risk assessment
• FLUT — Full Length Ultrasonic Inspection
• BV — Bureau Veritas
• CLF — Current-Limiting Fuse
• PRS — Polish Register of Shipping
• SNAM — Societб Nazionale Metanodotti Now Snam S.P.A.
• SSRRC — System Safety And Reliability Review Committee
• MO — Mobile Originated
• AF — Arctic Floater
• IMPA — International Maritime Pilots' Association
• ROSF — Rincon Onshore Separation Facility
• LWOP — Logging Well on Paper
• CYDIP — cyberdip log
• SS — Semisubmersible
• IBC — Intermediate Bulk Container
• C3 — Propane
• MSCT — Mechanical Sidewall Coring Tool
• FDS — Functional Design Specification
• SPM — Side Pocket Mandrel

• PL — Pipeline
• PILOT — Ogitf Successor
• MARSEC — Maritime Security
• EP — Exploration Plan
• RBP — Retrievable Bridge Plug
• BAST — Best Available and Safest Technology
• NCOB — No Cargo On Board
• FVF — Formation Volume Factor
• SWDW — Salt Water Disposal Well
• TQ — Training Qualifications
• SEER — Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
• ARI — Azimuthal Resistivity Image
• PDC — Phasor Data Concentrator
• GTL — Gas To Liquid
• HHI — Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (markets)
• EN PI — Enhanced Productivity Index Log
• RMC — Rigid Metal Conduit
• ID — Inner Diameter
• FAC — Fuel Adjustment Clause
• BPI — Baltic Panamax Index
• DEN — Density Log
• DILB — dual-induction BHC log
• MOU — Mobile Offshore Unit
• KRP — kill rate pressure
• FEED — front-end engineering design
• NMHC — Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
• ERC — Emergency Response And Control
• BFOE — Brent, Forties, Oseberg, And Ekofisk
• ESMAP — Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
• EOW — End Of Well Report
• HGO — Heavy Gas Oil
• HSPF — Heating Seasonal Performance Factor
• SCO — Synthetic Crude Oil
• GLE — Ground Level Elevation
• PB — Push-button
• FLIV — Flowline Isolation Valve
• SCVF — Surface Casing Vent Flow
• ACP — Area Contingency Plan
• VTS — Vessel Traffic Service
• FMC — Flexible Metal Conduit
• UHVAC — Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (electricity)
• BM — Bay Marchand Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• YP — Yield Point
• MIPAL — Micropalaeo Log
• PBTD — Plug Back Total Department
• SONS — Spills Of National Significance
• PGA — Purchased Gas Adjustment
• GVEP — Global Village Energy Partnership (organization)
• MAASP — Maximum Acceptable Annular Surface Pressure
• MIST — Minimum Industry Safety Training

• GLM — Gas Lift Mandrel
• FWHP — flowing well-head pressure
• BARS — Borehole Acoustic Reflection Survey
• SX — Sabine Pass Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• WCST — Well Containment Screening Tool
• BINXQ — bond index quicklook log
• LOA — Letter of Authority
• LSD — Land Surface Datum
• PPB — Pounds Per Barrel
• SO — Oil Saturation
• PR — Pully Ridge Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• DSL — digital spectralog (Western Atlas)
• MSRC — Marine Spill Response Corporation
• GMO — Genetically modified organism
• GTCC — Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (electricity)
• HWDP — Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
• PWR — pressurized water reactor (nuclear)
• NOGEPA — Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association
• DOC — Document of Compliance
• BHA — Bottomhole Assembly
• DPO — Dynamic Positioning Operator
• EER — Emergency Escape And Refuge
• NGT — Natural Gamma Ray Tool
• CAISO — California Independent System Operator Corporation, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US)
• MISO — Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc
• SES — Satellite Earth Stations and Systems
• CTU — Coiled Tubing Unit
• FDC — Formation Density Log
• PUHCA — Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (US) (electricity)
• UL — Underwriters Laboratory
• BDI — Baltic Dry Index
• WH — Water Heater
• HPWBM — High Performance Water Base Mud
• FBE — Fusion Bonded Epoxy
• OMRL — Oriented Micro-Resistivity Log
• CEC — California Energy Commission
• DCP — Driller'S Control Panel
• GIC — Gas Inventory Charge (natural gas)
• RMS — Ratcheting Mule Shoe
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profiling
• MMCFE — million cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• HNGS — flasked Hostile Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometry tool
• CMR — Combinable Magnetic Resonance
• DIPAR — dipole acoustic report
• CDP — Comprehensive Drilling Plan
• NUMAR — Magnetic Resonance Image Log
• NAP — National Action Plan
• ASCC — Alaskan System Coordination Council
• STEP — Southwest Transmission Expansion Plan
• LQ — Living Quarters

• LTC — Long Thread and Coupled
• SBM — Synthetic Based Mud
• NOP — Notice of Preparation
• CAP — Condition Assessment Program Survey
• LWR — Lazy Wave Catenary Riser
• POSWE — Post Well Summary Report
• LBS — Lifeboat Stations
• SOL — System Operating Limit
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 2005 (US)
• ICHCA — International Cargo Handling Coordination Association
• A — Appraisal (well)
• ETSF — Electronic Trading Standard Format
• ARCS — Admiralty Raster Chart Service
• WOB — Weight On Bit
• EWB — Electric Water Boiler
• RACI — Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed
• NSA — Noise Sensitive Area
• VOO — Vessels Of Opportunity
• MAIN — Mid America Interconnected Network (US)
• HGS — High Gravity Solids
• HHI — Hirschman Herfindahl Index
• AI — Artificial Island
• FPSO — Floating Production, Storage and Offloading System
• ADEP — Awaiting Development with Exploration Potential, referring to an asset
• CEEC — Central and Eastern European Countries
• M&R — Measurement And Regulation
• REWL — Reservoir Evaluation Wireline
• LIPA — Long Island Power Authority (US) (electricity)
• KWE — kilowatt electric (measurement)
• FEWD — Formation Evaluation While Drilling
• HARP — Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Program
• GWI — Gross Working Interest
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy)
• LDL — Litho Density Log
• WBS — Wellbore Schematic
• X — Over Crossover
• AFP — Active fire protection
• EEP — Emergency Evacuation Plan
• GL — Germanischer Lloyd
• OSRP — Oil Spill Response Plan
• C&S — Cased and Suspended
• LRP — Lower Riser Package
• BTI — British Trade International
• TSS'S — Traffic Separation Schemes
• OSCP — Oil Spill Contingency Plan
• LMP — Locational Marginal Price
• PW — Produced Water
• BCFE — billion cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• CESMA — Confederation Of European Union Shipmasters Associations
• TF — Tropical Fresh Load Line

• WHO — World Health Organisation
• NPDES — National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
• GENCO — Any company doing electricity generation (US) (electricity)
• PCMS — Polymer Coupon Monitoring System
• PPFG — Pore Pressure/Fracture Gradient
• FMS — formation multi-scan log; formation micro-scan log
• LMR — Load Modifying Resource
• LP — Liquid petroleum
• SDW — Summer Dead Weight
• IEP — Initial Exploration Plan
• LRG — Liquefied Refinery Gases
• IL — Induction Log
• IOPC — International Oil Pollution Fund
• ENG — Engineering Log
• OFO — Operational Flow Order
• ORM — Other Regulated Materials
• OPS — Operations Report
• SFV — Straight-Fixed-Variable
• HCA — High Consequence Areas
• CHP — Casing Hanger Pressure
• OSRO — Oil Spill Response Organization
• PI — Productivity Index
• FSI — flawless start-up initiative
• FLRA — Field Level Risk Assessment
• CAEM — Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets (US)
• CEP — Clean Energy Partnership, a joint hydrogen-project in Europe.
• NT — Net Tonnage
• CPI — Chemical Process Industries
• D&I — direction and inclinitation
• EVI — Equipment Verification Inspection
• CHCNC — CHCNC Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator
• BSEE — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• DPP — Development and Production Plan
• DHPTT — downhole pressure/temperature transducer
• ALC — aertical seismic profile acoustic log calibration report
• MGL — MagneLog
• PE — Petroleum Engineer
• CART — Cap Replacement Tool
• MD — Millidarcy
• REEEP — Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
• ESPCC — Expected Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• SIP — Shut-In Pressure
• DMT — Down hole Monitoring Tool
• GSM — Global System of Moblie
• OIM — Offshore Installation Manager
• CBM — Certified Ballast Manufacturer
• NMDC — Non Magnetic Drill Collar
• BGWP — base of ground-water protection
• AV — Apparent Viscosity
• IIRT — Initial Incident Response Team

• SB — Sit Bo Log
• HFE — Human Factors Engineering
• ACQU — Acquisition log
• MEG — Mono Ethylene Glycol
• BWPD — barrels of water per day
• CRP — control riser platform
• IC — Institutional Controls
• SUPSALV — Supervisor Of Salvage (U.S. Navy)
• NOW — Non Hazardous Oilfield Waste
• PMA — Power Marketing Administration
• MLRA — Major Land Resource Area
• AV — Annular Velocity
• LRDP — Long Range Development Plan
• DIL — Dual Induction Log
• SAM — Subsea Accumulator Module
• HEC — hydroxyethylcellulose
• XOV — Cross-Over Valve
• IAPH — International Association Of Ports And Harbors
• MQC — Multi Quick Connection Plate
• ERCOT — Electric Reliability Council Of Texas
• SSSV — Sub Surface Safety Valves
• VR — Vermillion Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• IMB — International Maritime Bureau
• CTCO — coiled tubing clean-out
• CEPII — Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales Economics think tank
• BHCT — Bottomhole Circulating Temperature
• CSD — Commission for Sustainable Development (UN)
• NREPA — National Resource and Environmental Protection Act (US)
• ECAR — East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement (US)
• CGL — Core Gamma Log
• MST — MST EXP Resistivity Log
• FIT — formation interval tester
• MCFD — Thousand Cubic Feet per Day
• CHKSR — checkshot survey report
• FFM — Full Field Model
• FELCC — Firm Energy Load Carrying Capability
• MMC — Market Monitoring Center
• PTA/S — Pipeline Termination Assembly/Structure
• FLMPI — Full Length Magnetic Particle Inspection
• HCRF — Hydrographic Chart Raster Format
• DSTR — drill-stem test report
• FPC — Federal Power Commission (US)
• EUEI — European Union Energy Initiative
• DSV — Drilling SuperVisor
• KCMIL — Thousand Circular Mils
• MARA — MaraLog
• IBOP — Inside Blowout Preventer
• ECD — Equivalent Circulating Density
• FTP — First Tranche Petroleum
• CRET — Cement Retainer Setting Log

• SDU/M — Subsea Distribution Unit/Module
• CLUP — Coastal Land Use Plan
• SLS — SLS GR Log
• TTP — Through Tubing Perforating
• STL — STL Gamma Ray Log
• OTSG — One-time Through Steam Generator
• EOT — End of Tubing
• CERCLIS — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (US)
• RER — Renewable Energy Rider
• BOPD — barrel of oil per day
• CSPG — Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
• FPA — Federal Power Act (US)
• ETBE — Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• KVA — One thousand volt Ampere (measurement)
• CPICB — CPI coriband log
• ILI — Inline Inspection
• TT — Treatment Technique
• ETAP — Eastern Trough Area Project
• CONDE — condensate analysis report
• ODS — Oxygen Depletion Sensor
• STL — Submerged Turret Loading
• PUD — Proved Undeveloped Reserves
• CTM — Coil Tubing Measurement
• RST — Reservoir Saturation Tool Log
• NSA — Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
• DPDV — Dynamically-Positioned Drilling Vessel
• SSMNF — Subsea Manifold
• CEC — Council of The European Communities
• NGV — Natural Gas Vehicle
• FPL — Flow Analysis Log
• DILL — dual-induction laterolog
• ISDP — Integrated Ship Design and Production
• PX — Power Exchange
• MMST — One Million Short Tons
• MDDQ — Maximum Daily Delivery Quantity
• NERC — North American Electric Reliability Council
• KVAR — one thousand vars (measurement)
• FLA — Full Load Amperes
• RUE — Right of Use and Easement
• EPV — Early Production Vessel
• MCHE — Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger
• LSA — Life Saving Appliances
• CTR(S) — Centre/S
• DILSL — dual-induction log-SLS
• CBM — Capacity Benefit Margin
• DIM — Directional Inertia Mechanism
• JU — Jackup
• BS&W — basic sediments and water
• HAZWOPER — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard
• T — Top

• EDS — Emergency Disconnect Sequence
• SAS — Safety At Sea
• CDIS — CDI Synthetic Seismic Log
• CHECK — Checkshot and Acoustic Calibration Report
• CO — change out
• CND — Compensated Neutron Density
• AQAP — Air Quality Attainment Plan
• COOGER — California Offshore Oil And Gas Energy Resources
• PBR — Performance-Based Regulation
• ORRI — Overriding Royalty Interest
• ANGTS — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation System
• T&D — Transmission and Distribution
• SEFI — Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative
• CAP — Capacity Market Programs
• DP — Dewpoint Temperatue
• RAP — Regulatory Assistance Project
• FTR — Financial Transmission Rights
• SPCU — Subsea Power and Control Unit
• IFSMA — International Federation of Ship Masters Associations
• XLPE — Cross Linked Polyethylene
• DG — Directorate-General (EU) (government)
• LTG — Lighting Technology Group
• EAR — Estimated Additional Resources
• DRRC — Demand Response Research Center
• BO — back-off log
• EPCU — Electrical Power Conditioning Unit
• LBF — Pounds Force
• ECGD — Exports Credits Guarantee Department
• ERT — Emergency Response Training
• DBA — Decibles
• DSTPB — drill-stem test true vertical depth playback log
• CGTL — compact gas to liquids
• ESP — Expected Surface Pressure
• CNFDP — CNFD true vertical-depth playback log
• ECPA — Electric Consumers Protection Act (US)
• DIF — Drill-In Fluids
• ERGEG — European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas
• C6 — Hexanes
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission (US) (electricity)
• ISFSL — ISF SLS MSFL Log
• FPU — floating processing unit
• SC — Shading Coefficient
• APM — Application for Permit to Modify
• DIL — dual-induction log
• MFV — Modified Fixed Variable
• CRP — Central Reference Point
• BS — Breton Sound Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• DT — Day Tortugas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• IADC — International Association of Drilling Contractors
• RIMS — Riser Integrity Monitoring System

• DR — Dryer
• EHU — Electro-Hydraulic Unit
• OSLTF — Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
• HGS — Highn Gravity Solids
• IEL — Induction Electrical Log
• RAM — Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
• FLNG — Floating Liquefied Natural Gas
• CNGR — compensated neutron gamma-ray log
• MINHERS — Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Systems Standards
• PPTF — Pounds Per Thousand Feet
• RL — Reduced Level
• CEA — Country Environmental Analysis
• FM — Flowmeter
• BHCP — Bottomhole Circulating Pressure
• WGR — Water Gas Ratio
• FWF — From Web Face)
• FNL — From North Line
• FCP — Final Circulating Pressure
• RIH — Run In Hole
• ETD — External Turret Disconnectable
• DSC — Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes And Containers
• IDC — Interchange Distribution Calculator (electricity)
• SPB — Simple Payback (energy conservation investments)
• 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)
• SFL — Steel Flying Lead
• GEOPR — Geological Operations Progress Report
• EN — European Standard
• MLP — Maximum Lawful Price
• RECS — Residential Energy Consumption Survey (US)
• LARS — Launch and Recovery System
• NASPI — North American Synchrophasor Initiative
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
• NNR — National Nature Reserve
• INMARSAT — International Marine Satellite Organization
• BOPE — Blowout Preventer Equipment
• ISFGR — ISF GR Casing Collar Locator Log
• IH — Gamma Ray Log
• OCL — Quality Control Log
• SDU — Sanitary Disposal Unit
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (oil)
• LSL — Level Safety Low
• FMS — Formation Multi Scan Log
• FEED — Front End Engineering And Design
• MLH — Mud Liner Hanger
• AMS — Auxiliary Measurement Service Log
• SEMP — Safety and Environmental Management Plan
• COA — Conditions of Approval
• DPL — Dual Propagation Log
• GMP — Green Mountain Power (US) (electricity)
• FANAL — Formation Analysis Sheet Log

• SDFD — Shut Down For Day
• CIL — chemical injection line
• EROEI — Energy Returned On Energy Invested
• NUMAST — National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers
• MODU — Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
• NGH — Natural Gas Hydrate
• DDET — Depth Determination Log
• CSHN — cased-hole neutron log
• PUWER — Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• MECS — Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (DOE)
• RDMO — Rig Down Move Out
• P&ID — Process and Instruments Diagram
• NASA — Non-Active Side Arm
• CFL — Compact Fluorescent Light
• SIR — savings-to-investment ratio (energy conservation investments)
• FWL — From West Line
• WOR — Water-Oil Ratio
• ETU — Electrical Test Unit
• FOSC — Federal on Scene Coordinator
• CHKSS — Checkshot Survey Log
• EOFL — End of Field Life
• GCAT — Government Compliance Action Team
• HOA — Hand-Off-Automatic Switch
• CCLTP — Casing Collar Locator Through Tubing Plug
• GFN — Global Footprint Network
• BSR — Bend Strength Ratio
• GOM — Gulf Of Mexico
• BHSS — Borehole Seismic Survey
• MOX — mixed oxide fuel (nuclear)
• SNS — Southern North Sea
• BOEM — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• VER — Vertical
• FGD — Flue-gas desulfurization
• GOP — Geological Operations Report
• UT — Ultrasonic Testing
• FPF — Floating Production Facility
• NGPA — Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (US)
• NRIS — Network Resource Interconnection Service
• IPAA — Independent Petroleum Association of America (oil)
• NYISO — New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (US)
• ERRA — Energy Regulators Regional Association
• RGS — Renewable Generating System
• NCSL — National Conference of State Legislatures (US)
• SG — Static Gradient
• CPU — Cavern Point Unit
• FIP — flow-induced pulsation
• MUNI — Municipal
• CH — Charlotte Harbor Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• RBS — Riser Base Spool
• J&A — Junked and Abandoned

• MVG — minimum ventilation guideline (building tightness)
• DOCD — Development Operations Coordination Documents
• EMF — Electro Magnetic Field
• TAME — Tertiary Amyl Methyl Ether
• DCLM — Direct Control Load Management
• MVB — Master Valve Block on Xmas Tree
• CEPS — Centre for European Policy Studies
• ISSA — International Ship Supplies Association
• IOU — Investor owned utility (electricity)
• DEPT — depth
• DRR — Demand Response resources
• IEP/DOCD — IEP and Development Operations Coordination Documents
• PAU — Pre-Assembled Unit
• MGY — Million Gallons per Year
• EPCM — Engineering Procurement Construction Management
• CSG — Coal Seam Gas
• APR — Actual peak reduction (e.g. in demand response systems) (electricity)
• TW — terawatt (one trillion watts) (measurement)
• DILLS — dual-induction log-LSS
• NEB — National Energy Board (Canada)
• DDNL — dual det. neutron life log
• CRT — capacity reservation tariff
• CPS — Control Performance Standard
• EDRP — Emergency Demand Response Program
• AIRG — Airgun
• AIT — Array Induction Tool
• ASP — array sonic processing report
• GA — General Arrangement
• FWKO — free water knock-out
• AMVER — US Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue
• OIP — Oil-In-Place
• OPEC — Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• PGOR — Produced Gas Oil Ratio
• MBR — Minimum Bend Radius
• MSIPC — Multi Stage inflatable Packer Collar
• LT&C — Long Thread and Coupled
• BWD — barrels of water per day
• ILTA — International Liquid Terminals Association
• IASST — International Association For Sea Survival Training
• FV — Funnel Viscosity
• ANGTA — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1977 to build the Alaska gas pipeline
• FRCC — Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (US)
• CSS — Code Of Ship Management Standards
• DEAL — Digital Energy Atlas & Library
• OSC — On-Scene Coordinator
• DSTW — Drill Stem Test Job Report/Works
• ICE — Intercontinental Exchange
• LDT — Lost During Trans Shipment
• ISFPB — ISF True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• MWD — Measurement While Drilling

• MDD — Maximum Daily Delivery Obligations
• LCB — Longitudinal Centre of Buoyancy
• LOL — Limitation Of Owner'S Liability
• NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council (US)
• POBM — Pseudo Oil Based Mud
• LGX — Line Group Cross
• RINA — Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• LCM — Lost Circulation Material
• DGP — dynamic geohistory plot (3D technique)
• LSF — Load Shift Factor
• WBS — Wellbore Seismic
• UNECE — United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• STIMU — Stimulation Report
• QHSE — Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental
• PUC — Public Utility Commission (electricity)
• WAC — Weak Acid Cation
• DBB — Double Block & Bleed
• CDH — cooling degree hours (climate)
• MODFLOW — model of groundwater flow
• BHCA — BHC Acoustic Log
• PLB — Personal Locator Beacon
• BLPD — Barrels of Liquid Per Day
• EMP — Electromagnetic Propagation Log
• HQI — Habitat Quality Index
• BHST — Bottomhole Static Temperature
• DRLPR — drilling progress report
• C/P — Consumption/Production
• LDC — Local distribution company (electricity)
• TJ — TeraJoule
• FINESSE — Financing Energy Services for Small Scale Users
• ETSO — European Transmission System Operators association
• FONSI — Findings Of No Significant Impact
• C1 — Methane
• SREC — Seismic Record Log
• OCSLA — Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (oil)
• VPS — Velocity Seismic Profile
• WBS — Wellbore Stability
• PCA — Production Concession Agreement
• EFR — Engineering Factual Report
• BHC — BHC Gamma Ray Log
• MSC — Marine Safety Committee
• AL — Appraisal Licence
• SNG — Substitute Natural Gas
• 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)
• POLR — Provider of last resort (electricity)
• WP — Working Pressure
• CB — Core Barrel
• RSE — Revenue Stream Estimate (finance)
• H — Prewash Hose Reel
• SCHLL — Schlumberger Log also SCHLO, SCHLU

• TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
• EWR — End Of Well Report
• G&G — Geology & Geophysics
• BRS — Bulgarian Register of Shipping
• BUL — bottom up lag
• NZS — New Zealand Standard
• FMEA — failure modes, & effects analysis
• FSB — flowline support base
• PADD — Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (US)
• PVT — Pressure Volume Temperature diagram
• FEL — From East Line
• DXC — DXC pressure pilot report
• IMCA — International Marine Contractors Association
• TPIC — Terminal Person In Charge
• O&G — Oil And Gas
• VOSS — Vessels Of Opportunity Skimming Systems
• MCFE — thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent
• HHP — Hydraulic Horsepower
• CSS — Cyclic Steam Stimulation
• DRI — Drift Log
• CZMP — Coastal Zone Management Program
• TS — Tiger Shoal Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• NGA — Natural Gas Act (US)
• PG&E — Pacific Gas & Electric
• BCPD — barrels condensate per day
• EMOP — EMOP Well Site Processing Log
• BHFP — Bottomhole Flowing Pressure
• PPT — Parts Per Thousand
• GNSED — Global Network for Sustainable Energy Development
• STAB — Stabiliser
• NASUCA — National Association of Utility Consumer Advocates(US)
• BHCS — BHC Sonic Log
• UO3 — uranium trioxide (nuclear)
• DCS — Disturbance Control Standard
• AUV — authonomus underwater vehicle
• CSF — Caesium Formate
• MERC — Mobile Emission Reduction Credit (MERC) (US)
• AOFP — absolute open-flow potential
• BIVDL — BI/DK/WF/Casing collar locator/gamma ray log
• OTAG — Ozone Transport Assessment Group
• °C — Degrees Celsius
• SFEIS — Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• CPI — Computer-Processed Interpretation
• ENI — Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Italy)
• NGSA — Natural Gas Supply Association (US)
• FH — Full Hole tool joint
• JIB — Joint Interest Billing
• UKPIA — United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association Limited
• LOGGS — Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System
• ECHA — European Chemicals Agency

• INDRS — IND RES Sonic Log
• NAESB — North American Energy Standards Board (formerly GISB)
• DWOP — Deepwater Operations Plan
• CSP — Curtailment Service Provider
• DOO — Designation Of Operator
• HLO — Heavy Load Out
• RCR — Remote Component Replacement (Tool)
• CCPG — Colorado Coordinated Planning Group
• EIM — Energy Imbalance Market
• EB — Equipment Branch
• FLS — Fluid Sample
• EP — Emergency Power
• DSU — drill spacing unit
• DTT — Depth To Time
• EDR — Exploration Drilling Report
• DR — dummy-run log
• ETTD — Electromagnetic Thickness Test
• IMR — Inspection, Maintenance and Repair
• UTA/B — Umbilical Termination Assembly/Box
• DILB — Dual Induction BHC Log
• UB — Underbalanced
• LAT — Lowest Astronomical Tide
• I3P — Independent Third Party
• IHMA — International Harbor Masters' Association
• IGU — International Gas Union
• CNGR — Compensated Neutron Gamma Ray Log
• HEXT — Hex Diplog
• DWQL — dual-water quicklook log
• WSSAM — Well Site Sample
• FOET — Further Offshore Emergency Training
• LWL — Length on Water Line
• RCC — Rescue Coordination Centre
• WT — Wall Thickness
• RTU — Roof Top Unit
• ICAB — International Cargo Advisory Bureau
• LOGIC — Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness
• NTHF — Non-Toxic High Flash
• WROV — Workclass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• UOT — Unscheduled Overtime
• DEFSU — definitive survey report
• PCPT — Piezo-Cone Penetration Test
• AMNI — Associate Member of the Nautical Institute
• DWSS — Dig Well Seismic Surface Log
• SSPLR — Subsea Pig Launcher/Receiver
• IC — Information Collection
• FDP — Field Development Planning
• SART — Search and Rescue Radar Transponder
• HWB — Hair Wash Basin
• RFSU — Ready for Start Up
• MDEA — Methyl Diethanolamine (aMDEA)

• MISO — Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. A Regional Transmission Organization. (US)
• DILLS — Dual Induction Log-LSS
• DIPFT — dipmeter fast log
• PCB — Poly-chlorinated biphenyl
• CER — Certified Emission Reduction
• SMES — Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• ATC — Available Transfer Capability
• CSTAK — core sample taken log
• CTCO — Coiled Tubing Clean Out
• RRC — Rail Road Commission
• LACT — Lease Automatic Custody Transfer
• HGE — Harmonization Group on ECDIS
• TCA — Total Corrosion Allowance
• BHSRE — bottom hole sampling report
• RAB — Regional Advisory Body (US)
• C4 — Butane
• PDC — Polycrystalline Diamond Compact
• SERC — Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (US)
• WEND — World Electronic Navigation Database
• WACOG — Weighted Average Cost of Gas
• OSRV — Oil Spill Response Vessel
• BBBL — Billion Barrels
• GLDF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• SLT — SLT GR Log
• GDAT — Geodetic Datum
• BHTV — Borehole Television Report
• DF — Derrick Floor
• DISO — Dual Induction Sonic Log
• CCLIP — Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects
• DAZD — Dip and Azimuth Display
• PAR — Pre-Assembled Rack
• JT — Joule-Thomson
• CREF — Caribbean Renewable Energy Facility
• CP — Coincident Peak
• FLIV — FlowLine Injection Valve
• KMW — kill mud weight
• FMA — Finnish Maritime Administration
• ITB — Invitation To Bid
• FULDI — full diameter study report
• PSIA — Pounds per Square Inch Atmospheric
• SSE — Short Service Employee
• ATD — application to drill
• PBD — Pason Billing System
• BHL — Bottomhole Location
• HEA — Habitat Equivalency Analysis
• ARB — Air Resources Board (California)
• GDIP — Geodip Log
• LPN — Lender Participation Notes
• HDT — High Resolution Dipmeter Log
• NITC — Normal Incremental Transfer Capability

• SMPS — Special Marketing Programs
• SBF — Synthetic Base Fluid
• IICL — Institute of International Container Lessors
• SPEAN — Spectral Analysis
• FPS — Firm Peaking Service
• PLSV — Pipelay Support Vessel
• GTI — Gas Technology Institute (US)
• PDNP — Proved Developed Not Producing
• BT — Boundary Trap
• NRECA — National Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (US)
• JIP — Joint Industry Project
• GLONASS — Global Navigation Satellite System (Russia)
• LPH — Litres per Hour
• MER — Maximum Efficient Rate
• ISFBG — ISF BHC GR Log
• KD — Kelly Down
• NGPL — Natural Gas Plant Liquids
• DIBHC — DIS BHC log
• SHL — Surface Hole Location
• CT — Combustion turbine (electricity)
• CLASS — Category In Classification Register
• NARUC — National Association of Regulatory Commissioners
• IR — Interpretation Report
• SNAM — Societá NAzionale Metanodotti now Snam S.p.A. (Italy)
• DIRSU — directional survey report
• FCO — Financed Constructed and Operated
• ARRC — Array Acoustic Report
• IAT — Internal Active Turret
• LVOT — Linear Valve Override Tool
• HTM — Heideck Team Member
• HDA — Helideck Assistant
• RMATS — Rocky Mountain Area Transmission Study (US) (electricity)
• EDS — Emergency Disconnection Sequence
• ICSU — Integrated Commissioning and Start Up
• FLPMA — Federal Land Policy and Management Act (US)
• IEPE — Institute of Energy Policy and Economics
• MCB — Main Circuit Breaker
• DMDO — Distillate Marine Diesel Oil
• PTO — Permit to Operate
• BTHL — Bottom Hole Log
• MADRI — Mid Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative (US)
• IEM — Internal electricity market (electricity)
• E85 — E85 fuel: A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
• EXL — Exploration Licence (United Kingdom)
• ASPO — Asociation For The Study Of Peak Oil & Gas
• GE — Condensate gas equivalent
• CERE — Cement Remedial Log
• IGSC — Interim gas supply charge (natural gas)
• SHO — Stab and Hinge Over
• EMG — Equivalent Mud Gradient

• DSTW — drill-stem test job report/works
• LGS — Low-Gravity Solids
• DWSS — dig-well seismic surface log
• R&R — Roles & Responsibilities
• ONTARIO — IESO Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (Canada)
• MGO — Marine Gas Oil
• ISFP — ISF Sonic True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• PUR — Plant Upset Report
• NOC — National Oil Company
• MLO — Main Lugs Only
• LVEL — Linear Velocity Log
• DPRES — dual propagation resistivity log
• SWU — Separative Work Unit
• ANARE — Analysis Report
• DIIS — Danish Institute for International Studies (Denmark)
• RFSU — Ready For Start-Up
• DIRS — Directional Survey Log
• COL — Collar Log
• UKOCS — Uk Outer Continental Shelf
• DSTL — drill-stem test log
• COS — Center for Offshore Safety
• DSI — Dipole Shear Imager
• CEME — Cement Evaluation
• PHB — Pre-Hydrated Bentonite
• GRN — Gamma Ray Neutron Log
• CA — Core Analysis Log
• IBCS — Integrated Bridge Control System
• HLID — Hydrocarbon Leak And Ignition Database
• TDT GR — TDT Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator Log
• RF — Recovery Factor
• BPFL — Borehole Profile Log
• C&E — well completion and equipment cost
• SV — Sleeve Valve
• CUT — Cutter
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Plug
• PCP — Progressive Cavity Pump
• DIPBH — dipmeter borehole log
• KT — Kill Truck
• IPT — Internal Passive Turret
• VN — Vernon Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• DADRP — Day-Ahead Demand Response Program
• NMEA — National Marine Electronic Association
• ART — actuator running tool
• LSFO — Loss Sulfur Fuel Oil
• HL — Hook Load
• IBIA — International Bunker Industry Association
• TCF — Trillion cubic feet (measurement)
• CDA — Common Data Access
• MDSS — Measured Department Sub-Sea
• HDD — Heating degree days a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to heat a business (conservation)

• ASRO — Australian Shipping Registration Office
• FP — Frac Pack
• NEDRI — New England Distributed Resources Initiative (US)
• C2 — Ethane
• FCF — Fishermen's Contingency Fund
• FER — field equipment room
• E&A — Exploration and Appraisal
• SSG — WI PWG Seams Steering Group of Western Interconnection PlanningWork Group (US) (electricity)
• MBOED — One million barrels of oil equivalent(EU)
• NWI — Net Working Interest
• DRAM — Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition
• SSM — Synchronized system measurement-a WAMS with synchronous sensors in addition to PMUs. See Phasor networks.
• CORIB — coriband log
• EHT — Electric Heat Trace
• SEA — Strategic Environmental Assessment (United Kingdom)
• FTS — Firm Transportation Service
• TEU — Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit
• HARP — Hot Spots Analysis And Reporting Program
• MBRO — Multi-Bore Restriction Orifices
• ARACL — array acoustic log
• DPT — Deeper Pool Test
• RBOB — reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending
• OTDR — Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
• NCD — Non Coincidental Demand
• CH — Cased Hole
• DAC — Dipole Acoustic Log
• DEPC — Depth Control Log
• TP — Tarpon Springs Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• WTG — Wind turbine generator (wind)
• OSV — Offshore Support Vessel
• DIPRM — dip removal log
• LEVP — Low Emissions Vehicle Program
• EDRC — Effective Daily Recovery Capacity
• MOP — Mobile Offshore Production
• MNP — Merge and Playback Log
• ITS — Influx To Surface
• CSUG — Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas
• EC — Electrical Code
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Device
• OD — outer diameter
• DRCC — Demand Response Coordinating Council (coalition)
• ANACO — analysis of core logs report
• SF — Strip Footing
• SEIA — Sustainable Energy Industry Association
• INSUR — Inrun Survey Report
• NHPV — Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume
• GLV — Gas Lift Valve
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motor
• COROR — core orientation report
• ITD — Internal Turret Disconnectable

• FFAC — Formation Factor Log
• ROG — Reactive Organic Gases
• CORG — Corgun Log
• LCNLG — LDT CNL Gamma Ray Log
• CENELEC — European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization
• PSE — Puget Sound Energy (US) (electricity)
• MUD — Mud Log
• TMCB — Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker
• MPSP — Maximum Predicted Surface Pressure
• NNS — Northern North Sea
• LOW-E — Low Emissivity
• TWH — terawatt-hour (one trillion watt hours)
• VRP — Vessel Response Plan
• SWA — Stop Work Authority
• NFI — No Further Investment
• FLOT — Flying Lead Orientation Tool
• SWP — Safe Work Practices
• DLIST — dip-list log
• CDATA — Core Data
• IOLT — Institute of Logistics and Transport
• NATC — Non-recallable Available Transfer Capability
• BHT — bottomhole temperature
• CNLFD — CNL/FDC log
• GRE — Ground Elevation (also [GR or GE])
• PUD — Public Utility District (electricity)
• ICOTA — Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association
• CMP — Common Midpoint
• SONRE — Sonic Calibration Report
• IMLA — International Maritime Lecturers Association
• QF — Qualifying Facility
• MMS — Minerals Management Service, (United States)
• RWD — Reaming While Drilling
• CCIP — Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• IEB — Induction Electro BHC Log
• AIRRE — airgun report
• RFI — Request for Interchange
• DMRP — Density Magnetic Resonance Porosity
• ZOI — Zone of Influence
• RTTS — Retrievable Test Treat Squeeze
• DLC — Direct load control (regarding Load management)
• MBWH — Multi Bowl Wellhead
• BVO — ball valve operator
• SEQSU — Sequential Survey
• LOE — Lease Operating Expenses
• CEP — Country Environmental Profile
• COML — Compaction Log
• DO — Division Order
• TV/BIP — Ratio of Total Volume to Bitumen In Place
• EAGE — European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
• APS — Active Pipe Support

• IGCC — Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle
• SEIR — Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
• USBR — United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
• SLCO — Saudi Light Crude Oil
• LOT — Linear Override Tool
• RAC — Refiners' acquisition cost
• OH — Openhole
• OOC — Offshore Operators Committee
• GPLT — Geol Plot Log
• LAOT — Linear Activation Override Tool
• SWAT — Southwest Area Transmission (US) (electricity)
• MPFM — Multi-Phase Flow Meter
• HCCS — Horizontal Clamp Connection System
• PURPA — Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (US) (electricity)
• NEA — National Energy Act
• PMA — Power Marketing Agency
• HRCC — HCAl of Calliper (in Inches)
• BHL — Borehole Log
• RTBM — Real-Time Balancing Market
• DFR — Drilling Factual Report
• NRDA — National Resource Damage Assessment
• PSQ — Plug Squeeze Log
• QL — Quicklook Log
• MD — Measured Department
• CTRAC — Cement Tracer Log
• LEAKL — Leak Detection Log
• KVAR — Kilovolt-Amperes Reactive
• CGPH — Core Graph Log
• WST — Well Seismic Tool (checkshot)
• CRT — Clamp Replacement tool
• CSHN — Cased Hole Neutron Log
• MPV — Multi Purpose Vessel
• BOREH — borehole seismic analysis
• ERV — energy-recovery ventilator
• DELTA — Delta-T Log
• PCDC — Pressure Cased Directional
• DIP — Dipmeter Log
• TABS — Texas Automated Buoy System
• CSI — CSI Log
• CPA — California Power Authority
• W/O — Workover
• HVI — Home Ventilating Institute (AMCA)
• HBL — Hydrostatic Balanced Loading
• LSE — Load Serving Entity
• OSFR — Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
• UC — Universal Column
• IGIC — Interim gas inventory charge (natural gas)
• TRANSCO — Transmission Company (US) (electricity)
• SGR — Shale Gouge Ratio
• CIAC — Contributions in Aid of Construction

• ONRR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue
• LT — lag time
• CAT — Connector Actuating Tool
• DR — Drilling Report
• SCRS — Sidewall Cores
• E/W — East/West
• CLG — Core Log and Graph
• PFREC — Perforation Record Log
• DESFL — deep induction SFL log
• GASAN — Gas Analysis Report
• PDP — Proved Developed Reserves
• MGN — Marine Guidance Note
• FCVE — F-curve log
• FMP — Formation Microscan Report
• CPUC — California Public Utilities Commission
• LIC — License Internal Code
• CYBD — Cyberbond Log
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Tool
• WFT — Wet Film Thickness
• SGR — State game refuge (US)
• DWRRA — US Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
• PWV — Production Wing Valve
• ERIS — Energy Resource Interconnection Service
• ISS — Interruptible Sales Service
• TDP — Touch Down Point
• AL — appraisal license (United Kingdom)
• GRAD — Gradiometer Log
• HKSR — Hong Kong Shipping Register
• INT — Interlock
• GWREP — Geo Well Report
• SGUN — Squeeze Gun
• MIFR — Mini Frac Log
• DSTL — Drill Stem Test Log
• IAIN — International Association of Institutes of Navigation
• XYC — Xy Calliper Log)
• PBHL — Proposed Bottom-Hole Location
• GUN — Gun Set Log
• USDOI — US Department Of Interior
• SWF — Shallow Water Flow
• FTR — Firm Transmission Rights
• CNS — Central North Sea
• BR — Barge
• RFTRE — Repeat Formation Tester Report
• JAS — Joint Association Survey
• SSCP — Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline
• E — Exploration
• SI/TA — Shut In/Temporarily Abandoned
• RTG — Regional Transmission Group (US)
• SAFE — Safety Analysis Function Evaluation
• SPI — Ship/Port Interface

• OES — Office of Emergency Services
• PIFUA — Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978
• PRSRE — Pressure Gauge Report
• GMP — Green Mountain Power)
• CIDU — chemical injection downhole upper
• FTRE — Formation Testing Report
• GBT — Gravity Base Tank
• TBT — Through Bore Tree
• MUDT — Mud Temperature Log
• TFC — Taper Flange Channel
• DIEGR — dielectric gamma ray log
• PEA — Palaeo Environment Study Report
• MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization (US)
• RRO — Regional reliability organization (US)
• PHFFU — Plant Held for Future Use
• PERFO — Perforation Log
• FRSB — Fast Response Spill Boat
• SMB — Santa Maria Basin
• LVI — Low Viscosity Index
• FUCO — Foreign Utility Company
• PDPM — Power Distribution Protection Module
• NSDG — North Sea Decommissioning Group
• WPLAN — Well Course Plan
• TOU — Time of use (rate) (electricity)
• BBS — Behavioral-Based Safety
• SWHE — Spiral Wound Heat Exchanger
• DSTND — dual-space thermal neutron density log
• ILP — Integrated Licensing Process
• HYPJ — Hyperjet
• FSL — from south line
• GEOL — Geological Surveillance Log
• RCCD — Reverse Circulation Centre Discharge
• PREP — Pacific Regional Energy Programme
• DSTRE — drill-stem test report
• EC — Electrical Contractor
• FLOW — Flow & Buildup Test Report
• DSTSM — drill-stem test summary report
• LOT — Lock Open Tool
• MTO — Material Takeoff
• PERDC — Perforation Depth Control
• CDR — Chemical Data Reporting Rule
• FME — Free Market Economics
• NYDER — New York Department of Environmental Resources
• RMR — Reliability Must Run (electricity)
• UO4 — uranyl peroxide (nuclear)
• IIMS — International Institute of Marine Surveyors
• GOMR — Gulf of Mexico Regional
• WDR'S — Waste Discharge Requirements
• POSVCM — Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model
• MBT — Methylene Blue Test

• PRCI — Pipeline Research Council International, Inc.
• PESGB — Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
• DCAL — dual caliper log
• CIDL — chemical injection downhole lower
• JREC — Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition
• RCDS — Raster Chart Display Systems
• BA — Balancing Authority
• MMP — Mitigation Monitoring Program
• RFTS — Repeat Formation Tester Sample
• MAC — Multipole Acoustic Log
• BCP — Blackstart Capability Plan
• FTM — fire-team member
• SIPES — Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, United States
• M — mega-
• SP — Shot point (geophysics)
• IFTPA — International Forest Product Transport Association
• CL — Core Log
• CEPA — Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• HHP — High Holding Power
• CAS — Casing Log
• GWC — Gas-Water Contact
• NGAA — Natural Gasoline Association of America (US)
• COMRE — Completion Record Log
• WD — Water Depth
• DS — Drillship
• IER — Incremental Energy Rate
• MEM — Mechanical Earth Model
• CALI — calliper log
• FT — Formation Tester Log
• IDC — Intangible Drilling Costs
• GCT — GCT Log
• PV — photovoltaic (solar)
• VOCS — Volatile Organic Compounds
• SIGTTO — Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators
• SCO — Stranded Cost Obligation (finance)
• RCIS — Reliability Coordinator Information System
• MIRU — Move In and Rig Up
• INCR — Incline Report
• EUEF — European Union Energy Facility
• DSTG — DSTG Log
• CMC — crown mounted compensators
• XC — Cross-connection, cross correlation
• QSE — Qualifying Scheduling Entity
• GAS — Gas Log
• HAZCOM — Hazard Communications Program
• TZ — Transition Zone
• OPL — Operations Log
• MRX — Magnetic resonance expert (wireline NMR tool)
• PPA — Power Purchase Agreement (electricity)
• CBL — Customer Baseline Load

• SPCCP — Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan
• RTCM — Radio Technical Commission For Maritime
• MC — Metal-Clad Cable
• SSCS — Subsea Control System
• DTPB — CNT true vertical-depth playback log
• IMAG — Image Analysis Report
• SUMRE — Summary Report
• TDM — Touch Down Monitoring
• QR — Quality Ranking
• MPP — Multiphase Pump
• GEOP — Geophone Data Log
• OPEX — Operating Expenditure
• NHPA — National Historic Preservation Act (US)
• PPP — Purchasing Power Parity
• HCA — Host Control Area (electricity)
• OTO — Oil Taxation Office
• LIOG — Lithography Log
• DLIST — Dip List Log
• WOC — Water Oil Contact
• NAPF — Non Aqueous Phase Fluid
• FIT — fairing intervention tool
• IUA — International Underwriting Association
• ASR — Atmosphere Supplying Respirator
• CCC — Carrier Container Council
• CMVE — Competitive Market Value Estimate
• GLT — GLT Log
• COMPR — Completion Program Report
• FC — Float Collar
• CPP-F — Critical peak variable
• T — Topic
• PFHE — Plate Fin Heat Exchanger
• PPCF — Pounds Per Cubic Foot
• OFST — Offset Vertical Seismic Profile
• VT — Voltage Transformer
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts[14]
• FID — flame ionisation detection
• DECT — Decay Time
• HDU — Horizontal Drive Unit
• GPM — Gallons per Mcf
• GEOFO — Geological & Formation Evaluation Report
• SPFM — Single Phase Flow Meter
• DISFL — DISFL DBHC Gamma Ray Log
• CTLF — compensated tension lift frame
• CBIL — CBIL Log
• FWPA — Federal Water Power Act (US)
• SEIS — Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• MPK — Merged Playback Log
• SWC — Side Wall Core
• W/C — Water Cut
• HRLA — High Resolution Laterolog Array

• MDL — Methane Drainage Licence (United Kingdom)
• NRCS — National Resource Conservation Service (US)
• JITF — Joint Industry Task Force
• IET — International emission trading (policy)
• EDP — Exploration Drilling Program Report
• NEUT — Neutron Log
• PMI — Positive Material Identification
• I/C — Interruptible /Curtailable (electricity)
• PEX — Platform Express toolstring (resistivity, porosity, imaging)
• LDTEP — LDT EPT Gamma Ray Log
• FRES — Final Reserve Report
• GFSE — Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (organization)
• GIA — Generator Interconnection Agreements
• PEDL — Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence (United Kingdom)
• SDT — Step Draw-down Test (sometimes SDDT)
• LOGSM — Log Sample
• SURRE — Survey Report
• DRREP — drilling report
• WCID — Well Construction Interface Document
• OMP — Operation and Maintenance Plan
• DDPT — Drill Data Plot Log
• IOS — Interconnected Operations Services (electricity)
• BP — Bubble Point
• HCM — Horizontal Connection Module.
• NGS — NGS Log
• EIM — Energy Improvement Mortgage
• CM — Choke Module
• SFC — Solid oxide fuel cell (transportation)
• RBMK — Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный = "High Power Channel Type Reactor" (RU)
• PRA — Probabilistic Risk Assessment
• RMU — Removal Units
• NWR — National Wildlife Refuge
• NCEP — National Council on Electricity Policy (US) [2]
• GPSL — Geo Pressure Log
• EIPP — Eastern Interconnection Phasor Project
• DP — Dynamic Positioning
• MACL — Multiarm Caliper Log
• ILI — In Line Inspection
• RMS — Riser Monitoring System
• PDC — Perforation Depth Control
• SMPC — Subsea Multiphase Pump
• SANDA — Sandstone Analysis Log
• CCHT — Core Chart Log
• TCPD — Tubing-Conveyed Perforating Depth
• BHPRP — borehole pressure report
• HAZOP — Hazardous Operation
• E95 — E95 fuel
• RSS — Rig Site Survey
• LEM — Lower Explosive Mixture
• GEOEV — Geochemical Evaluation Report

• MDQ — Maximum Daily Quantities
• FLAP — fluid level above pump
• NURE — national uranium resource evaluation (US)
• HUET — Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
• PRESSEA — Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources In South East Asia
• FPDM — fracture potential and domain modelling/mapping]
• SPP — Statewide Pricing Pilot (US-California)
• PWB — Production Wing Block (XT)
• DP — Delta Pressure
• LSBGR — Long Spacing BHC GR Log
• IUR — Inventory Update Reporting
• ENJ — Enerjet Log
• BIOR — Biostratigraphic Range Log
• DRLCT — drilling chart
• PA — Programmatic Agreement (USACE)
• SGSI — Shell Global Solutions International
• PBR — pebble bed reactor (nuclear)
• NIETC — National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (US)
• MMO — Marine Mammal Observers
• JLT — J-Lay Tower
• WTP — Willingness To Pay
• MSL — Micro Spherical Log
• ISFCD — ISF Conductivity Log
• NRI — National Rivers Inventory (US)
• MRBP — Magna Range Bridge Plug
• BA — Bridging Agreement
• MEST — Micro-electrical scanning tool (a dipmeter, aka. MST or FMS).
• HVAR — Highly Valued Aquatic Resource
• G/C — Gas Condensate
• PDCI — Pacific Direct Current Intertie (US) (electricity)
• OPPR — Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
• PSD — Planned Shut-Down
• MRCV — Multi Reverse Circulating Valve
• SMLS — Seamless PipeMPP:
• FAC — Factual Report
• CALVE — calibrated velocity log data
• DSPT — cross-plots log
• GEORE — Geological Report
• BH — bloodhound
• HI — Hydrogen Index
• SDIC — Sonic Dual Induction
• DQLC — Dipmeter Quality Control Log
• BOEM — Bureau Ocean Energy Management
• PBR — performance based rates (electricity)
• ITOPF — International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
• DIPRE — Dipmeter Report
• CBM — Coalbed Methane
• SPM — Synchronized phasor measurement- a WAMS network with synchrophasor sensors (PMUs). (electricity)
• NTAC — Northwest Transmission Assessment Committee (US)
• CD — Contract Demand

• RFC — ReliabilityFirst Corporation (US) (electricity)
• DNHO — Downhole Logging
• SSO — Ship Security Officer
• RTEP — Regional Transmission Expansion Plan
• XRF — X-Ray Fluorescence
• CONDR — Continuous Directional Log
• RAWS — Raw Stacks VSP Log
• MTT — MTT Multi-Isotope Trace Tool
• WBM — Water Based Mud
• CDRCL — compensated dual resistivity cal. log
• RESAN — Reservoir Analysis
• UBD — Underbalanced Drilling
• SONWV — Sonic Waveform Log
• OT — Off Tree
• SQL — Siesmic Quicklook Log
• NGDC — National Geoscience Data Centre (United Kingdom)
• AS — array sonic processing log
• MW — Mud Weight
• DARCI — Darci Log
• THAI — Toe to Heel Air Injection
• N02 — Nitrogen Dioxide
• SAGE — Scottish Area Gas Evacuation
• FWR — Final Well Report
• PCT — Programmable Communicating Thermostat (electricity)
• CORAN — core analysis report
• FRA — Fracture Log
• PREC — Perforation Record
• RFMTS — Repeat Formation Tester
• TIMS — Technical Information Management System
• LMAP — Location Map
• DRYRE — drying report
• PVTRE — Pressure Volume Temperature Report
• PIDX — Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (oil)
• WDP — Waste Discharge Permit
• PROD — Production Log
• ART — Alternate Response Technologies
• MARISAT — Maritime Satellite System
• PSVAL — Pressure Evaluation Log
• RES — Renewable Energy Source
• STC — Short Thread and Coupled
• U/S — Under Side
• DPLD — Differential Pressure Levitated Device
• CSP — Country Strategy Paper
• FV — Float Valve
• SCOPIC — Special Compensation P&I Clause
• POSTW — Post Well Appraisal Report
• CA — Carbon Abatement- increasing carbon neutrality
• CCA — Clean Carribbean & Americas
• LOGRS — Log Restoration Report
• GEOCH — Geochemical Evaluation

• EPLG — EpiLog
• DIPSK — dipmeter stick log
• LITHR — Lithological Description Report
• ICAP-SCR — Installed capacity special case resources (electricity)
• LEPRE — Litho-Elastic Property Report
• FT — Firm Transportation Service
• SNP — Sidewall Neutron Porosity
• TA — Top Assembly
• CP — Certificate Proceeding
• GHC — Gross Inland Consumption
• USDOE — United States Department Of Energy
• RAR — Reasonable Assured Resources
• RESI — Resistivity Log
• SSU — Subsea Umbilicals
• DRPG — Drilling Program Report
• LSSON — Long Spacing Sonic Log
• PESA — Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
• SPS — Special Protection System
• PHC — Passive Heave Compensator
• MEDREP — Mediterranean Renewables Energy Partnership
• RESFL — Reservoir Fluid
• HTM — Helideck Team Member
• CBI — Computer Based Information
• SCR — Special Case Resources (US- NYISO category)
• DECC — Department for Energy and Climate Change (UK)
• NTO — National Training Organization
• BS — Bend Stiffener
• OTIP — Operational Testing Implementation Plan
• EWTA — Eglin Water Test Area
• TDD — Total Depth (Driller)
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts
• NAVIG — Navigational Log
• EL — Exploration Licence
• PPI — Post Production Intervention
• PETPM — Petrography Permeametry Report
• STP — Submerged Turret Production
• DDBHC — DDBHC waveform log
• WSCA — Well Services Contractors Association
• PSPL — PSP Leak Detection Log
• DRLPR — drilling proposal/progress report
• QUAD — 1015 Btu (a quadrillion in the short scale)
• UFL — Upper Flammable Limit
• PFPG — Perforation Plug Log
• UBI — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager
• HERS — Home energy rating standard (conservation)
• HLO — Heavy Load-out (Facility)
• MRIRE — Magnetic Resonance Image Report
• EMS — Environment measurement sonde
• DIPSA — Dipmeter Soda Log
• SPMT — Self-Propelled Modular Transporter

• PUN — Puncher Log
• RTMS — Riser Tension Monitoring System
• PSLOG — Pressure Log
• FCVE — F Curve Log
• MOT — Materials Offloading Terminal
• MCS — Manifold & Connection System
• LUMI — Luminescence Log
• FISHWAY — Fish ladder
• SIDSM — Sidewall Sample
• RTO — Regional transmission organization (US)
• SPT — Shallower Pool Test
• SHGC — Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
• IRTJ — IRTJ Gamma Ray Slimhole Log
• OIAC — Oil Industry Advisory Committee
• SAMTK — Sample Taker Log
• NDE — Non Destructive Examination
• CYBLK — cyberlook log
• SAML — Sample Log
• PWRI — Produced Water Re-Injection
• PLMA — Peak Load Management Association (US) (electricity)
• DINT — Dip Interpretation
• INVES — Investigative Program Report
• CSTRE — CST report
• RMLC — Request for Mineral Land Clearance
• FIT — fluid identification test
• DC — Drill Collar
• LL — Laterolog
• MBR — Market based Rates
• NYPSC — New York Public Service Commission
• PSV — Pipe Supply Vessel
• PLES — Pipeline End Structure
• MTEP — Midwest ISO Transmission Expansion Plan 2005 (US)
• SDPBH — SDP Bottom Hole Pressure Report
• ROWS — Remote Operator Workstation
• CSMT — Core Sampler Tester Log
• WH — White
• SOSC — State On-Scene Coordinator
• INCRE — Incline Report
• RESOI — Residual Oil
• MCA — Marine Coastguard Agency
• SRP — Salt River Agricultural Improvement & Power District (US) (electricity)
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission)
• SPCC — Spill Prevention, Containment and Countermeasure Plan
• SCAP — Scallops Log
• LOA — Letter of Authorisation
• NUG — Non-Utility Generator
• MVL — minimum ventilation level (building tightness)
• PENL — Penetration Log
• OCI — Oil Corrosion Inhibitor (Vessels)
• NGR — Natural Gamma Ray

• TCI — Tungsten Carbide Insert
• ROT — Remote Operated Tool
• CPP-F — Critical peak fixed
• CYDN — Cyberdon Log
• JNCC — Joint Nature Conservation Committee
• SEDL — Sedimentology Log
• FLOPR — flow profile report
• RATC — Recallable Available Transmission Capability
• GS — Gas Supplier
• UKOOA — United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
• TBL — Transmission business line (electricity)
• MEST — MEST Log
• NOI — Notice of Inquiry
• SDFN — Shut Down for Night
• PHPU — Platform Hydraulic Power Unit
• NPW — New Pool Wildcat
• PFE — Plate/Frame Heat Exchanger
• R/P — Reserve on Production
• WM — Washing Machine
• FGEOL — final geological report
• VA — Volt-ampere (measurement)
• PHYFM — Physical Formation Log
• ECT — External Cantilevered Turret
• FPLAN — field plan log
• PIT — Pump Intake Temperature
• DM — dry mate
• GPIT — Inclinometry Tool Log
• PLS — Position Location System
• SOO — Suspension of Operation
• MSCT — MSCT Gamma Ray Log
• CF — Completion Fluid
• SR — Speculative resources For example, regarding uranium deposits. (nuclear)
• SBM — Synthetic Base Mud
• OOE — Offshore Operation Engineer
• LOGGN — Logging Whilst Drilling
• RET/EE — IAF Renewable Energy Technology & Energy Efficiency Investment Advisory Facility
• PSA — Production Sharing Agreement
• DRPRS — drilling pressure
• SPS — Subsea Production Systems
• RPM — Reliability Pricing Model.(electricity)
• IJL — Injection Log
• DEVLG — deviation log
• HHI — home heating index
• PAL — Palaeo Chart
• TDL — Total Depth (Logger)
• VLCC — very large crude carrier (oil)
• P — Producing well
• POSFR — Post Fracture Report
• PSANA — Pressure Analysis
• PT — Pressure Tapping

• LTG — Lighting Technology Greenhouse
• SUBC — Self Unloading Bulk Carrier
• EL — Electric Log
• XMAC — E Xmac Elite
• EF — Earth Fault
• TDT — TDT Log
• SSTV — Subsea Test Valve
• AMI — area of mutal interest
• MWDRE — Measurement While Drilling Report
• RNT — RNT Log
• DR — Dummy Run Log
• CD — Core Description
• NFTZ — Non Free Trade Zone
• CORLG — correlation log
• UWT — Ultrasonic Welding Line
• DRLOG — Drilling Log
• OPRG — oxygenated fuels program reformulated gasoline (oil)
• TLP — Tension Leg Platform
• PIER — Public Interest Energy Research (CEC)
• VDU — Vacuum Distillation Unit
• RESL — Reservoir Log
• GRSVY — Gradient Survey Log
• NGT — NGT Log
• ARESV — analysis of reservoir
• IUG — Instrument Utility Gas
• THP — Tubing Hanger Pressure
• GS — Gel Strength
• RCL — Retainer Correlation Log
• PTTC — Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, United States
• ROC — Reactive Organic Compounds
• POR — Density Porosity Log
• SQL — Seismic Quicklook Log
• NOIA — National Ocean Industries Association
• SSMAR — Synthetic Seismic Marine Log
• WCC — Work Control Certificate
• NGTLD — NGT LDT QL Log
• SONCB — Sonic Calibration Log
• MLL — MicrolateroLog
• SONWR — Sonic Waveform Report
• IRS — Indian Register of Shipping
• HRV — heat-recovery ventilator
• SSWI — Subsea Well Intervention
• TD — Target Department
• SWD — Salt Water Disposal Well
• OBCS — Ocean Bottom Cable System
• PPR — Potential Peak Reduction
• WSPP — Western Systems Power Pool (US)
• MR — Marine Riser
• LIFT — Licence Information for Trading
• DL — Development Licence

• MEPRL — Mechanical Properties Log
• SHA — Sensor Harness Assembly
• NGTR — NGT Ratio Log
• PLTRE — Production Logging Tool Report
• WSR — Well Shoot Report
• OHC — Open Hole Completion
• CHROM — chromatolog
• PON — Petroleum Operations Notice (United Kingdom)
• PWHT — Post Weld Heat Treat
• OSRA — Oil Spill Risk Assessment
• SD — Sonic Density
• CB — Critical branch
• TBS — Town border station
• ROE — Return of Equity (finance)
• PM — Project Management
• BRPLG — bridge plug log
• EPTNG — EPT-NGT Log
• STKPT — Stuck Point
• INJEC — Injection Falloff Log
• DL — development license (United Kingdom)
• MCM — Manifold Choke Module
• TAC — Tubing Anchor
• NGSS — NGS Spectro Log
• PSC — Production-sharing contract
• JB — Junk Basket
• SPOP — Spontaneous Potential Log
• NHDA — National Hydrocarbons Data Archive (United Kingdom)
• CUTTD — cuttings description report
• SCRS — Slow Circulation Rates
• SSD — Sub Sea Level depth
• NGPL — Natural Gas Pipeline Company
• PAM — Passive Acoustic Monitoring
• RITT — Riser Insertion Tube (Tool)
• PETD — Petrographic Data Log
• PTSET — Production Test Setter
• UKCS — United Kingdom Continental Shelf
• PFC — PFC Log
• HPPS — HP Pressure Log
• BA — Bottom Assembly (of a riser)
• MLF — Marine Loading Facility
• NPD — Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
• MINL — MiniLog
• IIASA — International Institute for Applied System Analysis
• DH — Drilling History
• GCLOG — Graphic Core Log
• DSCAN — DSC analysis report
• ROZ — Recoverable Oil Zone
• STRAT — Stratigraphy
• STSH — String Shot
• SUML — Summarised Log

• RGGI — Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
• TDU — Transmission Dependent Utility (electricity)
• PROX — Proximity
• FMTAN — FMT analysis report
• TEFC — Totally Enclosed Fan-Cooled
• MPA — Micropalaeo Analysis Report
• SAFE — Safety Award for Excellence
• HPGAG — High Pressure Gauge
• ENGPD — Engineering Porosity Data
• UA — Unequal Angle
• SSE — steady-state efficiency
• JVP — Joint Venture Partnership
• PSA — Production Service Agreement
• TDS — Top Drive System
• NP — Non Producing well
• UWI — Unique Well Identifier
• PERM — Permeability
• SITT — Single TT Log
• TFL — Through Flow Line
• SPH — SPH Log
• POLES — Prospective on Long Term Energy Systems
• CPIRE — CPI report
• PNP — Proved Not Producing
• SPEL — SpectraLog
• VAR — Volt-ampere reactive (measurement)
• PL — Production Licence
• WRI — World Resources Institute (Washington, D.C.)
• TNDTG — Thermal Neutron Decay Time/Gamma Ray Log
• REZ — Renewable Energy Zone (United Kingdom)
• TFE — Totalfinaelf
• BSR — Blind Shear Rams
• TUTB — Topside Umbilical Termination Box
• WI — Water Injection
• TSO — Transmission System Operator) (electricity)
• DC — drill centre
• LITRE — Lithostratigraphy Report
• OUT — Oil Up To
• ML — Mud Log
• PVC — Photovoltaic Cell
• PLG — Plug Log
• FINTP — formation interpretation
• PSP — Pseudostatic Spontaneous Potential
• SOP — Suspension of Production
• WSSD — World Summit on Sustainable Development
• TCR — Transition Cost Recovery (Mechanism)
• MERCR — Mercury Injection Study Report
• UCTE — Union for the Coordination of the Transport of Electricity, the power transmission system of continental Europe
• PHASE — Phasor Processing Log
• MR — Morning Report
• WO/O — Waiting on Orders

• SEAL — Shearwater Elgin Area Line
• TCI — Tunsgten Carbide Insert
• CSO — complete seal-off
• PV — Pressure/Vacuum
• PP — Pump Pressure
• ROA — Return of Assets (finance)
• UVLS — Under voltage load shedding (electricity)
• EA — Exploration Asset
• USDOT — United State Department of Transportation
• RROCK — Routine Rock Properties Report
• FR — Full Requirements
• SEDRE — Sedimentology REport
• EPLPC — EPL-PCD-SGR Log
• MF — Marsh Funnel (mud viscosity)
• POF — Permanent Operations Facility
• NGLQT — NGT QL Log
• PETLG — Petrophysical Evaluation Log
• TAPS — Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (natural gas)
• WHP — Wellhead Pressure
• RTS — Remote Test Station
• ILOGS — Image Logs
• SIMCON — Simultaneous Construction
• UMS — Universal Measurement System
• SYNRE — Synthetic Seismic Report
• PST — PST Log
• LPC — London Processing Centre
• MBS — Macro economic Budget Support
• OPRES — Overpressure Log
• PV — Plastic Viscosity
• ND — Nipple Down
• DR — Delay Rental
• UMV — Upper Master Valve (from a Xmas tree)
• SLA — Specific Leakage Area
• SEPAR — Separator Sampling Report
• TWTT — Two-Way Travel Time
• OVCH — Oversize Charts
• PDKL — PDK Log
• REOR — Reorientation Log
• TCU — Thermal Combustion Unit
• NGO — Non Governmental Organisationen
• ML — MicroLog
• MCP — Motor Circuit Protection
• MFCT — Multifinger Calliper Tool
• ROCT — Rotary Coring Tool
• SC — Seismic Calibration
• PB — Panic Button
• PETRP — Petrophysical Evaluation Report
• RM — Rulemaking
• RFLNG — Ready for Liquefied Natural Gas
• RSS — Rotary Steerable Systems

• RFI — request for interest
• SKPLT — Stick Plot Log
• SP — Spare
• MSS — Magnetic Single Shot
• SECGU — Section Gauge Log
• RE-PE — Re-Perforation Report
• SPE — Society of Petroleum Engineers
• TSH — Temperature Safety High
• PD — Preliminary Determination
• CYPRO — cyberproducts log
• TA — Temporarily Abandoned well
• SP — Spare Part
• OT — A Well On Test
• SR — Shear Rate
• TUN — Tundish
• SIS — Safety Instrumented Systems
• LITST — Lithostratigraphic Log
• RPCM — Ring Pair Corrosion Monitoring
• SSSL — Supplementary Seismic Survey Licence
• MPD — Managed Pressure Drilling
• TVBDF — True Vertical Depth Below Derrick Floor
• RC — Reliability Coordinator
• PA — Producing Asset
• SURFR — Surface Sampling Report
• PPC — Powered Positioning Caliper
• SYSEI — Synthetic Seismogram Log
• PEP — PEP Log
• LT — Linear Time
• STGL — Stratigraphic Log
• TOP — Transmission Operator (electricity)
• MT — Motor Temperature
• POD — Plan of Development
• NS — North Sea
• RLOF — Rock Load-out Facility
• UG — Under Ground
• NGRC — National Geological Records Centre (United Kingdom)
• NOISL — Noise Log
• SWE — Senior Well Engineer
• SW — Switchboard Wound
• SHOCK — Shock Log
• SHOCK — Shcok Log
• RAC — Ratio Curves
• SURVL — Survey Chart Log
• SPP — Southwest Power Pool Inc., a Regional Transmission Organization (US)
• STRRE — Stratigraphy Report
• PETA — Petrographical Analysis Report
• ST — Shunt Trip
• GRLOG — Grapholog
• SUMST — Geological Summary Sheet
• VRS — Vapor Recovery System

• XPOR — Crossplot Porosity
• WQ — A textural parameter used for CBVWE computations (Halliburton)
• PH — Phasor Log
• SPCAN — Special core analysis
• TOL — Top of Liner
• RIGMO — Rig Move
• SEDHI — Sedimentary History
• WUT — Water Up To
• VERLI — Verification Listing
• WY — Water Year (measurement)
• WSP — Well Seismic Profile
• SSM — Subsea Manifolds
• WCMC — World Conservation Monitoring Centre
• SES — Seafarers Education Service
• RESEV — Reservoir Evaluation
• SMO — Suction Module
• US DOE — United States Department of Energy
• SOC — Statement of Overriding Considerations
• MAGST — Magnetostratigraphic Report
• ROP — Rate of Perforation
• PINTL — Production Interpretation
• SOP — Shear Out Plug
• PPS — Production Packer Setting
• SI — Scale Inhibitor
• SPA — Special Protection Areas
• PERML — Permeability Log
• SMA — Small Amount
• TOC — Total Organic Content
• VTMS — Vessel Traffic Management Services
• TAPVE — Tape Verification
• PRA — Production Reporting & Allocation
• WOC — Wait on Cement
• TWTTL — Two-Way Travel Time Log
• TB — Tubing Puncher Log
• WELP — Well Log Plot
• TH — Tubing Hanger
• RCKST — Rig Checkshot
• VDR — Voyage Data Recorder
• TGB — Temporary Guide Base
• TGOR — Total Gas Oil Ratio
• SN — Seat Nipple
• TWT — Two way time
• SL — Seismic Lines
• ULCC — Ultra Large Crude Carrier (oil)
• WTI — West Texas Intermediate (US)
• XMT — XMas Tree
• TLOG — Technical Log
• STC — STC Log
• PE — Product Emulsion
• SPS — Submerged Production System

• PPI — Post Pipelay Installation
• YM — Young's modulus
• WESUR — Well Summary Report
• URR — Ultimately Recoverable Resources
• UOX — uranium oxide (nuclear)
• WPC — Water Pollution Control
• WAMS — Wide area measurement system- see description in phasor measurement unit article. (electricity)
• VISME — Viscosity Measurement
• TVD — True Vertical Department
• ULBC — Ultra Large Bulk Carrier
• TIE — Tie In Log
• ZDL — Compensated Z-Densilog
• TLL — Timber Load Line
• UPB — Unmanned Production Buoy
• UFJ — Upper Flex Joint
• USEPA — U.s. Environmental Protection Agency
• WRS — Well Report Sepia
• T — Topology
• WSL — Well Site Log
• UCAP — Unforced Capacity
• TEN — Trans-European Networks (electricity)
• TRA — Tracer Log
• TOOH — Trip Out Of Hole
• TVDSS — True Vertical Department Sub Sea
• THERM — Thermometer Log
• WCD — Worst Case Discharge
• UPR — Upper Pipe Ram
• TOE — Ton of oil equivalent (EU)
• TSR — Transmission Service Requests
• WPQ/S — Weld Procedure Qualification/Specification
• UMTRA — Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (US)
• TRANSCO — Transcontinental Pipeline
• TORAN — Torque and Drag Analysis
• TOH — Trip Out of Hole
• WLSUM — Well Summary
• WSO — Water Shut Off
• VCG — Vertical Centre of Gravity
• WT — Well Test
• URT — Universal Running Tool
• WORKO — Workover
• ZD — Zone Description
• XO — Cross-Over
• TUM — Tracked Umbilical Machine
• TMD — Total Measured Depth in a wellbore
• TPERF — Tool Performance
• TGT — Tank Gross Test
• W — Wire
• USCE — United States Army Corporation of Engineers
• WSTL — Well Site Test Log
• TWT — Two-Way Time (seismic)

• TEG — Triethylene Glycol
• WLL — WireLine Logging
• WPR — Well Prognosis Report
• VSA — Voltage Stability Analysis
• WOM — Wait on Material
• TIW — Texas Iron Works
• TREP — Test Report
• WHM — Wellhead maintenance
• WLTS — Well Log Tracking System
• TLR — Procedures Transmission Line Loading Relief Procedures (electricity)
• WEA — World Energy Assessment
• WLC — Wireline Composite Log
• WSCC — Western Systems Coordinating Council (US)
• UNDESA — UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• USV — Underwater Safety Valves
• WOW — Wait On Weather
• VSPRO — Vertical Seismic Profile
• WHMIS — WorkPlace Hazardous Material Information Systems
• TFM — TaskForceMajella Research Project
• URR — Ultimate Recoverable Resources
• WIRAB — Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (US)
• WSOG — Well Specific Operation Guidelines
• VPP — Variable Pitch Propeller
• VTSS — Vessel Traffic Separation Scheme
• WQCB — Water Quality Control Board
• UBS — Universal Bulk Ship
• VPP — Variable peak pricing (electricity)
• VERTK — Vertical Thickness
• UMCA — Umbilical Midline Connection Assembly
• WOE — Well Operations Engineer
• WSS — Well Services Supervisor
• UCR — Unsafe Condition Report
• TVELD — Time and Velocity to Depth
• Z — Depth axis in Cartesian coordinate system
• VELL — Velocity Log
• WSE — Well Seismic Edit
• TNDT — Thermal Neutron Decay Time
• WELDA — Well Data Report
• UF6 — uranium hexaflouride (nuclear)
• WEEA — World Energy Efficiency Organization
• WF — Water Factor
• TOFS — Time of first surface sample (on seismic trace)
• WSSVP — WSS VSP Raw Shots
• TOFD — Time of first data sample (on seismic trace)
• TEG — Thermal Electric Generator
• TRIP — Trip Condition Log
• TVDPB — True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• VLBC — Very Large Bulk Carrier
• TEG — Tri Ethylene Glycol
• WIT — Water Investigation Tool

• WITS — Well Site Information Transfer System
• TVRF — True Vertical Depth versus Repeat Formation Tester
• XYC — XY Calliper Log (Halliburton)
• VDENL — Variation Density Log
• YL — Holdup Factor
• VS — Vertical Section
• WCRE — World Commission on Renewable Energy
• WSCL — Well Site Core Log
• VTISF — Vertical Thickness ISF Log
• WO — Well in Work Over
• WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council (US)
• WSERE — Well Seismic Edit Report
• TIH — Trip Into Hole
• WGEO — Well Geophone Report
• WIPSP — WIP Stock Packer
• WFAC — Waveform Acoustic Log
• WB — Welded Beam
• TFX — Toxic Effects
• UKOOG — United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group
• WQCA — Water Quality Control Act
• XL — oExploration Licence
• WSU — Well Service Unit
• VTDLL — Vertical Thickness Dual Laterolog
• XPERM — Matrix Permeability in the X-Direction
• UCH — Umbilical Connection Housing
• TT — Torque Tool
• TDTCP — TDT CPI Log
• TRD — Total Report Data
• TO — Transmission owner (electricity)
• WSSVS — WSS VSP Stacks
• TOF — Top Of Fish
• TLI — Top of Logging Interval
• TREAT — Treatment Report
• TSI — Temporarily Shut In
• VTFDC — Vertical Thickness FDC CNL Log
• WAR — Well Activity Report
• WE — Well Engineer
• WLTS — Well Log Transaction System
• WSSUR — Well Seismic Survey Plot
• UTC — Universal Time
• WC — Watercut
• VAWT — vertical axis wind turbine (wind)
• VP — Vapour pressure
• XLN — Crystalline (minerals)
• VWL — Velocity Well Log
• W/C — Water Cushion
• UCSU — Upstream Commissioning and Start-Up
• WIS — Wave Information Study
• TRANSO — National Transmission Corporation (Philippines)
• WH — watthour (measurement)

• TR — Temporary Refuge
• WSS — Working Spread Sheet (for logging)
• WVS — Well Velocity Survey
• TRANSO — Transcontinental Pipeline (US) (natural gas)
• WP — Well Proposal
• WAVF — Waveform Log
• WEQL — Well Equipment Layout
• USFWS — US Fish and Wildlife
• WOA — Well Operations Authorization
• ULCGR — Uncompressed LDC CNL Gamma Ray Log
• WGFM — Wet Gas Flow Meter
• VLTCS — Very Low Temperature Carbon Steel
• VXT — Vertical Christmas Tree
• TMCM — Tranverse Mercator Central Meridian
• WGUNT — Water Gun Test
• WESTR — Well Status Record
• XPHLOC — Crossplot Selection for XPHI
• TIEBK — Tieback Report
• UGF — Universal Guide Frame
• WQC — Water Quality Certificate
• VERIF — Verification List
• TRA — Top Riser Assembly
• WOS — West of Shetland
• WSSOF — WSS Offset Profile
• XL — Exploration Licence
• TSA — Thermally Sprayed Aluminium
• WM — Wet Mate
• VERAN — Verticality Analysis
• TRACL — Tractor Log
• WHIG — Whitehouse Gauge
• WF — Water Flooding
• TELER — Teledrift Report
• WR — Wet Resistivity
• WC — Welded Column
• WP — Weather Proof

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