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• REQ'D — Required
• XFMR — Transformer
• MBOE/D — Thousand Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• LR — Lloyd's Register
• ABAN — Abandonment
• LAN — Local Area Network
• ETA — Estimated Time of Arrival
• TAPLI — Tape Listing
• AFFF — Aqueous Film Forming Foam
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
• CTRS — Centers
• DO — Dissolved Oxygen
• GRIDCO — Any company running a transmission grid (electricity). Also known as a TransCo (US) (electricity)
• MMBBL — Million Barrels
• PM10 — Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns In Diameter
• MMBOE — Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent
• MPQT — Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Test
• XPT — Formation Pressure Test log (Schlumberger)
• NTU — Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
• MMSCFD — Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day
• M/V — Mobile Vessel
• IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
• NORM — Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
• YTD — Year To Date
• SSL — Structural Slab Level
• TVDSS — True Vertical Depth SubSea
• IWOCS — Installation/Workover Control System
• MMBBL/D — one million barrels of oil per day
• IGS — Inert Gas System
• FOBOT — Fibre Optic Break Out Tray
• UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• TBOSIET — Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
• 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
• BBL/D — Barrel per day
• BHA — Bottom Hole Assembly
• VDU — Visual Display Unit
• CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
• UTA — Umbilical Termination Assembly
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• A — Ampere
• MMGAL — one million gallons
• SUTU — Subsea Umbilical Termination Unit
• NB — Nominal Bore
• PLET — Pipeline End Termination
• RF — Radio Frequency
• FFL — Finished Floor Level
• F'C — Characteristic Concrete Strength
• UBHO — Universal Bottom Hole Orientation (sub)
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)

• GDT — Gas Down To
• RDF — Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum, an imaginary horizontal surface at which TWT is assumed to be zero
• QC — Quality Control
• 8RD — eight round
• SAR — Search And Rescue
• PBR — Polished-Bore Receptacle
• HAZID — Hazard Identification
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum
• AAR — After Action Review
• CFW — Continuous Fillet Weld
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• IP — Internet Protocol
• SALM — Single-Anchor Leg Mooring
• GOSP — Gas/Oil Separation Plant
• SS — Subsea, as in a datum of depth, e.g. TVDSS (True Vertical Depth Subsea)
• AC — Alternating Current
• MOPU — Mobile Offshore Production Unit
• FWKO — Free Water Knock Out
• CITHP — Closed in Tubing Head Pressure
• SAAS — Software as a Service
• ARA — (in shipping) ports of Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp (oil)
• GDP — Gross Domestic Product
• CTOD — Crack Tip Opening Displacement
• PADPRT — Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool
• QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
• KPI — Key Performance Indicator
• IRR — Internal Rate of Return
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• MMCF/D — Million Cubic Feet per Day
• FSRU — Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
• ETA — Event Tree Analysis
• BIORE — biostratigraphy study report
• RNR — Romanian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• GATT — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
• PSR — Pipe Slip Ram
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• FLET — Flowline End Termination
• ADR — Alternative Dispute Resolution
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• GM3 — Billion cubic metres (measurement – gas)
• FID — Final Investment Decision
• K-VALUE — thermal conductance
• CPI SEPARATOR — corrugated plate interceptor
• WHSIP — Wellhead Shut-In Pressure
• LMRP — Lower Marine Riser Package
• U-VALUE — thermal transmittance (also called U-factor)
• AGA — American Gas Association
• GIS — Geographic Information System

• TQM — Total Quality Management
• DOT — Department of Transport
• PSR — Pre Startup Review
• CAPEX — Capital Expenditure
• LPWHH — Low Pressure Well Head Housing
• PPE — Preferred Pressure End
• PPA — Pounds Of Proppant Added
• VRU — Vapor Recovery Unit
• ROB — Remain On Board
• GNP — gross national product (economics)
• ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• AHU — Air Handling Unit
• FIT — Formation Integrity Test
• MBD — Million Barrels per Day
• TCP — Tubing Conveyed Perforating
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• R&D — Research & Development
• PPM — parts per million
• AGL — Above Ground Level
• MMSCF — Million Standard Cubic Feet
• N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
• D — Day
• U.S.C. — United States Code
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• USIT — Ultrasonic imaging tool (cement bond logging)
• AMP — Ampere
• MBBLS/D — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• VO — Variation Order
• XMRI — Extended Range Micro Imager (Halliburton)
• BS&W — Basic Sediment and Water
• WC — Water Closet (in building plans)
• BP — Boiling Point
• LNG — Liquefied Natural Gas
• A — Analog
• SSD — Sliding Sleeve Door
• LH — Left Hand
• BOD — Biological Oxygen Demand
• ERP — Emergency Response Plan
• W — Watt
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• WIKA — Definition Needed
• LWD — Logging While Drilling
• BSDV — Boarding Shutdown Valve
• ASV — Annular Safety Valve
• DB — Decibel
• IPO — Initial Public Offering
• CBI — Confederation of British Industry
• UWILD — Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry Docking

• AAV — Annulus access valve
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• EC — European Commission
• SCR — Selective Catalytic Reduction
• CDU — Crude Distillation Unit
• DCS — Distributed Control System
• OCIMF — Oil Companies International Marine Forum
• SITHP — Shut In Tubing Hanger/Head Pressure (another term for CITHP)
• NET — Network
• MASP — Maximum Allowable Surface Pressure
• SCM(MB) — Subsea Control Module (Mounting Base)
• OS&D — Over, Short & Damage (Report)
• SIMOPS — SIMultaneous OPerationS
• SQ — Square
• OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• YD — Yard
• HIPPS — High Integrity Pressure Protection System
• MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
• THRT — Tubing Hanger Running Tool
• TRSCSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• JV — Joint Venture
• AL — Aluminium
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• SIWHP — Shut-In Well-Head-Pressure
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• RH — Right Hand
• MSA — Metropolitan Statistical Area
• LEL — Lower Explosive Limit
• QTY — Quantity
• PCD — Pitch Circle Diameter
• VOR — Variation Order Request
• OT — Overtime
• GFCI, GFI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• CBL — Cement Bond Log
• BDV — Blow Down Valve
• MMBOED — million barrels of oil equivalent per day
• EVARE — Evaluation Report
• COD — Chemical Oxygen Demand
• O3 — Ozone
• GBS — Gravity Based Structure
• LITDE — Litho Density Quicklook Log
• NO — Nitric Oxide
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• MS — Mass Spectrometer
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• N0X — Nitrogen Oxides
• SIDPP — Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure
• HISC — Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking
• STOIIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially in Place
• CPI — Corrugated Plate Interceptor

• FTA — Fault Tree Analysis
• MSL — Mean Sea Level
• ICT — Information and Communication Technology
• LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
• PM2.5 — Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Microns In Diameter
• LOC — Letter Of Credit
• RCA — Root Cause Analysis
• VLP — Vertical Lift Performance
• SRT — Site Receival Test
• BOP — Bottom of Pipe
• THERP — Technique For Human Error Rate Prediction
• AFE — Authorization for Expenditure
• STD — Standard
• CSI — Combinable Seismic Imager (VSP) log (Schlumberger)
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• ROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle
• ICP — Intermediate Casing Point
• JSA — Job Safety Analysis
• CAD — Computer-Assisted Design
• TRIR — Total Recordable Incident Rate
• SSCSV — Subsurface Controlled Safety Valve
• U3O8 — triuranium octaoxide (nuclear)
• SEC — Second
• LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
• TRSV — Tubing Retrievable Safety Valve
• EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
• PIC — Person In Charge
• RCU — Remote Control Unit
• P&ID — Piping And Instrument Diagrams
• DOA — Delegation Of Authority
• CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
• DC — Direct Current
• VIR — Value-Investment Ratio
• SDV — Shutdown Valve
• TSE — Temperature Safety Element
• CTRL — Control
• CUP — Conditional Use Permit
• WMPI — Wet Magnetic Particle Inspection
• BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor
• ATC — Automatic Temperature Control
• WAG — Water Alternating Gas
• ITP — Inspection And Test Plan
• NO — Number
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
• MT — Metric Ton
• PWR — Power
• NO — Normally Open
• LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
• SUT(A/B) — Subsea Umbilical Termination (Assembly/Box)
• SSIV — Subsea Isolation Valve

• MPS — Manufacturing Procedure Specification
• PSE — Pressure Safety Element
• CT — Current Transformer
• FWL — Free Water Level
• SDG&E — San Diego Gas & Electric (US)
• EPIRB — Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
• MM — Million
• SCSSV — Surface controlled subsurface safety valves
• CGR — Condensate Gas Ratio
• NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
• PLEM — Pipeline End Manifold
• TRM — Transmission Reliability Margin (electricity)
• R — Radius
• RP — Recommended Practice
• LOS — Line Of Sight
• FT — Feet
• MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
• ATM — Atmosphere
• WC(S) — Water Closet With "S" Trap
• SNG — Synthetic Natural Gas
• ACRS — Accelerated Cost Recovery System (finance)
• AMSL — Above Mean Sea Level
• ALARP — As Low as Reasonably Practicable
• NOR — Notice of Readiness
• MCC — Master Control Center
• OPT — Options
• PQR — Procedure Qualification Record
• KVNR — Dutch Register Of Shipping
• OSRAM — Oil Spill Risk Analysis Model
• PE — Polyethylene
• GFCI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• HAZMAT — Hazardous Material
• LAT — Latitude
• SMS — Safety Management Systems
• NEC — National Electrical Code
• LMT — Local Mean Time
• FSO — floating storage offloading vessel
• AGRU — Acid Gas Removal Unit
• COC — Certificate Of Conformance
• IN — Inch
• NM — Nautical Mile
• BLDG — Building
• ERT — Emergency Response Team
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• CBM — Conventional Buoy Mooring
• Φ — Phase
• I:P — Injector To Producer Ratio
• LOLER — Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• CBT — Computer Based Training
• MAWOP — Maximum Allowable Wellhead Operating Pressure

• Ω — Ohm
• MAOP — Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure
• DLS — Dog-Leg Severity
• CSR — Corporate Social Responsibility
• DA-RTP — RTP Day ahead real time pricing (regarding Electricity metering)
• COL — Column
• UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
• RTE — Rotary Table Elevation
• MMBOEPD — Millions Of Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• VRR — Voidage Replacement Ratio
• EM — Electromagnetic
• GRV — Gross Rock Volume
• BTM — Bottom
• SAT — Site Acceptance Test
• GR — Gamma Ray
• UIC — Underground Injection Control
• SOW — Slip-On Wellhead
• GND — Ground
• GOR — Gas Oil Ratio
• MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
• AVR — Automatic Voltage Regulator (electricity)
• IMF — International Monetary Fund
• R-VALUE — thermal resistance
• AMI — Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• DMR — Discharge Monitoring Report
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• OCR — Optical Character Recognition
• ITF — International Transport Workers' Federation
• ERA — Environmental Risk Assessment
• DSS — Decision Support System
• CART — cam-actuated running tool
• STFL — Steel Tube Fly Lead
• HMAX — Maximum Wave Height
• MSW — Municipal Solid Waste
• RQ — Reportable Quantity
• ECC — Emergency Control Center
• SHS — Square Hollow Section
• DNV — Det Norske Veritas
• MGD — Million Gallons Per Day
• HAZOP — Hazard and Operability
• UHVDC — Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (electricity)
• LIHEAP — Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• SOLAS — Safety of Life at Sea
• CIBP — Cast Iron Bridge Plug
• DST — Drill Stem Test
• SHOWL — Show Log
• BHP — Bottom Hole Pressure
• ZDENP — Density Log
• SCE — Safety Critical Equipment
• AMDEA — activated methyldiethanolamine

• AQ — Air Quality
• FA — Fire Alarm
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• MCFPD — One Thousand Cubic Feet Of Gas Per Day
• AIS — Automatic Identification System
• KWH — Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
• AFCI — Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
• KOP — Kick-Off Point Directional Drilling
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• ISIP — Initial Shut in Pressure
• IRC — Inspection Release Certificate
• MMCFD — One Million Cubic Feet Per Day
• CHOPS — Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand
• FNOS — Final Notice Of Sale
• FS — Fail Safe
• OA — Overall
• SW — Switch
• EPO — Emergency Power Off
• NMFS — National Marine Fisheries Services
• TRSCSSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• AICD — autonomous inflow control device
• RWQCB — Regional Water Quality Control Board
• EMP — Environmental Management Plan
• PRESS — Pressure
• WHFP — Wellhead Flowing Pressure
• LP — Low Pressure
• PGB — Permanent Guide Base
• MPD — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• LAS — Log ASCII Standard
• PSM — Process Safety Management (chemical industry)
• PCV — Pressure Control Valve
• UFLS — Under frequency load shedding (electricity)
• CRI — Color Rendering Index
• CAPM — Capital Asset Pricing Model
• PPB — parts per billion (109)
• PRIM — Primary
• SOBM — Synthetic Oil Based Mud
• OMBO — One-Man Bridge Operation
• GRP — Glass Reinforced Plastic
• RNC — Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit
• A/C — Air Conditioning
• POOI — Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated
• RPD — Revised Application For Permit To Drill
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• HPU — Hydraulic Power Unit
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• OLF — Norwegian Oil Industry Association
• CDP — common depth point (geophysics)
• PHI — Porosity
• LOA — Letter Of Agreement

• AEC — Architecture, Engineering, Construction
• VDL — Variable Density Log
• R&D — Records And Documentation
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• UO2 — uranium dioxide (nuclear)
• ROV/WROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle/WorkClass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• CG — Coast Guard
• UEL — Upper Explosive Limit
• OPA — US Oil Pollution Act Of 1990
• CL — Center Line
• BOTTO — bottom hole pressure/temperature report
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene
• WL — Water Line
• O&M — Operation and Maintenance
• SM — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• BA — Biological Assessment
• TAN — Total Acid Number
• AIC — Ampere Interrupting Capacity
• SCOTUS — Supreme Court of the United States
• CVR — Cover
• MISC — Miscellaneous
• ROI — Return on Investment
• JRC — Joint Research Centre
• AUV — Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
• ASE — Alliance to Save Energy
• WABAN — Well Abandonment Report
• AB — As Built
• DAT — wellhead housing drill-ahead tool
• UR — Urinal
• OOT — Out of Tolerance
• SJOFARTSVERKET — Swedish Register Of Shipping, Swedish Maritime Administration
• SPF — Shots Per Foot
• CFS — Cubic Feet per Second
• BSP — British Standard Pipe
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
• CDM — Clean Development Mechanism
• NSOP — Not Shown On Plan
• VOO — Vessels Of Opportunity
• VOSS — Vessels Of Opportunity Skimming Systems
• PSO — Protected Species Observer
• CATV — Cable Television
• C&K — Choke And Kill
• MTR — Mill Test Report
• KH — Permeability Thickness
• NEPA — National Energy Policy Act of 1992
• SPBM — Single Point Buoy Mooring System
• KJ — Key Joint
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• CHDTP — calliper HDT playback log
• SRL — Self Retracting Lifelines/Div>

• DNC — Digital Nautical Chart
• HAP'S — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• POV — Pressure Operated Valves
• BOP — Blowout Preventer
• BTO/C — break to open/close (valve torque)
• DWT — Deadweight Ton
• USCG — United States Coast Guard
• WATAN — Water Analysis
• HSC — Health and Safety Commission
• CCS — China Classification Society
• WBS — Wellbore Schematic
• WRSCSSV — Wireline Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• MUX — Make Up Crossover [Crossover X]
• RENC — Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Coordinating Centre
• XLPE — Crosslinked Polyethylene
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• SBT — Segmented Bond Tool
• UON — Unless Otherwise Noted
• TRCFR — Total Recordable Case Frequency Rate
• DTH — Dekatherm (defined as 1 million British thermal units, also written "MMBtu") (measurement)
• PPI — Producer Price Index
• CRT — Casing Running Tool
• P — Pole
• SDL — Supplier Document List
• SCP — Sustained Casing Pressure
• IFO — Intermediate Fuel Oil
• ICCP — Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol
• MHA — Major Hazards Analysis
• DWG — Drawing
• TBE — Technical Bid Evaluation
• COC — Cost Of Capital
• NRC — National Response Center
• ESCO — Energy Service Company
• JIT — Just in time
• MSC — Master Services Contract
• EFH — Essential Fish Habitat
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• MP — Main Pass Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• AQMD — Air Quality Management District
• EPT — Electromagnetic Propagation Tool
• CC — Combined Cycle
• OPRC — International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Co Operation
• NC — Normally Closed
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• STOOIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place
• TPIC — Terminal Person In Charge
• B — Bottom
• DFIT — Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test
• SMI — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• WEG — Wireline Entry Guide

• PA — Polyamide
• OPS — US Office Of Pipeline Safety
• CAODC — Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
• S — Wave Shear Wave
• MU — Mustang Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• OHGP — Openhole Gravel Pack
• VR — Vermillion Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• BPS — Bulk Power System (Electricity transmission)
• MTTF — Mean Time To Failure
• ENC — Electronic Navigation Chart
• MOC — Management Of Change
• ESA — Endangered Species Act of 1973
• AFL — Above Floor Level
• TAML — Technology Advancement For Multilaterals
• CKT — Circuit
• DSM — Demand Side Management
• CEC — Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• N — Newton
• EPA — Environmental Protection Act
• MMSTB — million stock barrels
• OB — Overbalanced
• LOA — Length Over All
• UOT — Unscheduled Overtime
• EF — Exhaust Fan
• EE — Energy Efficiency
• RHS — Rectangular Hollow Section
• SIC — Standard Industrial Classification (Code)
• OH — Open Hole
• PTDF — Power Transfer Distribution Factor (electricity)
• UFC — Uniform Fire Code
• MIN — Minimum
• PF — Platform
• OBO — Ore/Bulk/Oil Carrier
• CNG — Compressed natural gas
• FLT — Fault
• EER — Energy Efficiency Ratio
• WHRU — Waste Heat Recovery Unit
• MSP — Maximum Source Pressure
• TSS'S — Traffic Separation Schemes
• LOTO — Lock Out Tag Out
• AVGMS — Annulus Vent Gas Monitoring System
• FW — Fillet Weld
• PAR — Pre Assembled Rack
• OVID — Offshore Vessel Inspection Database
• SPCP — Spill Prevention And Cleanup Plan
• PSAC — Petroleum Services Association Of Canada
• NAECA — National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987
• MSC — Management System Coordinator
• DMA — Dead Man Anchor
• NIHQ — Nautical Institute Headquarters, London

• MCP — Manifold Compression Platform
• MNI — Member Of The Nautical Institute
• SIT — (Casing) Shoe Integrity Test
• PFD — Process Flow Diagrams
• 1P — Proven reserves
• CHS — Circular Hollow Section
• SGS — Steel Gravity Substructure
• MPFM — Multiphase Flowmeter
• TAGOGR — Thermally Assisted Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage
• ONAN — Oil Natural Air Natural (cooling method)
• SPCC — Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasures
• C — Centigrade
• CCTV — Closed Circuit Television
• MAX — Maximum
• SOSREP — Secretary Of State'S Representative For Marine Salvage And Intervention
• TEMPSC — Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft
• SMART — Support For Maritime Training Scheme
• MWCC — Marine Well Containment Co.
• RKB — Rotary Kelly Bushing
• SPAR — Floating Production System
• WCST — Well Containment Screening Tool
• MT — Magnetotellurics
• SNIP — Scotland Northern Ireland Pipeline
• OG — Oil And Gas Directorate
• MARPOL — International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
• POBM — Pseudo-Oil-Based Mud
• QUAD — Quadrillion Btus
• NTE — Not-To-Exceed
• MTSRU — Maritime Transportation System Recovery Unit
• MMCFD — Million Cubic Feet Day
• XMAC-E — XMAC Elite (Next generation of XMAC)
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motors
• EF — Energy Factor
• SOUR — Oil/Gas With High Sulfur Content
• AAGR — Average Annual Growth Rate
• ESP — Electrostatic Precipitator
• MSIP — Modular Sonic Imaging Platform (Sonic Scanner)
• B — Billion
• UNO — Unless Noted Otherwise
• IE — Invert Elevation
• OAPEC — Organization Of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
• COSWP — Code Of Safe Working Practices For Merchant Seamen
• TRT — Tree Running Tool
• ICAP — Installed Capacity (electricity)
• NI — The Nautical Institute
• CPI — Computer Processed Interpretation Log
• CMP — Coastal Management Program
• MWA — Military Warning Area
• NYMEX — New York Mercantile Exchange
• SEG — Society Of Exploration Geophysicists

• RS — Russian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• PAH — Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• MH — Methane Hydrate
• SSCV — Subsea Control Valves
• RTTS — Retrievable Test-Treat-Squeeze (packer)
• RN — Release Notes
• NAVTEX — Navigational And Meteorological Warning Broadcast Service
• MQ — Marqesas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CP — Cathodic Protection
• SIRE — Ship'S Inspection Report
• PS — South Padre Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• OGML — Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease
• MRCC — Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
• VSD — Variable Speed Drive
• PM — Particulate Matter
• PEM — Proton Exchange Membrane
• PESBG — Petroleum Exploration Society Of Great Britain
• FASB — Financial Accounting Standards Board
• C — Conduit
• AGC — Automatic Generation Control
• OCA — Offshore Contractors Association
• MDF — Main Distribution Frame
• INTERCARGO — International Association Fo Dry Cargo Ship Owners
• # — Number
• RSFO — Regional Supervisor, Office Of Field Operations, For Bsee
• VTIS — Vessel Traffic Information System
• UB — Underbalanced
• SHARP — Sustainable Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• OGITF — Oil & Gas Industry Task Force
• HDPE — High Density Polyethylene Electrical
• ECS — Electronic Chart System
• OBDTL — OBDT Log
• AICHE — American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• JOA — joint operating agreement
• FACHV — four-arm calliper log
• GTW — Gas To Wire
• PSHL — Pressure Safety High/Low
• BFI — Baltic Freight Index
• OWR — Oil/Water Ratio
• VPS — Velocity Seismic Profile
• TS — Tiger Shoal Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• WCID — Well Construction Interface Document
• RFI — Requests For Inspection
• XYC — Xy Calliper Log)
• LD — Lay Down
• AHBDF — along hole below Derrick floor
• SEMI — Semisubmersible
• PHA — Process Hazards Analysis
• OECD — Organization For Economic Co Operation And Development

• OPR — Office Of Planning And Research
• SITP — Shut In Tubing Pressure
• KB — Kelly Bushing
• ANP — Brazil'S National Petroleum Agency
• CBOB — Conventional Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (Motor Gasoline Blending Component)
• DN — Diameter Nominal
• TD — Total Depth
• PINC — Potential Incident Of Non Compliance
• TP — Tarpon Springs Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
• SONS — Spills Of National Significance
• REACH — Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, And Restriction Of Chemicals
• ROSF — Rincon Onshore Separation Facility
• AMV — Annulus Master Valve
• TBA — Tertiary Butyl Alcohol
• SWEET — Oil/Gas That Has Low Sulfur Content
• SNAM — Societб Nazionale Metanodotti Now Snam S.P.A.
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profiling
• DTI — Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
• SSMNF — Subsea Manifold
• DWG(S) — Drawing/S
• HS — Significant wave height
• NMHC — Non Methane Hydrocarbons CO
• NPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• RO — Ro Roll On/Roll Off
• OSPR — Oil Spill Prevention And Response
• NRI — Net Revenue Interest
• MCE — Maximum Credible Earthquakes
• PA — Planning Authority
• BSR — Bottom-Simulating Reflector
• COMMS — Communications
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• MOF — Marine Offloading Facility
• BO — Biological Opinion
• RK — Rankin Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• RTU — Remote Terminal Unit
• ESP — Electric Submersible Pump
• COA — Contract Of Affreightment
• NK — Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• RSTC — Rig Safety Training Coordinator
• WDR'S — Waste Discharge Requirements
• NG — Natural Gas
• DLONG — Difference in Longitude
• SSTMP — Subsea Templates
• BSL — Burner Safety Low
• NCP — US National Oil And Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
• ISGOTT — International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers And Terminals
• SU — Submersible
• ASCSSV — Annulus Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve

• HVAC — Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• CLR — Clear
• SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
• RDF — Radio Direction Finder
• NPT — Nonproductive Time
• SSRRC — System Safety And Reliability Review Committee
• OTC — Offshore Technology Conference
• WAV5 — Compensate Amplitudes
• COW — Crude Oil Washing
• SDM/U — Subsea Distribution Module/Unit
• WBS — Wellbore Seismic
• RE — Reservoir Engineer
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• SS — Semisubmersible
• DIM — Dimension
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
• N/S — North/South
• LOLE — Loss of Load Expectation (electricity)
• NBS — National Bureau of Standards (US)
• SCF — Standard Cubic Foot
• PB — St. Petersburg Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• NCOB — No Cargo On Board
• SO3 — Oxides Of Sulfur
• 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
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Pressure
• F — Fuse
• COMP — Composite
• MMPA — Marine Mammals Protection Act
• X — Over Crossover
• WBS — Wellbore Stability
• SWDW — Salt Water Disposal Well
• MMBOD — Million Barrels of Oil per Day
• SOW — Statements Of Work
• SX — Sabine Pass Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• API — American Petroleum Institute (oil)
• NPFC — US National Pollution Funds Center
• MAWP — Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
• WAV3 — Amplitude (in Seismics)
• MDM — Meter Data Management
• ODT — Oil Down To
• SSTT — Subsea Test Tree
• FACTS — Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System
• MSA — Master Service Agreement
• SB — Sit Bo Log
• NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
• MBBLS — Thousand Barrels
• PVSV — Pressure Vacuum Safety Valve
• PN — North Padre Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• MKB — Meters Below Kelly Bushing
• SHDT — Stratigraphic High-resolution Dipmeter Tool

• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• ITR — Inspection Test Record
• MDT — Modular formation Dynamic Tester
• AIT — Auto-Ignition Temperature
• PE — Professional Engineer
• TF — Tropical Fresh Load Line
• PR — Pully Ridge Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• 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
• SW — Salt Water
• ROW — Right-Of-Way
• ECDIS — Electronic Chart Display and Information System
• PB — Pull Box
• UKOCS — Uk Outer Continental Shelf
• MMCRP — Mitigation Monitoring And Compliance Reporting Program
• ACA — Annual Charge Adjustment (electricity)
• E — Young's Modulus
• TAPS — Trans Alaska Pipeline System
• PPG — Pounds Per Gallon
• SAC — Special Area of Conservation
• DOL — United States Department of Labor
• XMAC — E Xmac Elite
• PT — Potential Transformer
• DANIDA — Danish International Development Agency
• OI — Oxygen Index
• USDOI — US Department Of Interior
• DHSV — Downhole Safety Valve
• M — Million
• PANAMAX — Ships Able To Transit, And Allowed Transit, Of The Panama Canal
• TTP — Through Tubing Perforating
• UWT — Ultrasonic Welding Line
• CIV — Chemical Injection Valve
• LOPA — Layers of Protection Analysis
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• CERA — Cambridge Energy Research Associates
• DSO — Distribution System Operator
• UBD — Underbalanced Drilling
• APD — Application for Permit to Drill
• OVSP — Offset Vertical Seismic Profiling
• BTMG — Behind The Meter Generation
• 2D — Two-Dimensional
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch)
• PALYN — Palynological Analysis Report
• G — Ground
• NORDEL — association of Nordic electric system operators, comprising Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
• NPS — Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
• RUS — Rural Utilities Service
• XOV — Cross-Over Valve
• MTLP — Mini Tension Leg Platform
• SO — Oil Saturation
• W/C — Water Cut

• GWP — global warming potential (climate)
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
• SW — South West
• HEP — Habitat Evaluation Procedure
• ID — Internal Diameter
• UKPIA — United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association Limited
• UBIRE — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager Report
• GL — Ground Level
• REWL — Reservoir Evaluation Wireline
• IECC — International Energy Conservation Code
• PL — Pipeline
• ISF — International Shipping Federation
• ECITB — Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
• DR — Demand Response
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• WSCA — Well Services Contractors Association
• RCM — Reliability Centred Maintenance
• PAGA — Public Address General Alarm
• LAH — Lookahead
• UT — Ultrasonic Testing
• HO — Hydrographic Office
• EEM — Energy Efficient Mortgage
• RESNET — Residential Energy Services Network
• DLAT — Difference In Latitude
• SCE — Southern California Edison Company
• PWD — Pressure while Drilling
• W/O — Workover
• WAV4 — Two Way Travel Time (in Seismics)
• LOP — Line Of Position
• EIS — Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• VIV — Vortex Induced Vibration
• SEER — Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
• BLM — Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
• NYSERDA — New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• GNOME — General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment
• VT — Voltage Transformer
• WROV — Workclass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• EW — Each Way
• ID — Inner Diameter
• CAA — Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
• OPITO — Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization
• RESDV — Riser Emergency Shut Down Valve
• CTU — Cargo Transport Unit
• NOW — Non Hazardous Oilfield Waste
• TTRD — Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
• YP — Yield Point
• WALKS — Walkaway Seismic Profile
• PBU — Pressure Build-Up
• BPV — Back Pressure Valve
• AADE — American Association of Drilling Engineers

• IRP — Integrated Resource Plan
• ADIT — Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes
• SAGD — Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage
• BBL — Barrel
• UN — United Narions
• UL — Underwriters Laboratory
• DR — Dead Reckoning
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• AWG — American Wire Gauge
• BL — Barrel
• LO — Lubricating Oil
• ILT — In-Line Tee
• PHOL — Photon Log
• RMS — root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
• AFUDC — Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
• IMT — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• TQ — Training Qualifications
• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• GMDSS — Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO)
• EMT — Electrical Metallic Tubing
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profile
• PILOT — Ogitf Successor
• VK — Viosca Knoll Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• DEXP — D-exponent log
• VN — Vernon Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CIT — Chartered Institute of Transport
• IMDG CODE — International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
• EDC — Electric Distribution Company
• IPR — Inflow Performance Relationship
• DHC — Depositional History Curve
• ISF — ISF Sonic Log
• VSI — Versatile Seismic Imager (Schlumberger VSP tool)
• 2P — proved and probable reserves
• CFD — computational fluid dynamics
• WAC — Weak Acid Cation
• DMA — dead-man anchor
• FPS — Floating Production System
• FOSV — Full-Opening Safety Valve
• STOP — Safety Training Observation Program
• VLS — Vertical Lay System
• WDP — Waste Discharge Permit
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• WT — Wall Thickness
• IHV — Integrated Hole Volume (of Borehole) (in Cubic Metres)
• BCFE — Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas Equivalent
• NRT — National Response Team
• LW — Low Water
• RMT — National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
• OWC — Oil Water Contact
• SPMT — Self Propelled Modular Transporter

• P&A — Plug and Abandon
• BU — Bottom Up
• CT — Coiled Tubing
• SCBA — Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
• QI — Qualified Individual
• SPM — Side Pocket Mandrel
• VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• EMI — Electromagnetic Inspection
• OP — Operating Procedure
• NFG — No Fucking Good, A.k.a. Busted, Non Functional, Broken. Also "New Fucking Guy"
• MI — Mineral Insulated
• IOR — Improved Oil Recovery
• GL — Germanischer Lloyd
• PE — Petroleum Engineer
• MBOD — Thousand Barrels of Oil per Day
• KBE — Kelly Bushing Elevation
• GAL — Gallon
• WEC — World Energy Council
• TLV — Threshold Limit Value
• MCF — Thousand Cubic Feet
• TDH — Total Dynamic Head
• ICD — Inflow Control Device
• INTERTANKO — International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
• TCF — Temporary Construction Facilities
• FDP — Field Development Plan
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• SWL — Safe Working Load
• HES — Health, Environment and Safety
• UTA/B — Umbilical Termination Assembly/Box
• AAPL — American Association of Professional Landmen
• UKCS — United Kingdom Continental Shelf
• WI — Working Interest
• SCUBA — self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
• PPMV — Parts Per Million by Volume
• ACEEE — American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
• COP — Coefficient of Performance
• NAICS — North American Industry Classification System
• EMW — Equivalent Mud Weight
• MEG — Mono-Ethylene Glycol
• DPS — Dynamic Positioning System
• LFMC — Liquid-Tight Flexible Metal Conduit
• GOC — Gas Oil Contact
• AAPG — American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• AIME — American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
• IMC — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• RCI — Reservoir Characterization Instrument
• CCT — Circuit
• HA — Hazard Analysis
• LOS — Law Of The Sea

• THAI — Toe to Heel Air Injection
• NL — Night Light
• MW — Megawatt (one million watts)
• DART — Days Away, Restricted Work
• RRT — Regional Response Team
• CPP — Critical Peak Pricing
• GPRA — Government Performance and Results Act
• ETO — Electro Technical Officer
• ADROC — advanced rock properties report
• BSML — below sea mean level
• DGPS — Differential Global Positioning System
• EQUIP — Equipment
• OSLTF — Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
• ROP — Rate of Penetration
• IOC — International Oil Company
• GT — Gross Tonnage
• HSWA — Health and Safety at Work Act
• 3D — three-dimensional (geophysics)
• LHV — lower heating value
• CAER — Community Awareness and Emergency Response
• PHA — Production Handling Agreement
• AFV — Alternative-Fuel Vehicle
• NOD — Notice of Determination
• SEM — Subsea Electronics Module
• HSE — Health & Safety Executive Officer
• NOX — Nitrogen Oxide
• SEDIM — Sedimentology
• IPF — Impact Producing Factors
• CAAA — Clean Air Act Amendments
• NEFE — Non Emulsifying Iron Inhibitor
• GPIT — General Purpose Inclinometry Tool
• ERC — Emergency Response And Control
• BOEPD — Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• OBEVA — OBDT Evaluation Report
• FCU — Fan Coil Unit
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge
• SC — Shading Coefficient
• PPB — Pounds Per Barrel
• FIV — Flow-Induced Vibration
• A&G — Administrative And General Expenses
• HP/IP — High Pressure And/Or Intermediate Pressure
• DIA — Diameter
• EIA — Environmental impact assessment (international)
• NRV — Non Return Valve
• FCC — Fully Cellular Containership
• CHRT — casing hanger running tool
• PI — Pressure Indicator
• BOEPD — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• CU — Copper (Latin Cuprum)
• AOF — Absolute Open Flow

• MSCF — One Thousand Standard Cubic Feet
• ARPA — Automatic Radar Plotting Aids
• LST — Local Standard Time
• BGT — Borehole Geometry Tool
• CPT — Control Power Transformer
• ERNS — Emergency Response Notification System
• MMHG — millimeters of mercury
• FCITC — First Contingency Incremental Transfer Capability
• BOD — Basis of Design
• BPH — Barrels Per Hour
• EDF — Electricité de France
• MSRC — Marine Spill Response Corporation
• MO — Mobile Originated
• HLO — Helicopter Landing Officer
• POB — Personnel on Board
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• ELEC — ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICIAN
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• VERT — Vertical
• FIR — Failure Investigation Reports
• APA — Alaska Power Administration
• 3C — Proved, probable and possible Contingent Resources
• MSCT — Mechanical Sidewall Coring Tool
• FSBL — Full Strength Butt Weld
• RIK — Replacement in Kind
• PU — Pick Up
• ISM — IMO'S International Safety Management
• FLUT — Full Length Ultrasonic Inspection
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• ECP — External Casing Packer
• IG — Isolated Ground
• COE — Creek Corps of Engineers
• HFL — Hydraulic Flying Lead
• FMS — Formation Micro Scan Log
• PI — Productivity Index
• FI — Final Inspection
• FAA — Fire Alarm Annunciator
• Z — Zulu (Greenwich mean time)
• BCD — Barrel Per Day, on Calendar Days
• EPCIP — European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• PDG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• SIWHP — Shut-in Well Head Pressure
• BUR — Build-Up Rate
• BOPE — Barrels Of Oil Per Day Equivalent
• REQ — Require
• ACE — Area Control Error (electricity)
• CRS — Croatian Register of Shipping
• VTS — Vessel Traffic Service
• MARSEC — Maritime Security
• LCV — Level Control Valve

• TEU — Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit
• BARS — Borehole Acoustic Reflection Survey
• BFPD — Barrels of Fluid Per Day
• BPD — barrels per day
• SSCC — Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking
• SCO — Synthetic Crude Oil
• CPICB — CPI coriband log
• CAP — Condition Assessment Program Survey
• TOC — Top of Cement
• NDT — Nondestructive Test
• CTD — Coiled Tubing Drilling
• WBM — Water Based Mud
• WMO — World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
• NCR — Nonconformance Report
• EA — Equal Angle
• AAU — Assigned amount units (measurement)
• ADR — Asset Depreciation Range (finance)
• ICS — Incident command system
• OSRO — Oil Spill Response Organization
• SAM — Subsea Accumulator Module
• CRP — Conservation Reserve Program (US)
• EPCI — Engineering, Procurement, Construction, And Installation
• FB — footing beam
• FCV — Flow Control Valve
• CGT — Capital Gains Tax
• FRS — Financial Reporting System
• V — Volt (measurement)
• PMA — Power Marketing Administration
• EDP — Emergency Disconnect Package
• LCF — Longitudinal Centre of Flotation
• OSCP — Oil Spill Contingency Plan
• SDU/M — Subsea Distribution Unit/Module
• SAS — Safety At Sea
• CTLF — coil tubing lift frame
• DDM — Derrick Drilling Machine
• PEL — Permissible Exposure Limit
• FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
• FCO — UK Foreign And Commonwealth Office
• FIV — Formation Isolation Valve
• ABS — American Bureau of Shipping
• DAR — Dressed All Round
• IMPA — International Maritime Pilots' Association
• IEA — International Energy Agency (Paris)
• GDE — Gross Depositional Environment
• UNCCD — United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• LMV — Lower Master Valve
• PSL — Product Specification Level
• SIP — Shut-In Pressure
• AD — Article Continues Below
• BOSIET — Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training

• FSA — Formal Safety Assessment
• CATS — Central Area Transmission System
• MOU — Mobile Offshore Unit
• INGAA — Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
• ASBA — Association of Ship Brokers and Agents
• ACP — Annular Casing Pressure
• TT — Treatment Technique
• KV — Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
• TEFRA — Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1985
• M — Milli
• CIRM — International Radio Maritime Committee
• DWOP — Drilling Well On Paper
• WD — Water Depth
• SES — Satellite Earth Stations and Systems
• AIV — Alternate Isolation Valve
• ACHE — Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
• XC — Cross Connect
• GT&C — General Terms And Conditions
• DWH — Deepwater Horizon
• LINCO — Liner and Completion Progress Report
• COTP — Captain Of The Port
• FMP — Facility Measurement Point
• AAQS — Ambient Air Quality Standards (environment) (US)
• OML — Oil Mining Lease (petroleum rights)
• SSSV — Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• COXY — carbon/oxygen log
• HWDP — Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
• SABA — Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
• HGO — Heavy Gas Oil
• AF — Arctic Floater
• AEP — American Electric Power Company, Inc.
• ABSA — Alberta Boilers Safety Association
• CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• OSRP — Oil Spill Response Plan
• WPI — Wholesale Price Index
• SNS — Southern North Sea
• LBM — Pounds Mass
• BGL — Borehole Geometry Log
• PDC — Phasor Data Concentrator
• WI — Water Injection
• PDG/PDHG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• LOA — Letter of Authority
• TGB — Telecommunications Grounding Busbar
• EIB — European Investment Bank
• NOP — Notice of Preparation
• GAPP — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• PM&E — Protection, mitigation and enhancement
• COOGER — California Offshore Oil And Gas Energy Resources
• GL — Gas Lift
• SOPEP — Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans

• MCS — Master Control Station (VIS, Grumman)
• NT — Net Tonnage
• OASIS — Open Access Same-time Information System
• GRC — Galvanized Rigid Conduit
• NPSH — Net Positive Suction Head
• ICV — Interval Control Valve
• AMBO — Armenia, Macedonia, Bulgaria Oil Pipeline
• RAS — Remedial Action Scheme
• GPTG — Gallons Per Thousand Gallons
• NSA — Noise Sensitive Area
• ALAP — As Low As Possible
• STB — Stock Tank Barrel
• DRB — Demonstrated Reserve Base
• CGBF — Concrete, Gravity Based Structure
• AAODC — American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (obsolete; superseded by IADC)
• COLREG — International Convention On Collision Regulations
• TFE — Totalfinaelf
• BCFD — Billion Cubic Feet per Day
• S&P — Standard & Poor's
• LTI(FR) — Lost Time Incident (Frequency Rate)
• AFV — Annular Flow Valve
• NFPA — National Fire Protection Association
• MWS — Marine Warranty Survey
• PDC — Polycrystalline Diamond Compact
• EER — Emergency Escape And Refuge
• MVA — Megavolt Ampere
• CEMS — Continuous Emission Monitoring System
• FRU — Fast Response Units
• EERA — Escape, Evacuation, And Rescue Analysis
• MMBD — Million Barrels Per Day
• EEHA — Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas
• OBC — Ocean Bottom Cable
• RNC — Raster Navigational Chart
• MASPCC — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• PSH — Pressure Safety High
• ERO — Electric Reliability Organization. The US designated NERC as its ERO.
• HARP — Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Program
• APCD — Air Pollution Control District
• LIT — Lead Impression Tool
• MJ — Megajoule
• ETD — Estimated Time of Departure
• DW — Dishwasher
• THK — Thick
• CILD — Conduction Log
• BML — Below Mud Line
• POD — Point of Delivery
• IAPH — International Association Of Ports And Harbors
• IROL — Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (electricity)
• LWOL — Last Well on Lease
• DD — Directional Driller

• TV/BIP — Ratio of Total Volume to Bitumen In Place
• AI — Artificial Island
• GOC — General Operators' Certificate
• PTW — Permit to Work (UK)
• 3P — proved, probable and possible reserves
• O/B — On Board
• EDR — Electronic Drilling Recorder
• SEC — Securities and Exchange Commission (US)
• GEODY — GEO DYS Log
• GVW — gross vehicle weight (transportation)
• POE — power over ethernetinjector
• NACE — National Association of Corrosion Engineers
• GIIP — Gas Initially In Place
• TAR — True Amplitude Recovery
• MEO — Medium-Earth Orbit
• DLS — Dogleg Severity
• EOS — Equation Of State
• ISO — International Standard Organisation
• POP — Pump Out Plug
• H2S — Hydrogen Sulfide
• RFT — Repeat Formation Tester
• GAO — Government Accounting Office
• NFW — New Field Wildcat, Lahee classification
• TEMP — Temperature
• OOD — Officer Of the Deck
• PLSV — Pipelay Support Vessel
• IPPC — Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control
• HGS — Highn Gravity Solids
• FLMPI — Full Length Magnetic Particle Inspection
• RCD — Rotating Control Device
• MD — Millidarcy
• APWD — Annular Pressure While Drilling
• FT — foot (unit of length)
• P&I — Protection and Indemnity insurance
• FBHP — Flowing Bottomhole Pressure
• XC — Cross-connection, cross correlation
• IBOP — Inside Blowout Preventer
• AMRA — Automatic Meter Reading Association
• ITL — Industry Leadership Team
• BTI — British Trade International
• SCF — standard cubic feet (of natural gas)
• IMARE — Institute of Marine Engineers
• NEPOOL — New England Power Pool
• MDO — Marine Diesel Oil
• UKOOA — United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
• ATS — Automatic Transfer Switch
• NTS — Not To Scale
• DIS — Draft International Standard
• FPSO — Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel
• WTP — Willingness To Pay

• MTBE — Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• MSFL — Micro SFL Log
• ODS — Oxygen Depletion Sensor
• BOT — Bottom
• MSC — Marine Safety Committee
• CJ — control joint
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• MUSOL — Mutual Solvent
• CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection (US)
• PRT — Petroleum Revenue Tax
• KBG — Kelly Bushing Height above Ground Level
• ICHCA — International Cargo Handling Coordination Association
• BINXQ — bond index quicklook log
• NTL — Notice to Lessees and Operators
• MRR — Material Receipt Report
• BWOW — By Weight Of Water
• FLDF — Flying Lead Deployment Frame
• GE — Ground Elevation
• FWL — From West Line
• NIMBY — Not In My Back Yard
• IOC — Independent Oil Company
• GEOPN — Geological Well Prognosis Report
• TEL — Telephone
• LTC — Long Thread and Coupled
• SSV — Surface Safety Valve
• MEIC — Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Commission
• MOTEMS — Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards
• CITHP — closed-in tubing head pressure
• DEV — Development
• YR — Year
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• HHI — Hirschman Herfindahl Index
• NGL — Natural Gas Liquid (usually Ethane Or Propane)
• PMU — Phasor measurement unit (electricity)
• MMBTU — Million British Thermal Units
• MBD — thousand barrels per day
• INDWE — Individual Well Record Report
• CSG — Casing
• TLP — Tension Leg Platform
• EP — Exploration Plan
• BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
• KR — Korean Register of Shipping
• FBR — Fast Breeder Reactor
• LSH — Level Safety High
• LOL — Limitation Of Owner'S Liability
• BRT — Below Rotary Table
• BDF — below Derrick floor
• QAE — Quality Assurance Engineer
• OCTG — Oil Country Tubular Goods
• AQCR — Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)

• ASCE — American Society of Chemical Engineers
• DME — Disturbance Monitoring Equipment
• FG — Fracture Gradient
• PLT — Production Logging Tool
• PHMSA — Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• TWA — Time Weighted Averages
• LWR — Lazy Wave Catenary Riser
• ORICO — Oriented Core Data Report
• LKO — Lowest Known Oil
• SO2 — Sulfur Dioxide
• RAP — Regulatory Assistance Project
• COFR — Certificate of Financial Responsibility
• APA — Administrative Procedure Act
• FAC — Fuel Adjustment Clause
• WOR — Water-Oil Ratio
• LODF — Line Outage Distribution Factor (electricity)
• SVC — Static VAR compensator (electricity)
• EVI — Equipment Verification Inspection
• CEPII — Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales Economics think tank
• NRIS — Network Resource Interconnection Service
• FMS — Formation Multi Scan Log
• FL — floor level
• ACOU — Acoustic
• CES — Coast Earth Station
• EFL — Electrical Flying Lead
• EEZ — Exclusive Economic Zone
• DTW — dealer tank wagon (as in, "oil companies setting regional dealer tank wagon pricing") (Oil)
• SICP — Shut-In Casing Pressure
• SPR — Strategic Petroleum Reserve (US)
• FO — Fuel Oil
• DFT — Dry Film Thickness
• HVAC — High voltage alternating current (electricity)
• PGA — Purchased Gas Adjustment
• FRARE — fracture report
• BM — Bay Marchand Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• ABF — Aquatic Base Flow (Hydropower) (electricity)
• BV — Bureau Veritas
• RF — Recovery Factor
• SURF — Subsea/Umbilicals/Risers/Flowlines
• FLMT — Flowline Manifold Termination
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• NSA — Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
• ARI — Azimuthal Resistivity Image
• CMR — Combinable Magnetic Resonance
• MMBPD — million barrels per day
• PW — Produced Water
• A/H — After Hours
• CCP — Controllable Pitch Propeller
• FM — Flowmeter
• ER(D) — Extended Reach (Drilling)

• MERSAR — Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual
• ILO — International Labor Organization (UN)
• HPHT — high pressure, high temperature ammoniation procedure
• IMPA — International Marine Purchasing Association
• DLT — Digital Linear Tape
• ITT — Invitation To Tender
• ESD — Emergency Shut-Down
• AESO — Alberta Electric System Operator
• G/L — Gas/Liquid
• CNL — Compensated Neutron Log
• BIMCO — Baltic and International Maritime Council
• XMAC — Cross-Multipole Array Acoustic log
• FH — full-hole tool joint
• E&I — Electrical and Instrumentation
• MMCF — one million cubic feet (measurement of natural gas)
• STAGR — Static Gradient Survey Report
• PBTD — Plug Back Total Department
• MIST — Minimum Industry Safety Training
• FMI — formation micro imaging log (azimuthal microresistivity)
• MPG — Miles Per Gallon
• CRP — common reference point
• LCL — Lethal Dose (Low)
• HLO — Heavy Load Out
• 1C — Proved Contingent Resources
• AL — Artificial Lift
• PBDMS — Playback DMSLS Log
• MBOED — thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
• EPU — Electrical Power Unit
• FWKO — free water knock-out
• STEL — Short Term Exposure Limit
• UTM — Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
• IEP — Initial Exploration Plan
• CNCF — field-normalised compensated neutron porosity
• MBPD — thousand barrels of oil per day
• LBP — Length Between Perpendiculars
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
• CESMA — Confederation Of European Union Shipmasters Associations
• AOPL — Association of Oil Pipe Lines
• FEED — Front End Engineering And Design
• ABT — Availability based tariff (electricity)
• CZMA — US Coastal Zone Management Act
• UAE — United Arab Emirates
• MSIPC — Multi Stage inflatable Packer Collar
• MASP — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure
• GCAT — Government Compliance Action Team
• EIR — Environmental Impact Report
• RIR — Recordable Incident Rate
• DSTR — drill-stem test report
• DF — distribution factor
• GRI — Gas Research Institute (US) (natural gas)

• MGO — Marine Gas Oil
• NS — Near Side
• OSRV — Oil Spill Response Vessel
• CS — Chandeleur Sound Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• TEFC — Totally Enclosed Fan-Cooled
• HC — Hydrocarbon
• VDU — Vacuum Distillation Unit
• HID — high intensity discharge (electricity)
• AQAP — Air Quality Attainment Plan
• AG — Agricultural pipe drain
• PCPT — Piezo-Cone Penetration Test
• CTM — Coil Tubing Measurement
• UHVAC — Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (electricity)
• PX — Power Exchange
• BS — Breton Sound Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CWOP — complete well on paper
• CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
• 3C — three components seismic acquisition (x,y and z)
• NE — North-East
• C&I — Commercial and industrial customers (Electricity transmission)
• ACC — Accession countries
• GEF — Global Environmental Facility (environment)
• FOIP — Freedom Of Information And Protection Of Privacy Act
• GC — gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
• AHU — Air Handler Unit
• MCD — Mechanical Completion Dossier
• SWOT — Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• FLRA — field-level risk assessment
• BMP'S — Best Management Practices
• LSFO — Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil
• TIMS — Technical Information Management System
• PTP — Point to Point Transmission Service (electricity)
• WP — Working Pressure
• ROFR — Right of First Refusal (finance)
• M&R — Measurement And Regulation
• EOR — Enhanced Oil Recovery
• LGO — Light Gas Oil
• PCA — Production Concession Agreement
• EM — Emergency
• OGP — International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
• WST — Well Seismic Tool (checkshot)
• GISB — Gas Industry Standards Board (now NAESB) (US) (natural gas)
• BROA — British Rig Owners Association
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• DIPAR — dipole acoustic report
• CF — Cubic Feet
• EI — Eugene Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• AMVER — US Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue
• CDIS — CDI Synthetic Seismic Log
• TOC — Total Organic Content

• SPP — Stand Pipe Pressure
• BAST — Best Available and Safest Technology
• MAWP — Maximum Actual Working Pressure
• NPREP — National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
• PAC — Pacific Region
• BUREC — United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• RER — Renewable Energy Rider
• LFL — Lower Flammable Limit
• IOPC — International Oil Pollution Fund
• WOC — Water Oil Contact
• SEMS — Safety and Environmental Management Systems
• SF6 — Sulfur Hexafluoride
• SCAL — Special Core Analysis Laboratory
• ARR — Auction Revenue Rights)
• KPSI — Thousand Pounds per Square Inch
• UNECE — United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• REV — Revision
• HVDC — high-voltage direct-current
• CHKSR — checkshot survey report
• AOFP — absolute open-flow potential
• SPP — Small power producer (electricity)
• CRA — Corrosion-Resistant Alloy
• UC — Universal Column
• SALM — Single Anchor Loading Mooring
• AGD — Associated Gas Distributors (US)
• CST — Chronological Sample Taker log (Schlumberger)
• IALA — International Association Of Lighthouse Authorities
• MEF — Modified Energy Factor
• FMECA — failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis
• LBF — Pounds Force
• ECGD — Exports Credits Guarantee Department
• DPO — Dynamic Positioning Operator
• EROEI — Energy Returned On Energy Invested
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
• LBA — Local Balancing Authority
• PLTQ — Production Logging Tool Quicklook Log
• AVO — Amplitude Variation with Offset
• BOPM — Barrels of Oil per Month
• NOPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (US)
• SUPSALV — Supervisor Of Salvage (U.S. Navy)
• BOPE — Blowout Preventer Equipment
• A — Appraisal (well)
• EUE — External-upset-end
• HUD — Hold-Up Depth
• CAFE — Corporationrate Average Fuel Economy
• ELT — Economic Limit Test
• DEIS — Draft Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• JU — Jackup
• LAAR — Load acting as a resource (ERCOT category) (electricity)

• PMI — Positive Material Identification
• PCCL — Perforation Casing Collar Locator Log
• I3P — Independent Third Party
• BWR — Boiling water reactor (nuclear)
• NMDC — Non Magnetic Drill Collar
• C/B — Circuit Breaker
• HT — High Temperature
• PLC — Power line communication (electricity)
• EQ — Equal
• SG — Static Gradient
• MEA — Monoethanolamine
• MLLW — Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts)
• LSFO — Loss Sulfur Fuel Oil
• GSM — Groupe Speciale Mobile
• EF — Each Face
• CIMV — Chemical Injection Metering Valve
• CPI — Chemical Process Industries
• CIR — Circuit
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
• HLID — Hydrocarbon Leak And Ignition Database
• RSS — Rig Site Survey
• ADT — Applied Drilling Technology, ADT log
• BHCP — Bottomhole Circulating Pressure
• CLC — International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts[14]
• SART — Search and Rescue Radar Transponder
• ADITC — Accumulated Deferred Investment Tax Credit (policy)
• MPFM — Multi-Phase Flow Meter
• DIL — dual-induction log
• OSFR — Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
• DG — Distributed generation (electricity)
• DIPFT — dipmeter fast log
• CECAN — CEC analysis
• LQ — Living Quarters
• CD — Candela
• HCA — High Consequence Areas
• DILL — dual-induction laterolog
• E&D — Exploration and Development
• TMCB — Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker
• UBI — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager
• DHPTT — downhole pressure/temperature transducer
• WC(P) — Water Closet With "P" Trap
• ANPR — Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• HIRA — Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• YR — Years old
• ISU — International Salvage Union
• ASR — Atmosphere Supplying Respirator
• RFA — Regulatory Flexibility Act (US)
• ESP — Expected Surface Pressure
• INC — Incident Of Non Compliance

• AOS — Authorized Overrun Service
• EPV — Early Production Vessel
• SDW — Summer Dead Weight
• TABS — Texas Automated Buoy System
• RDMO — Rig Down Move Out
• HNGS — flasked Hostile Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometry tool
• DELTA — Difference Between Plan And Performance
• LDT — Lost During Trans Shipment
• CHCNC — CHCNC Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator
• BCD — Barrels Per Calendar Day
• FWV — Flow Wing Valve
• GP — Gravel Pack
• PG — Pressure Gauge (Report)
• PNL — Panel
• IEP/DOCD — IEP and Development Operations Coordination Documents
• LDT — Light Displacement Tonnage
• MSI — Mechanical and Structural Inspection
• MTEF — Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
• CWI — Certified Welding Inspector
• DT — Day Tortugas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• RVP — Reid Vapor Pressure (used For Gasoline Volatility)
• BBL — Barrel Of Oil
• DILB — dual-induction BHC log
• BOPD — barrel of oil per day
• KVA — Kilovolt-Ampere
• VRP — Vessel Response Plan
• CGTL — compact gas to liquids
• SI — International System of Units (Système international d'unités)
• MQC — Multi Quick Connection Plate
• PAR — Pre-Assembled Rack
• TRANSCO — Transmission Company (US) (electricity)
• CNGR — compensated neutron gamma-ray log
• IMB — International Maritime Bureau
• FONSI — Findings Of No Significant Impact
• BSR — Bend Strength Ratio
• ECHA — European Chemicals Agency
• FLRA — Field Level Risk Assessment
• TUTB — Topside Umbilical Termination Box
• GVEP — Global Village Energy Partnership (organization)
• MAASP — Maximum Acceptable Annular Surface Pressure
• PHPA — Partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (mud)
• CONN — Connection
• SYM — Symmetric
• ASP — array sonic processing report
• NASA — Non-Active Side Arm
• GALV — Galvanized
• FEIS — Final Environmental impact statement (US)
• ESPCC — Expected Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• INMARSAT — International Marine Satellite Organization
• EPRI — Electric Power Research Institute (US)

• FTP — Flowing Tubing Plug
• PIP — Pump Intake Pressure
• ASCC — Alaskan System Coordination Council
• GSR — Gas Supply Realignment (natural gas)
• SONRE — Sonic Calibration Report
• CMU — Cement Masonry Unit
• MBR — Minimum Bend Radius
• CRP — Central Reference Point
• AMS — Auxiliary Measurement Service Log
• GT — Gigaton (1 billion tons) (measurement)
• FPIT — Free-Point Indicator Tool
• BOSVA — British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association
• APPA — American Public Power Association (electricity)
• CSPG — Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
• CERTS — Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions sposored by the United States Department of Energy and California Energy Commission (US)
• RGS — Renewable Generating System
• IPC — Installed Production Capacity
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
• RFSU — Ready For Start-Up
• EUEI — European Union Energy Initiative
• UCS — Unconfined Compressive Strength
• TDS — Total Dissolved Solids
• SHL — Surface Hole Location
• FR — front-engine, rear drive
• EOW — End Of Well Report
• PMS — Planned Maintenance System
• CEN — The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) a European business organization aimed at removing trade barriers for European industry and consumers.
• JRP — Joint Review Panels
• OSV — Offshore Support Vessel
• MEPC — Marine Environment Protection Committee
• WGR — Water Gas Ratio
• IASST — International Association For Sea Survival Training
• LWR — Light Water Reactor
• LBS — Lifeboat Stations
• HOR — Horizontal
• UNFCCC — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• FWHP — flowing well-head pressure
• LMR — Load Modifying Resource
• BSL — Below Sea-Level
• LEEA — Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
• LP — Liquid petroleum
• TYP — Typical
• CWOR — Completion Work Over Riser
• FSI — Flawless Start Up Initiative
• DMT — Down hole Monitoring Tool
• BPI — Baltic Panamax Index
• EIM — Energy Imbalance Market
• APE — Area of potential effect (electricity)
• MMCFE — million cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• ACP — Area Contingency Plan

• FTG — Footing
• B — Basin
• BROWN FIELDS — Fields Beyond Their Production Plateau But Still Producing
• IHMA — International Harbor Masters' Association
• PHB — Pre-Hydrated Bentonite
• ESS — Energy Storage System, as in grid energy storage (electricity)
• CCL — Casing Collar Locator
• IIRT — Initial Incident Response Team
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• BQ — Bendable Quality
• ACQU — Acquisition log
• SOL — System Operating Limit
• AMR — Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
• CNJ — Construction Joint
• BFOE — Brent, Forties, Oseberg, And Ekofisk
• HGE — Harmonization Group on ECDIS
• CDU — Control Distribution Unit
• ACC. — Accession countries (to the European Union) (government)
• FP — Frac Pack
• FTP — First Tranche Petroleum
• NGT — Natural Gamma Ray Tool
• SP — Spontaneous Potential (Well Log)
• Ø — Diameter
• ARCS — Admiralty Raster Chart Service
• DEAL — Digital Energy Atlas & Library
• D — Development
• RST — Reservoir Saturation Tool Log
• MGY — Million Gallons per Year
• MISO — Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc
• IADC — International Association of Drilling Contractors
• BCFE — billion cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• BTX — from BTX process, a mixture of benzene, toluene, and xylene (oil)
• ZOI — Zone of Influence
• PSV — Pressure safety valve
• HTM — Heideck Team Member
• 2C — Proved and probable Contingent Resources
• FOC — Fibre Optic Cable
• T&D — Transmission and Distribution
• IHO — International Hydrographic Organization
• URR — Ultimately Recoverable Resources
• LOT — Leak-Off Test
• MAAC — Mid Atlantic Area Council (US- geographically within PJM)
• IGO — Inter-Governmental Organization
• BFP — Bureau Fédéral du Plan (Belgium). (Has responsibilities over economic, social and environmental policy
• DW — Deep Water
• MEG — Mono Ethylene Glycol
• ONRR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue
• HCRF — Hydrographic Chart Raster Format
• CYDIP — cyberdip log
• ASPO — Asociation For The Study Of Peak Oil & Gas

• HTHP — High Temperature High Pressure
• PIP — Pipe-In-Pipe
• SWF — Shallow Water Flow
• TWTT — Two-Way Travel Time
• ADIOS — Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills
• SIT — System Integration Test (software/hardware Integration)
• AMNI — Associate Member of the Nautical Institute
• RMP — Reservoir Management Plan
• DLIST — dip-list log
• OBM — Oil-Based Mud
• MCFD — Thousand Cubic Feet per Day
• GLM — Gas Lift Mandrel
• RMS — Ratcheting Mule Shoe
• CCC — Carrier Container Council
• SHR — Shower
• BACT — Best Available Control Technology
• OIP — Oil-In-Place
• TZ — Transition Zone
• RFSU — Ready for Start Up
• WH — Water Heater
• XLPE — Cross Linked Polyethylene
• P&ID — Process and Instruments Diagram
• PMA — Power Marketing Agency
• CTCO — coiled tubing clean-out
• CARB — California Air Resources Board
• SPCU — Subsea Power and Control Unit
• PESGB — Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
• ORRI — Overriding Royalty Interest
• DIPBH — dipmeter borehole log
• CALOG — circumferential acoustic log
• HARP — Hot Spots Analysis And Reporting Program
• DSL — digital spectralog (Western Atlas)
• FDP — Field Development Planning
• OTAG — Ozone Transport Assessment Group
• BNS — Business Network Services
• FEED — front-end engineering design
• MIPAL — Micropalaeo Log
• HKSR — Hong Kong Shipping Register
• FONSI — Finding of no significant impact. See Environmental impact statement (US)
• AFUE — Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
• PMV — Production Master Valve
• BGL — Below Ground Level
• COMPU — computest report
• BOE — barrel(s) of oil equivalent
• ICE — Intercontinental Exchange
• DILLS — dual-induction log-LSS
• KS — Kitchen Sink
• VERLI — Verification Listing
• CONDE — condensate analysis report
• DO — Division Order

• EEI — Edison Electric Institute
• FRCC — Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (US)
• FMS — formation multi-scan log; formation micro-scan log
• HYROP — Hydrophone Log
• AL — Appraisal Licence
• AIT — Array Induction Tool
• SPMT — Self-Propelled Modular Transporter
• CSS — Code Of Ship Management Standards
• OD — outer diameter
• TVBDF — True Vertical Depth Below Derrick Floor
• WMU — World Maritime University
• NAP — National Action Plan
• CCN — Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
• BOREH — borehole seismic analysis
• PWV — Production Wing Valve
• CTU — Coiled Tubing Unit
• ENI — Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Italy)
• BBBL — Billion Barrels
• APM — Application for Permit to Modify
• BSEE — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• VIN — vehicle identification number (US) (transportation)
• G&T — Generation and transmission utility cooperative (electricity)
• NOGEPA — Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association
• BUL — bottom up lag
• BGWP — base of ground-water protection
• SPEAN — Spectral Analysis
• E&P — Exploration and Production
• HEXT — Hex Diplog
• LOGGS — Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System
• EGMBE — Ethylene Glycol Mono-Butyl Ether
• AWB/V — annulus wing block/valve (XT)
• DWRRA — US Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
• DSV — Diving Support Vessel
• DSTL — drill-stem test log
• CCS — Carbon Capture and Storage
• AIMA — Agricultural Impact Mitigation Agreement (US)
• EQR — Electric Quarterly Report
• DOC — Document of Compliance
• SAN — Sanitary
• DDNL — dual det. neutron life log
• RMS — Riser Monitoring System
• FLA — Full Load Amperes
• EPIDORIS — Exploration and Production Integrated Drilling Operations and Reservoir Information System
• UVLS — Under voltage load shedding (electricity)
• MAPP — Mid Continent Area Power Pool (US)
• BOEM — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• FPSO — Floating Production, Storage and Offloading System
• GHG — Green House Gas
• DLL — Dual LateroLog
• ERGEG — European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas

• WOC — Wait on Cement
• PLB — Personal Locator Beacon
• HPHT — High Pressure High Temperature
• BHA — Bottomhole Assembly
• GTL — Gas To Liquid
• ASRO — Australian Shipping Registration Office
• OTL — Operations Team Leader
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
• DOO — Designation Of Operator
• BCF — billion cubic feet (of natural gas)
• BA — Bridging Agreement
• DEPAN — deposit analysis report
• LRDP — Long Range Development Plan
• BHFP — Bottomhole Flowing Pressure
• CMP — Common Midpoint
• DS — Drillship
• CLUP — Coastal Land Use Plan
• PR2 — Testing regime to API6A Annex F
• VOCS — Volatile Organic Compounds
• SSPLR — Subsea Pig Launcher/Receiver
• G&G — Geology & Geophysics
• PCDC — Pressure Cased Directional
• DRLPR — drilling progress report
• BHST — Bottomhole Static Temperature
• ERIS — Energy Resource Interconnection Service
• CENELEC — European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization
• JIS — Japanese Industry Standard
• DEN — Density Log
• LGR — Liquid Gas Ratio
• DST — drill-stem test
• WSSD — World Summit on Sustainable Development
• MTOE — One million tons of oil equivalent(EU)
• CAPP — Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
• EHV — Extra High Voltage
• RTBM — Real-Time Balancing Market
• NNR — National Nature Reserve
• ALC — aertical seismic profile acoustic log calibration report
• EWC — Electric Water Cooler
• SGUN — Squeeze Gun
• BOED — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• CAP — Capacity Market Programs
• NWI — Net Working Interest
• ADEP — Awaiting Development with Exploration Potential, referring to an asset
• NAAQS — National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
• EUR — Estimated Ultimate Recovery
• DSTW — drill-stem test job report/works
• BPA — Bonneville Power Administration (US)
• DCP — Driller'S Control Panel
• CRP — control riser platform

• BPFL — Borehole Profile Log
• DOCD — Development Operations Coordination Documents
• VER — Vertical
• DWSS — dig-well seismic surface log
• FGD — Flue-gas desulfurization
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motor
• FEWD — Formation Evaluation While Drilling
• GNSED — Global Network for Sustainable Energy Development
• RI — Royalty Interest
• BOPD — barrel(s) of oil per day
• SLS — SLS GR Log
• SMC — Safety Management Certificate
• PAU — Pre-Assembled Unit
• ELEV — Elevator
• LRA — Lock Rotor Amps
• BBL/SD — Barrel per day, on stream days
• RBP — Retrievable Bridge Plug
• DP — Dewpoint Temperatue
• EMP — Electromagnetic Propagation Log
• AHD — along hole depth
• BR — Barge
• PPI — Post Production Inspection
• NHPV — Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume
• SPI — Ship/Port Interface
• UA — Unequal Angle
• ENG — Engineering Log
• POBM — Pseudo Oil Based Mud
• DSC — Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes And Containers
• LD50 — Median Lethal Dose
• FOET — Further Offshore Emergency Training
• PIANC — Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
• OPS — Operations Report
• OTDR — Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
• FLNG — Floating Liquefied Natural Gas
• EPCM — Engineering Procurement Construction Management
• GRMC — Galvanized Rigid Metal Conduit
• OOIP — Original Oil In Place
• MDDQ — Maximum Daily Delivery Quantity
• APR — Actual peak reduction (e.g. in demand response systems) (electricity)
• DMDO — Distillate Marine Diesel Oil
• RCC — Rescue Coordination Centre
• DXC — DXC pressure pilot report
• BC — Code Of Safe Practice For Solid Bulk Cargoes
• MLP — Maximum Lawful Price
• BHSS — Borehole Seismic Survey
• MODU — Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
• LDL — Litho Density Log
• TGT — Tank Gross Test
• FLIV — FlowLine Injection Valve
• ETAP — Eastern Trough Area Project

• CH — Charlotte Harbor Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• AFP — Active fire protection
• LWOP — Logging Well on Paper
• E95 — like E85 fuel but with less gasoline. A fuel containing a mixture of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent gasoline
• NMVOC — Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds
• UMV — Upper Master Valve (from a Xmas tree)
• STL — Submerged Turret Loading
• LOR — Letter of Readiness
• FLIV — Flowline Isolation Valve
• CCA — Clean Carribbean & Americas
• JHA — Job Hazard Analysis
• MVG — minimum ventilation guideline (building tightness)
• RRC — Rail Road Commission
• ISO — Independent System Operator (US) (see also TSO) Responsible for grid management, but does not own assets. (electricity)
• NOM — Nominal
• SP — Shot point (geophysics)
• UPB — Unmanned Production Buoy
• UCAP — Unforced Capacity
• CLASS — Category In Classification Register
• MBOE — thousand barrels of oil equivalent
• CAEM — Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets (US)
• TOL — Top of Liner
• CSHN — cased-hole neutron log
• AFL — Above Finished Level
• EMOP — EMOP Well Site Processing Log
• LSD — Land Surface Datum
• APPRE — appraisal report
• FMC — Flexible Metal Conduit
• TAC — Tubing Anchor
• T — Top
• ICSS — Integrated Controls and Safety System
• MCC — Motor Control Center (JSC)
• BHL — Bottomhole Location
• ST&C — Short Thread and Coupled
• FCVE — F-curve log
• NRC — Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
• RSE — Relative Standard Error
• TJ — TeraJoule
• MMTPA — Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum
• NUMAST — National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers
• EEP — Emergency Evacuation Plan
• ILI — Inline Inspection
• CH — Cased Hole
• ANGTS — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation System
• FPS — Firm Peaking Service
• NOI — Notice of Intent
• CDD — Cooling degree day, a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to cool a business
• DILL — Dual Induction Laterolog
• PWR — pressurized water reactor (nuclear)
• TAME — Tertiary Amyl Methyl Ether

• DP — Drill Pipe
• PIT — Pressure Integrity Test
• CET — Cement Evaluation Tool
• DWOP — Deepwater Operations Plan
• UNDP — United Nations Development Program
• IDLH — Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
• PPT — Parts Per Thousand
• GA — General Arrangement
• ETSF — Electronic Trading Standard Format
• FSI — flawless start-up initiative
• HORIZ — Horizontal
• EP — Emergency Power
• MDAS — Meter Data Acquisition System
• CHESM — contractor, health, environment and safety management
• STIMU — Stimulation Report
• UWI — Unique Well Identifier
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 2005 (US)
• RL — Relative Level
• ISMA — International Ship Managers Association
• GIC — Gas Inventory Charge (natural gas)
• BHCT — Bottomhole Circulating Temperature
• MODFLOW — model of groundwater flow
• GOP — Geological Operations Report
• ARRC — Array Acoustic Report
• STKPT — Stuck Point
• FELCC — Firm Energy Load Carrying Capability
• SFL — Steel Flying Lead
• FUA — The Fuel Use Act (US)
• FBE — Fusion Bonded Epoxy
• BS&W — basic sediments and water
• CTLF — compensated tension lift frame
• IFSMA — International Federation of Ship Masters Associations
• CDR — Chemical Data Reporting Rule
• DR — dummy-run log
• FBE — fusion-bonded epoxy
• AOFP — absolute open flow potential
• DEPT — depth
• EA — Environmental Assessment, EIAP
• BGS — British Geological Survey
• EPFS — Electronic Position Fixing System
• KRP — kill rate pressure
• DISO — Dual Induction Sonic Log
• AV — Apparent Viscosity
• IHB — International Hydrographic Bureau
• QRA — Quantitative Risk Assessment
• EOFL — End of Field Life
• MBWH — Multi Bowl Wellhead
• SHPO — State Historic Preservation Office (US)
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy)
• CCPP — Combined Cycle Power Plant

• CSD — Commission for Sustainable Development (UN)
• ESI — Environmental Sustainability Index
• CREF — Caribbean Renewable Energy Facility
• DSTPB — drill-stem test true vertical depth playback log
• IBC — Intermediate Bulk Container
• CZMP — Coastal Zone Management Program
• GGRG — Gauge Ring
• BOE — Barrel of oil equivalent (international)
• DBA — Decibles
• CART — Cap Replacement Tool
• IGCC — Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle
• AIRG — Airgun
• ECD — Equivalent Circulating Density
• GLE — Ground Level Elevation
• BHC — BHC Gamma Ray Log
• CSUG — Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas
• EPSA — Electric Power Supply Association
• SI — Structural Integrity
• IC — Information Collection
• PUD — Proved Undeveloped Reserves
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Device
• FULDI — full diameter study report
• CORIB — coriband log
• C7 — heavy hydrocarbon components
• WEND — World Electronic Navigation Database
• FFM — Full Field Model
• BDI — Baltic Dry Index
• DEFG — Distributed Energy Financial Group (US)
• IEPE — Institute of Energy Policy and Economics
• WFT — Wet Film Thickness
• PDKR — PDK 100 Report
• PIT — Pump Intake Temperature
• GCI — Galvanized Corrugated Iron
• GDIP — Geodip Log
• SC — Seismic Calibration
• FVF — Formation Volume Factor
• GADS — Generating Availability Data System
• KT — Kill Truck
• HTGR — high temperature gas cooled reactor (nuclear)
• AWO — Approval for Well Operation
• GC/MS — SX)-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
• BTHL — Bottom Hole Log
• C/P — Consumption/Production
• CHKSS — Checkshot Survey Log
• CCLIP — Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects
• TFC — Taper Flange Channel
• REA — Rural Electrification Administration (US)
• BW — Both Ways
• NCSL — National Conference of State Legislatures (US)
• VMT — vehicle miles traveled (transportation)

• LT&C — Long Thread and Coupled
• LPH — Litres per Hour
• UV — Ultra Violet
• HSPF — Heating Seasonal Performance Factor
• NTHF — Non-Toxic High Flash
• TWH — terawatt-hour (one trillion watt hours)
• GE — Condensate gas equivalent
• SMPC — Subsea Multiphase Pump
• CSEM — Center for the Study of Energy Markets (US)
• GENCO — Any company doing electricity generation (US) (electricity)
• DIBHC — DIS BHC log
• DOI — United States Department of Interior
• ERCOT — Electric Reliability Council Of Texas
• BBSM — behaviour-based safety management
• IRC — ISO RTO Council
• POOH — Pull Out of Hole
• TCA — Total Corrosion Allowance
• OIM — Offshore Installation Manager
• WACOG — Weighted Average Cost of Gas
• QHSE — Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental
• REEEP — Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
• SSSV — Sub Surface Safety Valves
• BPL — Broadband over power line
• MLRA — Major Land Resource Area
• HQI — Habitat Quality Index
• ANACO — analysis of core logs report
• PJ — Petajoule
• CBM — choke bridge module – XT choke
• FPF — Floating Production Facility
• SEIS — Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• CDP — Comprehensive Drilling Plan
• VAR — Volt-ampere reactive (measurement)
• HAZWOPER — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard
• CU — Dental Cuspidor
• NZS — New Zealand Standard
• SFV — Straight-Fixed-Variable
• PTO — Permit to Operate
• RINA — Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• DILB — Dual Induction BHC Log
• CBM — Certified Ballast Manufacturer
• NITC — Normal Incremental Transfer Capability
• IACS — International Association of Classification Societies
• AIRRE — airgun report
• SARA — Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
• MMC — Market Monitoring Center
• EWB — Electric Water Boiler
• BLI — bottom of logging interval
• ATF — Along Top Flange
• VLCC — very large crude carrier (oil)
• PCM — Project Cycle Management

• LARS — Launch and Recovery System
• SEFI — Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative
• EAGE — European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
• AL — appraisal license (United Kingdom)
• CCLTP — Casing Collar Locator Through Tubing Plug
• BO — back-off log
• WTG — Wind turbine generator (wind)
• BPLUG — baker plug
• COML — Compaction Log
• CWA — Clean Water Act (1977)
• EDRC — Effective Daily Recovery Capacity
• ILTA — International Liquid Terminals Association
• MGL — MagneLog
• ZDL — Compensated Z-Densilog
• OSC — On-Scene Coordinator
• BWPD — barrels of water per day
• OTDF — Outage Transfer Distribution Factor
• CEEC — Central and Eastern European Countries
• DOE/FE — United States Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (government)
• C&S — Cased and Suspended
• PRS — Polish Register of Shipping
• HVI — High Viscosity Index
• DDET — Depth Determination Log
• CGL — Core Gamma Log
• CNFDP — CNFD true vertical-depth playback log
• CT — Controller
• HP — hydrostatic pressure
• FLS — Fluid Sample
• MFV — Modified Fixed Variable
• MOT — Materials Offloading Terminal
• RFG — reformulated gasoline (oil)
• BHCS — BHC Sonic Log
• IGT — Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago)
• ARB — Air Resources Board (California)
• UO3 — uranium trioxide (nuclear)
• FTR — Financial Transmission Rights
• EAR — Estimated Additional Resources
• SSCP — Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline
• BBL — Balgzand Bacton Line (BBL Pipeline)
• SI — Shut In well
• GLDF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• BOTHL — bottom hole locator log
• SMB — Santa Maria Basin
• IO — Inspection Opening
• HPWBM — High Performance Water Base Mud
• SENC — System Electronic Navigational Chart
• CYBD — Cyberbond Log
• CHECK — Checkshot and Acoustic Calibration Report
• ATC — Available Transfer Capability
• NGPSA — Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (US)

• MLH — Mud Liner Hanger
• GLR — Gas-Liquid Ratio
• LTG — Lighting Technology Group
• ANARE — Analysis Report
• RACI — Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed
• OPEX — Operating Expenditure
• DPP — Development and Production Plan
• LACT — Lease Automatic Custody Transfer
• SPS — Subsea Production Systems
• RCDS — Raster Chart Display Systems
• PADD — Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (US)
• DIPRM — dip removal log
• CLF — Current-Limiting Fuse
• PCMS — Polymer Coupon Monitoring System
• SI — Scale Inhibitor
• GTOE — One billion tons of oil equivalent(EU) (measurement- oil)
• RET/EE — IAF Renewable Energy Technology & Energy Efficiency Investment Advisory Facility
• SLCO — Saudi Light Crude Oil
• MWH — Megawatt hour (one million watt hours)
• LITHR — Lithological Description Report
• NASPI — North American Synchrophasor Initiative
• SCVF — Surface Casing Vent Flow
• EMF — Electro Magnetic Field
• DCLM — Direct Control Load Management
• SWP — Safe Work Practices
• REL — Recommended Exposure Limit
• CCPG — Colorado Coordinated Planning Group
• MWD — Measurement While Drilling
• DIPSA — Dipmeter Soda Log
• MD — Measured Department
• HAZ — Heat-Affected Zone
• MVB — Master Valve Block on Xmas Tree
• ISO-NE — Independent System Operator of New England, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US) (electricity)
• MCHE — Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger
• IHR — Incremental Heat Rate
• LRG — Liquefied Refinery Gases
• ICE — Internal combustion engine (transportation)
• ETSI — European Telecommunications Standard Institute
• IWCF — International Well Control Federation
• DIM — Directional Inertia Mechanism
• EN PI — Enhanced Productivity Index Log
• CTR(S) — Centre/S
• DP — Delta Pressure
• GSF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• GW — Gigawatt (one billion watts) (measurement- elect)
• WO/O — Waiting on Orders
• CPI — Computer-Processed Interpretation
• IAT — Internal Active Turret
• ULBC — Ultra Large Bulk Carrier
• VCG — Vertical Centre of Gravity

• TGOR — Total Gas Oil Ratio
• ERRA — Energy Regulators Regional Association
• BRS — Bulgarian Register of Shipping
• CSG — Coal Seam Gas
• SHGC — Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
• WHO — World Health Organisation
• DIL — Dual Induction Log
• SFEIS — Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• FINST — final stratigraphic report
• RBOB — reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending
• IPAA — Independent Petroleum Association of America (oil)
• TVDSS — True Vertical Department Sub Sea
• AVO — amplitude versus offset (geophysics)
• RL — Reduced Level
• CDA — Common Data Access
• GMP — Green Mountain Power)
• MPN — Most Probable Number
• OATT — Open Access Transmission Tariff (US)
• MT — Motor Temperature
• UMS — Universal Measurement System
• PP — Pump Pressure
• RIMS — Riser Integrity Monitoring System
• COMAN — compositional analysis
• PVDF — Polyvinylidene Fluoride
• NPDES — National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
• PDNP — Proved Developed Not Producing
• VRS — Vapor Recovery System
• EHU — Electro-Hydraulic Unit
• C/C — Cross Centres
• GLONASS — Global Navigation Satellite System (Russia)
• ICAB — International Cargo Advisory Bureau
• SUBC — Self Unloading Bulk Carrier
• W — Wire
• RUE — Right of Use and Easement
• KVA — One thousand volt Ampere (measurement)
• IOLT — Institute of Logistics and Transport
• GWREP — Geo Well Report
• DIF — Drill-In Fluids
• WQ — A textural parameter used for CBVWE computations (Halliburton)
• TRANSCO — Transcontinental Pipeline
• BDL — Bit Data Log
• FCF — Fishermen's Contingency Fund
• CSTRE — CST report
• CERE — Cement Remedial Log
• APS — Active Pipe Support
• WCC — Work Control Certificate
• ECAR — East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement (US)
• ANGTA — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1977 to build the Alaska gas pipeline
• EMG — Equivalent Mud Gradient
• MST — MST EXP Resistivity Log

• NATC — Non-recallable Available Transfer Capability
• IH — Gamma Ray Log
• XRF — X-Ray Fluorescence
• LIC — License
• DRAM — Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition
• PCP — Progressive Cavity Pump
• EHT — Electric Heat Trace
• MIYP — Maximum Internal Yield Pressure
• ART — Alternate Response Technologies
• URT — Universal Running Tool
• POLR — Provider of last resort (electricity)
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts
• IPE — International Petroleum Exchange
• STL — STL Gamma Ray Log
• DPDV — Dynamically-Positioned Drilling Vessel
• CBIL — CBIL Log
• IL — Induction Log
• OOC — Offshore Operators Committee
• PBR — Performance-Based Regulation
• IICL — Institute of International Container Lessors
• COROR — core orientation report
• MGN — Marine Guidance Note
• LVEL — Linear Velocity Log
• IEB — Induction Electro BHC Log
• SPB — Simple Payback (energy conservation investments)
• SBM — Synthetic Based Mud
• BLP — Bridge Linked Platform
• SSCS — Subsea Control System
• CNGR — Compensated Neutron Gamma Ray Log
• CORG — Corgun Log
• NCD — Non Coincidental Demand
• CCLP — Casing Collar Locator Perforation
• SD — Sonic Density
• STC — Short Thread and Coupled
• PTA/S — Pipeline Termination Assembly/Structure
• GOM — Gulf Of Mexico
• UFL — Upper Flammable Limit
• LTG — Lighting
• BVO — ball valve operator
• MUNI — Municipal
• NGPL — Natural Gas Plant Liquids
• PPFG — Pore Pressure/Fracture Gradient
• HOA — Hand-Off-Automatic Switch
• ETSO — European Transmission System Operators association
• HFE — Human Factors Engineering
• OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
• RESFL — Reservoir Fluid
• BWD — barrels of water per day
• SWA — Stop Work Authority
• NERC — North American Electric Reliability Council

• CIL — chemical injection line
• MMST — One Million Short Tons
• PSA — Production Service Agreement
• SEIR — Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
• WM — Washing Machine
• HYPJ — Hyperjet
• EPLG — EpiLog
• CRT — capacity reservation tariff
• EDRP — Emergency Demand Response Program
• FV — Funnel Viscosity
• CBM — Capacity Benefit Margin
• TDU — Transmission Dependent Utility (electricity)
• BLPD — Barrels of Liquid Per Day
• XOM — Exxon Mobil Corporation
• DIRSU — directional survey report
• USBR — United States Bureau of Reclamation (USDI)
• NGR — Natural Gamma Ray
• CFD — Contract for Difference
• FDS — Functional Design Specification
• EPS — Early Production System
• TA — Top Assembly
• NGS — NGS Log
• CNLFD — CNL/FDC log
• GSM — Global System of Moblie
• NOC — National Oil Company
• OFO — Operational Flow Order
• GOMR — Gulf of Mexico Regional
• LMP — Locational Marginal Price
• AUV — authonomus underwater vehicle
• CHROM — chromatolog
• GASAN — Gas Analysis Report
• PBD — Pason Billing System
• OES — Office of Emergency Services
• PESA — Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
• FI(M) — free issue (materials)
• WOB — Weight On Bit
• HDA — Helideck Assistant
• BWOC — By Weight of Cement
• DRRC — Demand Response Research Center
• SWU — Separative Work Unit
• ARACL — array acoustic log
• IJC — International Joint Commission (Independent; Canada and U.S.)
• SIM — Similar
• CEC — Council of The European Communities
• BIVDL — BI/DK/WF/Casing collar locator/gamma ray log
• PSC — Public Service Commission
• VTMS — Vessel Traffic Management Services
• ISDP — Integrated Ship Design and Production
• RMR — Reliability Must Run (electricity)
• OOW — Officer of the Watch

• OTSG — One-time Through Steam Generator
• TTC — Total Transfer Capability (electricity)
• ICSU — Integrated Commissioning and Start Up
• GWI — Gross Working Interest
• DMRP — Density Magnetic Resonance Porosity
• SMES — Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• DWQL — dual-water quicklook log
• SEMP — Safety and Environmental Management Plan
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Tool
• GMO — Genetically modified organism
• SUMRE — Summary Report
• BCP — Blackstart Capability Plan
• KOE — One kilogram oil equivalent (EU) (measurement)
• PRSRE — Pressure Gauge Report
• MPP — Multiphase Pump
• CPU — Cavern Point Unit
• ART — actuator running tool
• E85 — E85 fuel: A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
• TWTTL — Two-Way Travel Time Log
• GEOL — Geological Surveillance Log
• LIOG — Lithography Log
• CSTAK — core sample taken log
• PBHL — Proposed Bottom-Hole Location
• PUWER — Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• SANDA — Sandstone Analysis Log
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission)
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• TNDTG — Thermal Neutron Decay Time/Gamma Ray Log
• FCP — Final Circulating Pressure
• MUDT — Mud Temperature Log
• DIPSK — dipmeter stick log
• PB — Push-button
• CTRAC — Cement Tracer Log
• POSWE — Post Well Summary Report
• PCOLL — Perforation and Collar
• PSA — Production Sharing Agreement
• CNS — Central North Sea
• TDT GR — TDT Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator Log
• PEA — Palaeo Environment Study Report
• PG&E — Pacific Gas & Electric
• CRET — Cement Retainer Setting Log
• LT — lag time
• D&C — drilling and completions
• SNG — Substitute Natural Gas
• CPP-F — Critical peak variable
• OPPR — Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
• MOX — mixed oxide fuel (nuclear)
• CRT — Clamp Replacement tool
• HAZCOM — Hazard Communications Program
• DSU — drill spacing unit

• ALR — Acoustic Log Report
• ORM — Other Regulated Materials
• XPOR — Crossplot Porosity
• ISFPB — ISF True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission (US) (electricity)
• IC — Institutional Controls
• DCS — Disturbance Control Standard
• FTS — Firm Transportation Service
• PUR — Plant Upset Report
• ITC — Investment tax credit (policy)
• PPA — Power Purchase Agreement (electricity)
• ETD — External Turret Disconnectable
• H — Prewash Hose Reel
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy (measurement- elect)
• PUHCA — Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (US) (electricity)
• RTTS — Retrievable Test Treat Squeeze
• CND — Compensated Neutron Density
• DF — Derrick Floor
• MDEA — Methyl Diethanolamine (aMDEA)
• NYISO — New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (US)
• VLBC — Very Large Bulk Carrier
• BES — Bulk electric system (Electricity transmission)
• DILLS — Dual Induction Log-LSS
• DR — Dryer
• MBT — Methylene Blue Test
• PSD — Prevention of Significant Deterioration
• U/S — Under Side
• BA — Balancing Authority
• TPERF — Tool Performance
• LWL — Length on Water Line
• BT — Boundary Trap
• IEL — Induction Electrical Log
• ERT — Emergency Response Training
• FTRE — Formation Testing Report
• NMEA — National Marine Electronic Association
• DGP — dynamic geohistory plot (3D technique)
• SWHE — Spiral Wound Heat Exchanger
• NRECA — National Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (US)
• WPQ/S — Weld Procedure Qualification/Specification
• LGS — Low-Gravity Solids
• MPSP — Maximum Predicted Surface Pressure
• IAIN — International Association of Institutes of Navigation
• DQLC — Dipmeter Quality Control Log
• CTCO — Coiled Tubing Clean Out
• IMCA — International Marine Contractors Association
• CEPA — Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• PROX — Proximity
• SV — Sleeve Valve
• PREP — Pacific Regional Energy Programme
• SSG — Sidewall Sample Gun

• MARA — MaraLog
• CMC — crown mounted compensators
• GEOCH — Geochemical Evaluation
• M — mega-
• GWC — Gas-Water Contact
• FER — field equipment room
• QCR — Quality Control Report
• MRBP — Magna Range Bridge Plug
• MMGAL/D — one million gallons per day
• C3 — Propane
• MECS — Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (DOE)
• SCRS — Sidewall Cores
• OCL — Quality Control Log
• UCTE — Union for the Coordination of the Transport of Electricity, the power transmission system of continental Europe
• ECPA — Electric Consumers Protection Act (US)
• SCDES — Sidewall Core Description
• VA — Volt-ampere (measurement)
• UPR — Upper Pipe Ram
• PHYFM — Physical Formation Log
• ATD — application to drill
• CSHN — Cased Hole Neutron Log
• DDPT — Drill Data Plot Log
• CEPS — Centre for European Policy Studies
• SLT — SLT GR Log
• FRSB — Fast Response Spill Boat
• NWR — National Wildlife Refuge
• IGU — International Gas Union
• GEOFO — Geological & Formation Evaluation Report
• NGPA — Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (US)
• ERA — Economic Regulatory Administration (part of United States Department of Energy
• NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council (US)
• LAOT — Linear Activation Override Tool
• SPS — Special Protection System
• MMS — Minerals Management Service, (United States)
• MERC — Mobile Emission Reduction Credit (MERC) (US)
• IDC — Interchange Distribution Calculator (electricity)
• LCM — Lost Circulation Material
• DIP — Dipmeter Log
• STRAT — Stratigraphy
• WRI — World Resources Institute (Washington, D.C.)
• OPEC — Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• STU — Steel Tube Umbilical
• °C — Degrees Celsius
• ETU — Electrical Test Unit
• UO4 — uranyl peroxide (nuclear)
• OIAC — Oil Industry Advisory Committee
• RTU — Roof Top Unit
• MRCV — Multi Reverse Circulating Valve
• WH — White
• PCDM — Power and Control Distribution Module

• PDPM — Power Distribution Protection Module
• O&G — Oil And Gas
• OTEC — ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
• DIRS — Directional Survey Log
• GRAD — Gradiometer Log
• COS — Center for Offshore Safety
• DAZD — Dip and Azimuth Display
• CEME — Cement Evaluation
• CEA — Country Environmental Analysis
• RECS — Residential Energy Consumption Survey (US)
• TMD — Total Measured Depth in a wellbore
• EC — Electrical Contractor
• C1 — Methane
• CP — Coincident Peak
• BA — Bottom Assembly (of a riser)
• FLOT — Flying Lead Orientation Tool
• POSTW — Post Well Appraisal Report
• CBM — Coalbed Methane
• ISFBG — ISF BHC GR Log
• VDR — Voyage Data Recorder
• TDS — Top Drive System
• IGIC — Interim gas inventory charge (natural gas)
• DSV — Drilling SuperVisor
• C2 — Ethane
• DRI — Drift Log
• BHSRE — bottom hole sampling report
• SIPES — Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, United States
• DBB — Double Block & Bleed
• KVAR — one thousand vars (measurement)
• KCMIL — Thousand Circular Mils
• RTP — Real-Time Pricing
• QSE — Qualifying Scheduling Entity
• DRREP — drilling report
• DSTSM — drill-stem test summary report
• DEFSU — definitive survey report
• MVL — minimum ventilation level (building tightness)
• NGA — Natural Gas Act (US)
• PENL — Penetration Log
• MEST — Micro-electrical scanning tool (a dipmeter, aka. MST or FMS).
• UFJ — Upper Flex Joint
• SSM — Synchronized system measurement-a WAMS with synchronous sensors in addition to PMUs. See Phasor networks.
• FIT — formation interval tester
• VISME — Viscosity Measurement
• BTL — building tightness limit (building tightness)
• BHCA — BHC Acoustic Log
• C6 — Hexanes
• XL — oExploration Licence
• ISSA — International Ship Supplies Association
• NGTLD — NGT LDT QL Log
• SF — Strip Footing

• CCIP — Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• ETTD — Electromagnetic Thickness Test
• CONDR — Continuous Directional Log
• FDC — Formation Density Log
• E — Exploration
• DWSS — Dig Well Seismic Surface Log
• ENGF — Engineer Factual Report
• NASUCA — National Association of Utility Consumer Advocates(US)
• PRCI — Pipeline Research Council International, Inc.
• DADRP — Day-Ahead Demand Response Program
• NFTZ — Non Free Trade Zone
• EWR — End Of Well Report
• HCCS — Horizontal Clamp Connection System
• CSI — CSI Log
• IIMS — International Institute of Marine Surveyors
• MBRO — Multi-Bore Restriction Orifices
• HWB — Hair Wash Basin
• TUN — Tundish
• PPP — Purchasing Power Parity
• PLES — Pipeline End Structure
• SI/TA — Shut In/Temporarily Abandoned
• POSVCM — Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model
• GPSL — Geo Pressure Log
• CPA — California Power Authority
• STSH — String Shot
• DCAL — dual caliper log
• CIDL — chemical injection downhole lower
• STEP — Southwest Transmission Expansion Plan
• TVA — Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
• ETBE — Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• NRCS — National Resource Conservation Service (US)
• IUA — International Underwriting Association
• DIPLP — dip lithology pressure log
• RCIS — Reliability Coordinator Information System
• FANAL — Formation Analysis Sheet Log
• JITF — Joint Industry Task Force
• STP — Submerged Turret Production
• EPCU — Electrical Power Conditioning Unit
• LDC — Local distribution company (electricity)
• CMVE — Competitive Market Value Estimate
• GRN — Gamma Ray Neutron Log
• IF — Internal Flush tool joint
• PPTF — Pounds Per Thousand Feet
• DSTG — DSTG Log
• INT — Interlock
• RBS — Riser Base Spool
• OCSLA — Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (oil)
• NRDA — National Resource Damage Assessment
• KMW — kill mud weight
• SHO — Stab and Hinge Over

• HAZOP — Hazardous Operation
• E95 — E95 fuel
• MBOED — One million barrels of oil equivalent(EU)
• HLO — Heavy Load-out (Facility)
• CAT — Connector Actuating Tool
• BCPD — barrels condensate per day
• DSTW — Drill Stem Test Job Report/Works
• FWF — From Web Face)
• IMR — Inspection, Maintenance and Repair
• LIPA — Long Island Power Authority (US) (electricity)
• LVOT — Linear Valve Override Tool
• IMLA — International Maritime Lecturers Association
• RCR — Remote Component Replacement (Tool)
• QF — Qualifying Facility
• LOGSM — Log Sample
• SNP — Sidewall Neutron Porosity
• GAS — Gas Log
• PUN — Puncher Log
• ROT — Remote Operated Tool
• SONCB — Sonic Calibration Log
• SEA — Strategic Environmental Assessment (United Kingdom)
• CBL — Customer Baseline Load
• EDS — Emergency Disconnect Sequence
• DESFL — deep induction SFL log
• PIDX — Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (oil)
• INSUR — Inrun Survey Report
• WHP — Wellhead Pressure
• ISFSL — ISF SLS MSFL Log
• OTIP — Operational Testing Implementation Plan
• PAL — Palaeo Chart
• DOWRE — downhole report
• AV — Annular Velocity
• EN — European Standard
• PDP — Proved Developed Reserves
• CBI — Computer Based Information
• WORKO — Workover
• TSH — Temperature Safety High
• SPT — Shallower Pool Test
• ARESV — analysis of reservoir
• PCB — Poly-chlorinated biphenyl
• RATC — Recallable Available Transmission Capability
• MWE — Megawatt Electric
• FH — Full Hole tool joint
• DPL — Dual Propagation Log
• FPL — Flow Analysis Log
• PPR — Potential Peak Reduction
• THERM — Thermometer Log
• COA — Conditions of Approval
• SONWV — Sonic Waveform Log
• ONNR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue (formerly MMS)

• WSSAM — Well Site Sample
• LSSON — Long Spacing Sonic Log
• BIOR — Biostratigraphic Range Log
• HBL — Hydrostatic Balanced Loading
• DRLCT — drilling chart
• IBIA — International Bunker Industry Association
• HGS — High Gravity Solids
• CIDU — chemical injection downhole upper
• EDP — Exploration Drilling Program Report
• RITT — Riser Insertion Tube (Tool)
• PTSET — Production Test Setter
• TAPVE — Tape Verification
• MIRU — Move In and Rig Up
• MAIN — Mid America Interconnected Network (US)
• LOW-E — Low Emissivity
• AS — array sonic processing log
• DLIST — Dip List Log
• RCCD — Reverse Circulation Centre Discharge
• CCHT — Core Chart Log
• BHPRP — borehole pressure report
• CEC — California Energy Commission
• LEVP — Low Emissions Vehicle Program
• PEX — Platform Express toolstring (resistivity, porosity, imaging)
• NREPA — National Resource and Environmental Protection Act (US)
• LDTEP — LDT EPT Gamma Ray Log
• FPC — Federal Power Commission (US)
• USDOT — United State Department of Transportation
• ITOPF — International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
• IBCS — Integrated Bridge Control System
• CDATA — Core Data
• SSE — Short Service Employee
• LCB — Longitudinal Centre of Buoyancy
• FWR — Final Well Report
• GLV — Gas Lift Valve
• TGB — Temporary Guide Base
• TRA — Tracer Log
• MWDRE — Measurement While Drilling Report
• KWE — kilowatt electric (measurement)
• MEM — Mechanical Earth Model
• SDU — Sanitary Disposal Unit
• NGV — Natural Gas Vehicle
• HP — Horsepower (measurement)
• EDR — Exploration Drilling Report
• BHTV — Borehole Television Report
• DELTA — Delta-T Log
• PROTE — Production Test Report
• SWC — Side Wall Core
• PURPA — Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (US) (electricity)
• CERCLIS — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (US)
• LAT — Lowest Astronomical Tide

• PGOR — Produced Gas Oil Ratio
• SMPS — Special Marketing Programs
• SDPBH — SDP Bottom Hole Pressure Report
• TFL — Through Flow Line
• DPRES — dual propagation resistivity log
• HEC — hydroxyethylcellulose
• FUCO — Foreign Utility Company
• FOSC — Federal on Scene Coordinator
• SMLS — Seamless PipeMPP:
• ESMAP — Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
• LGX — Line Group Cross
• JT — Joule-Thomson
• MER — Maximum Efficient Rate
• PETPM — Petrography Permeametry Report
• HRLA — High Resolution Laterolog Array
• DG — Directorate-General (EU) (government)
• IPP — Independent Power Producer (electricity)
• BBS — Behavioral-Based Safety
• GBT — Gravity Base Tank
• FEL — From East Line
• MUD — Mud Log
• RFTS — Repeat Formation Tester Sample
• FINESSE — Financing Energy Services for Small Scale Users
• NNS — Northern North Sea
• INCR — Incline Report
• OT — Off Tree
• DEPC — Depth Control Log
• NARUC — National Association of Regulatory Commissioners
• JLT — J-Lay Tower
• FPA — Federal Power Act (US)
• LOE — Lease Operating Expenses
• FSB — flowline support base
• P — Producing well
• WSHT — Well Shoot
• FSL — from south line
• CIAC — Contributions in Aid of Construction
• SPROF — Seismic Profile
• UKOOG — United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group
• DIPRE — Dipmeter Report
• NGH — Natural Gas Hydrate
• UG — Under Ground
• E/W — East/West
• WHMIS — WorkPlace Hazardous Material Information Systems
• RIH — Run In Hole
• IFTPA — International Forest Product Transport Association
• CT — Combustion turbine (electricity)
• SSTV — Subsea Test Valve
• HUET — Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
• FTM — fire-team member
• MNP — Merge and Playback Log

• CORAN — core analysis report
• GLT — GLT Log
• AMI — area of mutal interest
• LL — Laterolog
• DR — Drilling Report
• EFR — Engineering Factual Report
• HDU — Horizontal Drive Unit
• SURRE — Survey Report
• SNAM — Societá NAzionale Metanodotti now Snam S.p.A. (Italy)
• SEIA — Sustainable Energy Industry Association
• FGEOL — final geological report
• HCAL — HRCC Calliper (in Logs)(in Inches)
• RAB — Regional Advisory Body (US)
• RPM — Reliability Pricing Model.(electricity)
• DILSL — dual-induction log-SLS
• COMRE — Completion Record Log
• FCVE — F Curve Log
• EB — Equipment Branch
• IER — Incremental Energy Rate
• MDD — Maximum Daily Delivery Obligations
• DRCC — Demand Response Coordinating Council (coalition)
• NURE — national uranium resource evaluation (US)
• EOT — End of Tubing
• ONTARIO — IESO Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (Canada)
• LOT — Linear Override Tool
• MCB — Main Circuit Breaker
• CFL — Compact Fluorescent Light
• GPLT — Geol Plot Log
• ISFP — ISF Sonic True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• PWB — Production Wing Block (XT)
• RBMK — Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный = "High Power Channel Type Reactor" (RU)
• NYDER — New York Department of Environmental Resources
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (oil)
• RFTRE — Repeat Formation Tester Report
• ROG — Reactive Organic Gases
• GDAT — Geodetic Datum
• HDT — High Resolution Dipmeter Log
• TBL — Transmission business line (electricity)
• HL — Hook Load
• DSTND — dual-space thermal neutron density log
• DIIS — Danish Institute for International Studies (Denmark)
• GTI — Gas Technology Institute (US)
• PWRI — Produced Water Re-Injection
• DARCI — Darci Log
• NPW — New Pool Wildcat
• MINHERS — Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Systems Standards
• ELCON — Electricity Consumers Resources Council
• MEPRL — Mechanical Properties Log
• FIT — fairing intervention tool
• MDSS — Measured Department Sub-Sea

• DSTL — Drill Stem Test Log
• DECC — Department for Energy and Climate Change (UK)
• VERTK — Vertical Thickness
• IGSC — Interim gas supply charge (natural gas)
• DIEGR — dielectric gamma ray log
• RFI — request for interest
• CD — Contract Demand
• BHT — bottomhole temperature
• USDOE — United States Department Of Energy
• LEPRE — Litho-Elastic Property Report
• WELP — Well Log Plot
• PHFFU — Plant Held for Future Use
• PSIA — Pounds per Square Inch Atmospheric
• CB — Core Barrel
• CGPH — Core Graph Log
• PDCI — Pacific Direct Current Intertie (US) (electricity)
• CAISO — California Independent System Operator Corporation, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US)
• PSLOG — Pressure Log
• LVI — Low Viscosity Index
• PUD — Public Utility District (electricity)
• WSO — Water Shut Off
• FPDM — fracture potential and domain modelling/mapping]
• ECT — External Cantilevered Turret
• CM — Choke Module
• SPFM — Single Phase Flow Meter
• RMC — Rigid Metal Conduit
• DSCAN — DSC analysis report
• LUMI — Luminescence Log
• CYDN — Cyberdon Log
• SIR — savings-to-investment ratio (energy conservation investments)
• OHC — Open Hole Completion
• SECGU — Section Gauge Log
• TSO — Transmission System Operator) (electricity)
• CUTTD — cuttings description report
• CDRCL — compensated dual resistivity cal. log
• LIC — License Internal Code
• PSC — Production-sharing contract
• SPCCP — Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan
• MC — Metal-Clad Cable
• NAVIG — Navigational Log
• 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)
• TAPS — Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (natural gas)
• SEDHI — Sedimentary History
• TOE — Ton of oil equivalent (EU)
• LSBGR — Long Spacing BHC GR Log
• CB — Critical branch
• BHL — Borehole Log
• CALVE — calibrated velocity log data
• SES — Seafarers Education Service
• QR — Quality Ranking

• DAC — Dipole Acoustic Log
• HVI — Home Ventilating Institute (AMCA)
• SITT — Single TT Log
• PIFUA — Power