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• XFMR — Transformer
• REQ'D — Required
• MBOE/D — Thousand Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• LAN — Local Area Network
• TAPLI — Tape Listing
• LR — Lloyd's Register
• ABAN — Abandonment
• ETA — Estimated Time of Arrival
• F'C — Characteristic Concrete Strength
• MMGAL — one million gallons
• YTD — Year To Date
• MMSCFD — Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day
• MPQT — Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Test
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
• GRIDCO — Any company running a transmission grid (electricity). Also known as a TransCo (US) (electricity)
• MMBBL — Million Barrels
• U-VALUE — thermal transmittance (also called U-factor)
• HAZID — Hazard Identification
• AFFF — Aqueous Film Forming Foam
• MMBOE — Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent
• PADPRT — Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool
• BBL/D — Barrel per day
• RDF — Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
• XPT — Formation Pressure Test log (Schlumberger)
• SSL — Structural Slab Level
• CTRS — Centers
• DO — Dissolved Oxygen
• U.S.C. — United States Code
• K-VALUE — thermal conductance
• XMRI — Extended Range Micro Imager (Halliburton)
• IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
• N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
• NTU — Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
• PM10 — Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns In Diameter
• MMBBL/D — one million barrels of oil per day
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• TVDSS — True Vertical Depth SubSea
• NORM — Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
• IWOCS — Installation/Workover Control System
• U3O8 — triuranium octaoxide (nuclear)
• N0X — Nitrogen Oxides
• M/V — Mobile Vessel
• FOBOT — Fibre Optic Break Out Tray
• 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
• VDU — Visual Display Unit
• CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
• A — Ampere
• UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
• SS — Subsea, as in a datum of depth, e.g. TVDSS (True Vertical Depth Subsea)

• R-VALUE — thermal resistance
• TAGOGR — Thermally Assisted Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage
• CFW — Continuous Fillet Weld
• WAV3 — Amplitude (in Seismics)
• ZDENP — Density Log
• NB — Nominal Bore
• WATAN — Water Analysis
• IGS — Inert Gas System
• DA-RTP — RTP Day ahead real time pricing (regarding Electricity metering)
• RF — Radio Frequency
• Ω — Ohm
• BHA — Bottom Hole Assembly
• TBOSIET — Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
• WAV5 — Compensate Amplitudes
• PPM — parts per million
• 8RD — eight round
• PBR — Polished-Bore Receptacle
• I:P — Injector To Producer Ratio
• XMAC-E — XMAC Elite (Next generation of XMAC)
• PALYN — Palynological Analysis Report
• PLET — Pipeline End Termination
• WABAN — Well Abandonment Report
• UBIRE — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager Report
• QC — Quality Control
• IP — Internet Protocol
• GDT — Gas Down To
• SUTU — Subsea Umbilical Termination Unit
• Φ — Phase
• FFL — Finished Floor Level
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• MBBLS/D — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• WAV4 — Two Way Travel Time (in Seismics)
• UBHO — Universal Bottom Hole Orientation (sub)
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• GFCI, GFI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• NAECA — National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987
• OBEVA — OBDT Evaluation Report
• OBDTL — OBDT Log
• HAP'S — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• KPI — Key Performance Indicator
• GDP — Gross Domestic Product
• WALKS — Walkaway Seismic Profile
• IRR — Internal Rate of Return
• AC — Alternating Current
• CPI SEPARATOR — corrugated plate interceptor
• USIT — Ultrasonic imaging tool (cement bond logging)
• BIORE — biostratigraphy study report
• UTA — Umbilical Termination Assembly
• FACHV — four-arm calliper log

• SALM — Single-Anchor Leg Mooring
• SAR — Search And Rescue
• TQM — Total Quality Management
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• PPA — Pounds Of Proppant Added
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• SAAS — Software as a Service
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum
• GOSP — Gas/Oil Separation Plant
• MMCF/D — Million Cubic Feet per Day
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum, an imaginary horizontal surface at which TWT is assumed to be zero
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• AAR — After Action Review
• MOPU — Mobile Offshore Production Unit
• GM3 — Billion cubic metres (measurement – gas)
• LPWHH — Low Pressure Well Head Housing
• IPO — Initial Public Offering
• R&D — Research & Development
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• LITDE — Litho Density Quicklook Log
• GATT — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
• CTOD — Crack Tip Opening Displacement
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• W — Watt
• ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• CITHP — Closed in Tubing Head Pressure
• ARA — (in shipping) ports of Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp (oil)
• OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• AHU — Air Handling Unit
• BSDV — Boarding Shutdown Valve
• ADR — Alternative Dispute Resolution
• BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor
• PPE — Preferred Pressure End
• MMSCF — Million Standard Cubic Feet
• CAPEX — Capital Expenditure
• DOT — Department of Transport
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• OS&D — Over, Short & Damage (Report)
• MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
• FID — Final Investment Decision
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• FNOS — Final Notice Of Sale
• BS&W — Basic Sediment and Water
• ASV — Annular Safety Valve
• QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• GNP — gross national product (economics)
• RTTS — Retrievable Test-Treat-Squeeze (packer)

• FWKO — Free Water Knock Out
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• JV — Joint Venture
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• FLET — Flowline End Termination
• ICT — Information and Communication Technology
• WIKA — Definition Needed
• FIT — Formation Integrity Test
• ERP — Emergency Response Plan
• FSRU — Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
• LMRP — Lower Marine Riser Package
• AGL — Above Ground Level
• AGA — American Gas Association
• SSD — Sliding Sleeve Door
• EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
• ETA — Event Tree Analysis
• TCP — Tubing Conveyed Perforating
• SITHP — Shut In Tubing Hanger/Head Pressure (another term for CITHP)
• VO — Variation Order
• WHSIP — Wellhead Shut-In Pressure
• WC — Water Closet (in building plans)
• CUP — Conditional Use Permit
• AVR — Automatic Voltage Regulator (electricity)
• RNR — Romanian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• PSR — Pipe Slip Ram
• AMP — Ampere
• OT — Overtime
• LNG — Liquefied Natural Gas
• TRM — Transmission Reliability Margin (electricity)
• NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
• ROB — Remain On Board
• EC — European Commission
• SRT — Site Receival Test
• UWILD — Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry Docking
• IMF — International Monetary Fund
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• QTY — Quantity
• DB — Decibel
• CHOPS — Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand
• MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
• BP — Boiling Point
• MBD — Million Barrels per Day
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• D — Day
• MMBOED — million barrels of oil equivalent per day
• LEL — Lower Explosive Limit
• LWD — Logging While Drilling
• BOD — Biological Oxygen Demand
• CART — cam-actuated running tool
• PSR — Pre Startup Review

• JSA — Job Safety Analysis
• MM — Million
• LOC — Letter Of Credit
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• SIMOPS — SIMultaneous OPerationS
• BOP — Bottom of Pipe
• IRC — Inspection Release Certificate
• CGR — Condensate Gas Ratio
• LH — Left Hand
• YD — Yard
• CTRL — Control
• LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
• HIPPS — High Integrity Pressure Protection System
• SIDPP — Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure
• DSS — Decision Support System
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
• CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
• VIR — Value-Investment Ratio
• MSA — Metropolitan Statistical Area
• SCM(MB) — Subsea Control Module (Mounting Base)
• LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
• A — Analog
• STD — Standard
• SQ — Square
• VRU — Vapor Recovery Unit
• C&K — Choke And Kill
• LOLER — Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• LOA — Letter Of Agreement
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• PSE — Pressure Safety Element
• ITP — Inspection And Test Plan
• SAT — Site Acceptance Test
• AL — Aluminium
• MPS — Manufacturing Procedure Specification
• EPIRB — Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
• MASP — Maximum Allowable Surface Pressure
• GOR — Gas Oil Ratio
• CBT — Computer Based Training
• ACRS — Accelerated Cost Recovery System (finance)
• STOIIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially in Place
• O&M — Operation and Maintenance
• MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
• PCD — Pitch Circle Diameter
• MSL — Mean Sea Level
• JIT — Just in time
• OCR — Optical Character Recognition
• GRV — Gross Rock Volume
• CPI — Corrugated Plate Interceptor
• CBI — Confederation of British Industry
• CBL — Cement Bond Log

• PLEM — Pipeline End Manifold
• SCR — Selective Catalytic Reduction
• DOA — Delegation Of Authority
• ICAP — Installed Capacity (electricity)
• BDV — Blow Down Valve
• HAZMAT — Hazardous Material
• O3 — Ozone
• AAV — Annulus access valve
• DC — Direct Current
• KWH — Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
• BLDG — Building
• FTA — Fault Tree Analysis
• CITHP — closed-in tubing head pressure
• NET — Network
• GBS — Gravity Based Structure
• MT — Metric Ton
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• ROI — Return on Investment
• ICP — Intermediate Casing Point
• SSCSV — Subsurface Controlled Safety Valve
• AFE — Authorization for Expenditure
• OCIMF — Oil Companies International Marine Forum
• LOS — Line Of Sight
• DCS — Distributed Control System
• LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
• CDU — Crude Distillation Unit
• THRT — Tubing Hanger Running Tool
• NEC — National Electrical Code
• RH — Right Hand
• MS — Mass Spectrometer
• COD — Chemical Oxygen Demand
• ALARP — As Low as Reasonably Practicable
• SIWHP — Shut-In Well-Head-Pressure
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• ICCP — Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol
• UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
• WC(S) — Water Closet With "S" Trap
• LAH — Lookahead
• NO — Number
• SCE — Safety Critical Equipment
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• SSIV — Subsea Isolation Valve
• CSI — Combinable Seismic Imager (VSP) log (Schlumberger)
• TRSCSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• PM2.5 — Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Microns In Diameter
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• MISC — Miscellaneous
• HISC — Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking
• DLS — Dog-Leg Severity
• CBM — Conventional Buoy Mooring

• VLP — Vertical Lift Performance
• MAOP — Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure
• HMAX — Maximum Wave Height
• CAD — Computer-Assisted Design
• OMBO — One-Man Bridge Operation
• VOR — Variation Order Request
• EVARE — Evaluation Report
• HVAC — Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• AGRU — Acid Gas Removal Unit
• THERP — Technique For Human Error Rate Prediction
• CT — Current Transformer
• SIC — Standard Industrial Classification (Code)
• TSE — Temperature Safety Element
• NO — Nitric Oxide
• RCA — Root Cause Analysis
• NOR — Notice of Readiness
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
• AMSL — Above Mean Sea Level
• KOP — Kick-Off Point Directional Drilling
• MAWOP — Maximum Allowable Wellhead Operating Pressure
• PE — Polyethylene
• P&ID — Piping And Instrument Diagrams
• PWR — Power
• TRSV — Tubing Retrievable Safety Valve
• IE — Invert Elevation
• COC — Certificate Of Conformance
• ERT — Emergency Response Team
• BHP — Bottom Hole Pressure
• NRI — Net Revenue Interest
• SEC — Second
• DAT — wellhead housing drill-ahead tool
• RTE — Rotary Table Elevation
• CAPM — Capital Asset Pricing Model
• PHOL — Photon Log
• GND — Ground
• SMS — Safety Management Systems
• OPT — Options
• SNG — Synthetic Natural Gas
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• FWL — Free Water Level
• SCSSV — Surface controlled subsurface safety valves
• 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
• JOA — joint operating agreement
• ROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle
• PGB — Permanent Guide Base
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• MTTF — Mean Time To Failure
• SUT(A/B) — Subsea Umbilical Termination (Assembly/Box)
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode

• BTM — Bottom
• PIC — Person In Charge
• EM — Electromagnetic
• DST — Drill Stem Test
• MBPD — thousand barrels of oil per day
• AMDEA — activated methyldiethanolamine
• SDG&E — San Diego Gas & Electric (US)
• RCU — Remote Control Unit
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• AEC — Architecture, Engineering, Construction
• SDV — Shutdown Valve
• GFCI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
• VRR — Voidage Replacement Ratio
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• A/C — Air Conditioning
• TRIR — Total Recordable Incident Rate
• ATC — Automatic Temperature Control
• OSRAM — Oil Spill Risk Analysis Model
• FT — Feet
• PSM — Process Safety Management (chemical industry)
• SBT — Segmented Bond Tool
• TRCFR — Total Recordable Case Frequency Rate
• ATM — Atmosphere
• LMT — Local Mean Time
• R — Radius
• PQR — Procedure Qualification Record
• AICD — autonomous inflow control device
• MCFPD — One Thousand Cubic Feet Of Gas Per Day
• UN — United Narions
• NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
• FSO — floating storage offloading vessel
• PPI — Producer Price Index
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• LAT — Latitude
• CSR — Corporate Social Responsibility
• PPB — parts per billion (109)
• TBE — Technical Bid Evaluation
• KVNR — Dutch Register Of Shipping
• NO — Normally Open
• COC — Cost Of Capital
• PTDF — Power Transfer Distribution Factor (electricity)
• ISIP — Initial Shut in Pressure
• DOL — United States Department of Labor
• NM — Nautical Mile
• CNG — Compressed natural gas
• IN — Inch
• COL — Column
• LAS — Log ASCII Standard

• RNC — Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit
• BTO/C — break to open/close (valve torque)
• SWL — Safe Working Load
• SOW — Slip-On Wellhead
• LP — Low Pressure
• MTR — Mill Test Report
• MIN — Minimum
• WMPI — Wet Magnetic Particle Inspection
• AMI — Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• DMR — Discharge Monitoring Report
• DTI — Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• BOTTO — bottom hole pressure/temperature report
• DN — Diameter Nominal
• CFS — Cubic Feet per Second
• TRSCSSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• CDP — common depth point (geophysics)
• DHSV — Downhole Safety Valve
• ECC — Emergency Control Center
• MSIP — Modular Sonic Imaging Platform (Sonic Scanner)
• MCC — Master Control Center
• FA — Fire Alarm
• PU — Pick Up
• MMBOEPD — Millions Of Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• AWG — American Wire Gauge
• VDL — Variable Density Log
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• DNV — Det Norske Veritas
• MSW — Municipal Solid Waste
• SHS — Square Hollow Section
• LOLE — Loss of Load Expectation (electricity)
• HDPE — High Density Polyethylene Electrical
• BLM — Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
• SSTT — Subsea Test Tree
• RP — Recommended Practice
• WMO — World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
• SOLAS — Safety of Life at Sea
• EMP — Environmental Management Plan
• CRT — Casing Running Tool
• ROW — Right-Of-Way
• STFL — Steel Tube Fly Lead
• CCTV — Closed Circuit Television
• EPO — Emergency Power Off
• AIS — Automatic Identification System
• AUV — Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
• CAODC — Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
• SEC — Securities and Exchange Commission (US)
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.

• FASB — Financial Accounting Standards Board
• ITF — International Transport Workers' Federation
• NORDEL — association of Nordic electric system operators, comprising Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
• ERA — Environmental Risk Assessment
• RTU — Remote Terminal Unit
• FS — Fail Safe
• NEPA — National Energy Policy Act of 1992
• DTH — Dekatherm (defined as 1 million British thermal units, also written "MMBtu") (measurement)
• MAWP — Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
• GR — Gamma Ray
• HPU — Hydraulic Power Unit
• CG — Coast Guard
• LIHEAP — Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• SHOWL — Show Log
• MDF — Main Distribution Frame
• RKB — Rotary Kelly Bushing
• MDT — Modular formation Dynamic Tester
• MMCFD — One Million Cubic Feet Per Day
• DLONG — Difference in Longitude
• CIBP — Cast Iron Bridge Plug
• HAZOP — Hazard and Operability
• MARPOL — International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
• FW — Fillet Weld
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Pressure
• SW — Switch
• AAGR — Average Annual Growth Rate
• NBS — National Bureau of Standards (US)
• CATV — Cable Television
• MGD — Million Gallons Per Day
• AIC — Ampere Interrupting Capacity
• EIS — Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• NMFS — National Marine Fisheries Services
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene
• UFLS — Under frequency load shedding (electricity)
• EPT — Electromagnetic Propagation Tool
• CAA — Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
• SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
• DNC — Digital Nautical Chart
• AB — As Built
• WAG — Water Alternating Gas
• DWG — Drawing
• CDM — Clean Development Mechanism
• HSC — Health and Safety Commission
• MPD — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• MMHG — millimeters of mercury
• DFIT — Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test
• STOP — Safety Training Observation Program
• ROV/WROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle/WorkClass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• 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

• UHVDC — Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (electricity)
• CCT — Circuit
• C — Centigrade
• OA — Overall
• COA — Contract Of Affreightment
• AQ — Air Quality
• CKT — Circuit
• CRI — Color Rendering Index
• AFCI — Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
• SOBM — Synthetic Oil Based Mud
• BSP — British Standard Pipe
• PCV — Pressure Control Valve
• BSL — Burner Safety Low
• AVGMS — Annulus Vent Gas Monitoring System
• AFL — Above Floor Level
• RWQCB — Regional Water Quality Control Board
• PRESS — Pressure
• R&D — Records And Documentation
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• EMT — Electrical Metallic Tubing
• EQUIP — Equipment
• NRC — National Response Center
• CVR — Cover
• KH — Permeability Thickness
• SDL — Supplier Document List
• # — Number
• DWT — Deadweight Ton
• NCR — Nonconformance Report
• CPI — Computer Processed Interpretation Log
• BOP — Blowout Preventer
• MJ — Megajoule
• RPD — Revised Application For Permit To Drill
• ODT — Oil Down To
• TAML — Technology Advancement For Multilaterals
• PHI — Porosity
• RQ — Reportable Quantity
• DIM — Dimension
• OML — Oil Mining Lease (petroleum rights)
• CP — Cathodic Protection
• RMS — root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
• MAX — Maximum
• ADROC — advanced rock properties report
• NAICS — North American Industry Classification System
• PRIM — Primary
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• ONAN — Oil Natural Air Natural (cooling method)
• MSC — Master Services Contract
• ROFR — Right of First Refusal (finance)
• KJ — Key Joint
• BPS — Bulk Power System (Electricity transmission)

• BA — Biological Assessment
• ASE — Alliance to Save Energy
• PA — Polyamide
• CCS — China Classification Society
• ADIT — Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes
• CHDTP — calliper HDT playback log
• GRP — Glass Reinforced Plastic
• AMV — Annulus Master Valve
• M — Million
• JRC — Joint Research Centre
• BOSIET — Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
• CIV — Chemical Injection Valve
• RHS — Rectangular Hollow Section
• POV — Pressure Operated Valves
• OPRC — International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Co Operation
• CC — Combined Cycle
• NMHC — Non Methane Hydrocarbons CO
• OPA — US Oil Pollution Act Of 1990
• MP — Main Pass Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• LOPA — Layers of Protection Analysis
• SSCC — Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking
• FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
• OLF — Norwegian Oil Industry Association
• DSM — Demand Side Management
• CL — Center Line
• N — Newton
• FSBL — Full Strength Butt Weld
• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• 2D — Two-Dimensional
• CLR — Clear
• ENC — Electronic Navigation Chart
• POBM — Pseudo-Oil-Based Mud
• CHS — Circular Hollow Section
• NC — Normally Closed
• CEC — Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• PVSV — Pressure Vacuum Safety Valve
• VSI — Versatile Seismic Imager (Schlumberger VSP tool)
• OAPEC — Organization Of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
• DEXP — D-exponent log
• CRP — Conservation Reserve Program (US)
• OVID — Offshore Vessel Inspection Database
• MMSTB — million stock barrels
• WHFP — Wellhead Flowing Pressure
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• DANIDA — Danish International Development Agency
• IMDG CODE — International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
• POOI — Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated
• INTERCARGO — International Association Fo Dry Cargo Ship Owners
• GAL — Gallon
• ICD — Inflow Control Device

• LOS — Law Of The Sea
• API — American Petroleum Institute (oil)
• MOC — Management Of Change
• ESP — Electric Submersible Pump
• ADR — Asset Depreciation Range (finance)
• SCOTUS — Supreme Court of the United States
• AICHE — American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• COMMS — Communications
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• BTMG — Behind The Meter Generation
• RCD — Rotating Control Device
• B — Bottom
• MMCFD — Million Cubic Feet Day
• 1P — Proven reserves
• ESA — Endangered Species Act of 1973
• CBOB — Conventional Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (Motor Gasoline Blending Component)
• EE — Energy Efficiency
• ESCO — Energy Service Company
• UIC — Underground Injection Control
• OOT — Out of Tolerance
• SIT — (Casing) Shoe Integrity Test
• NYMEX — New York Mercantile Exchange
• TAN — Total Acid Number
• IFO — Intermediate Fuel Oil
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motors
• ISGOTT — International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers And Terminals
• TVA — Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
• BPD — barrels per day
• ECDIS — Electronic Chart Display and Information System
• PSO — Protected Species Observer
• REQ — Require
• DMA — Dead Man Anchor
• NSOP — Not Shown On Plan
• MOF — Marine Offloading Facility
• PR2 — Testing regime to API6A Annex F
• SITP — Shut In Tubing Pressure
• LOTO — Lock Out Tag Out
• SM — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• AQMD — Air Quality Management District
• SCP — Sustained Casing Pressure
• PWD — Pressure while Drilling
• ECS — Electronic Chart System
• CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• INTERTANKO — International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
• RDF — Radio Direction Finder
• RENC — Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Coordinating Centre
• ELEC — ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICIAN
• GTW — Gas To Wire
• CGT — Capital Gains Tax
• PAGA — Public Address General Alarm

• MRCC — Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
• SPF — Shots Per Foot
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• EER — Energy Efficiency Ratio
• SRL — Self Retracting Lifelines/Div>
• ISO — International Standard Organisation
• NFG — No Fucking Good, A.k.a. Busted, Non Functional, Broken. Also "New Fucking Guy"
• WRSCSSV — Wireline Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• OPS — US Office Of Pipeline Safety
• LODF — Line Outage Distribution Factor (electricity)
• AHBDF — along hole below Derrick floor
• UR — Urinal
• MUX — Make Up Crossover [Crossover X]
• SMART — Support For Maritime Training Scheme
• NTE — Not-To-Exceed
• MSP — Maximum Source Pressure
• PM — Particulate Matter
• MHA — Major Hazards Analysis
• PPMV — Parts Per Million by Volume
• SGS — Steel Gravity Substructure
• EMW — Equivalent Mud Weight
• RSTC — Rig Safety Training Coordinator
• FCITC — First Contingency Incremental Transfer Capability
• COSWP — Code Of Safe Working Practices For Merchant Seamen
• KB — Kelly Bushing
• CFD — computational fluid dynamics
• DSO — Distribution System Operator
• SW — South West
• P — Pole
• RCM — Reliability Centred Maintenance
• SPBM — Single Point Buoy Mooring System
• PPG — Pounds Per Gallon
• LOA — Length Over All
• GMDSS — Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO)
• AGC — Automatic Generation Control
• S — Wave Shear Wave
• EFH — Essential Fish Habitat
• SO3 — Oxides Of Sulfur
• SJOFARTSVERKET — Swedish Register Of Shipping, Swedish Maritime Administration
• OBO — Ore/Bulk/Oil Carrier
• NG — Natural Gas
• UNCCD — United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• SF6 — Sulfur Hexafluoride
• A&G — Administrative And General Expenses
• TRT — Tree Running Tool
• EF — Energy Factor
• EF — Exhaust Fan
• ITR — Inspection Test Record
• STOOIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place
• WI — Working Interest

• ESP — Electrostatic Precipitator
• SCF — Standard Cubic Foot
• MDM — Meter Data Management
• IHV — Integrated Hole Volume (of Borehole) (in Cubic Metres)
• B — Billion
• TWA — Time Weighted Averages
• OG — Oil And Gas Directorate
• BFI — Baltic Freight Index
• C — Conduit
• MMBOD — Million Barrels of Oil per Day
• IMT — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• MSC — Management System Coordinator
• ICS — Incident command system
• FPIT — Free-Point Indicator Tool
• AOF — Absolute Open Flow
• RFT — Repeat Formation Tester
• SWOT — Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• ACA — Annual Charge Adjustment (electricity)
• S&P — Standard & Poor's
• TEFRA — Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1985
• MT — Magnetotellurics
• PEM — Proton Exchange Membrane
• SNIP — Scotland Northern Ireland Pipeline
• PAR — Pre Assembled Rack
• BBL — Barrel
• XOM — Exxon Mobil Corporation
• SIRE — Ship'S Inspection Report
• MU — Mustang Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• MNI — Member Of The Nautical Institute
• GWP — global warming potential (climate)
• MWA — Military Warning Area
• SCE — Southern California Edison Company
• CEMS — Continuous Emission Monitoring System
• FACTS — Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System
• RS — Russian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• UNO — Unless Noted Otherwise
• EPA — Environmental Protection Act
• OGITF — Oil & Gas Industry Task Force
• TCF — Temporary Construction Facilities
• P&I — Protection and Indemnity insurance
• UO2 — uranium dioxide (nuclear)
• CTU — Cargo Transport Unit
• LD — Lay Down
• PSAC — Petroleum Services Association Of Canada
• OHGP — Openhole Gravel Pack
• COXY — carbon/oxygen log
• 2P — proved and probable reserves
• NK — Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
• KV — Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
• SMI — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area

• WPI — Wholesale Price Index
• BSR — Bottom-Simulating Reflector
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge
• MTSRU — Maritime Transportation System Recovery Unit
• FLT — Fault
• EIA — Environmental impact assessment (international)
• PSHL — Pressure Safety High/Low
• MCP — Manifold Compression Platform
• USCG — United States Coast Guard
• AADE — American Association of Drilling Engineers
• MW — Megawatt (one million watts)
• PFD — Process Flow Diagrams
• PLT — Production Logging Tool
• BCFD — Billion Cubic Feet per Day
• SCUBA — self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
• MQ — Marqesas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• IPR — Inflow Performance Relationship
• GL — Ground Level
• SPCC — Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasures
• ISF — ISF Sonic Log
• UEL — Upper Explosive Limit
• G — Ground
• AIT — Auto-Ignition Temperature
• GAO — Government Accounting Office
• ETD — Estimated Time of Departure
• SEG — Society Of Exploration Geophysicists
• CERA — Cambridge Energy Research Associates
• SCAL — Special Core Analysis Laboratory
• GPRA — Government Performance and Results Act
• ANP — Brazil'S National Petroleum Agency
• DLAT — Difference In Latitude
• MKB — Meters Below Kelly Bushing
• PS — South Padre Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• ILO — International Labor Organization (UN)
• OH — Open Hole
• NPS — Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
• NCP — US National Oil And Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
• OB — Overbalanced
• NIHQ — Nautical Institute Headquarters, London
• BPV — Back Pressure Valve
• MWCC — Marine Well Containment Co.
• FMECA — failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis
• NPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• KBE — Kelly Bushing Elevation
• SDM/U — Subsea Distribution Module/Unit
• MPFM — Multiphase Flowmeter
• DMA — dead-man anchor
• SHDT — Stratigraphic High-resolution Dipmeter Tool
• ECITB — Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
• NI — The Nautical Institute

• GDE — Gross Depositional Environment
• HS — Significant wave height
• PF — Platform
• OCA — Offshore Contractors Association
• OECD — Organization For Economic Co Operation And Development
• MH — Methane Hydrate
• PHA — Process Hazards Analysis
• PMU — Phasor measurement unit (electricity)
• HEP — Habitat Evaluation Procedure
• QUAD — Quadrillion Btus
• ASCSSV — Annulus Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• CMP — Coastal Management Program
• TEMPSC — Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft
• FOSV — Full-Opening Safety Valve
• BO — Biological Opinion
• PEL — Permissible Exposure Limit
• VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
• ISF — International Shipping Federation
• AIME — American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
• SOSREP — Secretary Of State'S Representative For Marine Salvage And Intervention
• OWR — Oil/Water Ratio
• SPAR — Floating Production System
• PDG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• DWG(S) — Drawing/S
• E — Young's Modulus
• EMI — Electromagnetic Inspection
• NAVTEX — Navigational And Meteorological Warning Broadcast Service
• PT — Potential Transformer
• OSPR — Oil Spill Prevention And Response
• OI — Oxygen Index
• NOD — Notice of Determination
• AAPL — American Association of Professional Landmen
• PESBG — Petroleum Exploration Society Of Great Britain
• TTRD — Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
• STB — Stock Tank Barrel
• F — Fuse
• PAH — Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• COW — Crude Oil Washing
• EW — Each Way
• EOR — Enhanced Oil Recovery
• PINC — Potential Incident Of Non Compliance
• WEG — Wireline Entry Guide
• LFMC — Liquid-Tight Flexible Metal Conduit
• MMPA — Marine Mammals Protection Act
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• PE — Professional Engineer
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• KVA — Kilovolt-Ampere
• SIWHP — Shut-in Well Head Pressure
• RE — Reservoir Engineer

• COP — Coefficient of Performance
• NPT — Nonproductive Time
• OGML — Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease
• SPCP — Spill Prevention And Cleanup Plan
• REACH — Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, And Restriction Of Chemicals
• MSA — Master Service Agreement
• DDM — Derrick Drilling Machine
• OWC — Oil Water Contact
• SU — Submersible
• UON — Unless Otherwise Noted
• PBU — Pressure Build-Up
• SWDW — Salt Water Disposal Well
• PIANC — Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
• SOUR — Oil/Gas With High Sulfur Content
• C&I — Commercial and industrial customers (Electricity transmission)
• DW — Dishwasher
• RSFO — Regional Supervisor, Office Of Field Operations, For Bsee
• WL — Water Line
• MBBLS — Thousand Barrels
• APD — Application for Permit to Drill
• UNFCCC — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• DIA — Diameter
• MMCRP — Mitigation Monitoring And Compliance Reporting Program
• GSR — Gas Supply Realignment (natural gas)
• WHRU — Waste Heat Recovery Unit
• MCE — Maximum Credible Earthquakes
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• CALOG — circumferential acoustic log
• DR — Dead Reckoning
• EEM — Energy Efficient Mortgage
• LTI(FR) — Lost Time Incident (Frequency Rate)
• GEF — Global Environmental Facility (environment)
• BCD — Barrel Per Day, on Calendar Days
• N/S — North/South
• APWD — Annular Pressure While Drilling
• RN — Release Notes
• NPFC — US National Pollution Funds Center
• IECC — International Energy Conservation Code
• SCF — standard cubic feet (of natural gas)
• BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
• GNOME — General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment
• BL — Barrel
• TD — Total Depth
• RFI — Requests For Inspection
• LIT — Lead Impression Tool
• NFW — New Field Wildcat, Lahee classification
• NTS — Not To Scale
• LO — Lubricating Oil
• SSCV — Subsea Control Valves
• SEMI — Semisubmersible

• PB — Pull Box
• XLPE — Crosslinked Polyethylene
• SSMNF — Subsea Manifold
• SCBA — Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
• ID — Internal Diameter
• COMP — Composite
• NDT — Nondestructive Test
• TDH — Total Dynamic Head
• RO — Ro Roll On/Roll Off
• OPITO — Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization
• RESDV — Riser Emergency Shut Down Valve
• LAAR — Load acting as a resource (ERCOT category) (electricity)
• HLO — Helicopter Landing Officer
• OPR — Office Of Planning And Research
• CIT — Chartered Institute of Transport
• LST — Local Standard Time
• IRP — Integrated Resource Plan
• CPP — Critical Peak Pricing
• LKO — Lowest Known Oil
• AFV — Alternative-Fuel Vehicle
• DGPS — Differential Global Positioning System
• OVSP — Offset Vertical Seismic Profiling
• ECP — External Casing Packer
• CU — Copper (Latin Cuprum)
• SWEET — Oil/Gas That Has Low Sulfur Content
• ILT — In-Line Tee
• KPSI — Thousand Pounds per Square Inch
• NFPA — National Fire Protection Association
• LHV — lower heating value
• MTLP — Mini Tension Leg Platform
• DWOP — Drilling Well On Paper
• SHARP — Sustainable Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme
• FCU — Fan Coil Unit
• TBA — Tertiary Butyl Alcohol
• SSTMP — Subsea Templates
• PB — St. Petersburg Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• ROSF — Rincon Onshore Separation Facility
• RUS — Rural Utilities Service
• HVAC — High voltage alternating current (electricity)
• SW — Salt Water
• SOW — Statements Of Work
• NEFE — Non Emulsifying Iron Inhibitor
• FB — footing beam
• DR — Demand Response
• MBOD — Thousand Barrels of Oil per Day
• 3D — three-dimensional (geophysics)
• EDC — Electric Distribution Company
• AFUDC — Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
• GT — Gross Tonnage
• BSML — below sea mean level

• NIMBY — Not In My Back Yard
• LBM — Pounds Mass
• IEA — International Energy Agency (Paris)
• HA — Hazard Analysis
• LMV — Lower Master Valve
• SNAM — Societб Nazionale Metanodotti Now Snam S.P.A.
• UFC — Uniform Fire Code
• SSRRC — System Safety And Reliability Review Committee
• SO — Oil Saturation
• EUE — External-upset-end
• FBE — fusion-bonded epoxy
• SONS — Spills Of National Significance
• LSH — Level Safety High
• ITT — Invitation To Tender
• RCI — Reservoir Characterization Instrument
• NRV — Non Return Valve
• RVP — Reid Vapor Pressure (used For Gasoline Volatility)
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch)
• LOP — Line Of Position
• MCD — Mechanical Completion Dossier
• MEF — Modified Energy Factor
• PA — Planning Authority
• ORICO — Oriented Core Data Report
• MMBTU — Million British Thermal Units
• SAC — Special Area of Conservation
• NPSH — Net Positive Suction Head
• CTLF — coil tubing lift frame
• PL — Pipeline
• NCOB — No Cargo On Board
• SPM — Side Pocket Mandrel
• DAR — Dressed All Round
• SEM — Subsea Electronics Module
• SS — Semisubmersible
• DTW — dealer tank wagon (as in, "oil companies setting regional dealer tank wagon pricing") (Oil)
• SPMT — Self Propelled Modular Transporter
• SEMS — Safety and Environmental Management Systems
• CCL — Casing Collar Locator
• AQCR — Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
• OTC — Offshore Technology Conference
• 3C — Proved, probable and possible Contingent Resources
• RK — Rankin Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• DEV — Development
• RFA — Regulatory Flexibility Act (US)
• LCF — Longitudinal Centre of Flotation
• SAGD — Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage
• MEG — Mono-Ethylene Glycol
• RMT — National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
• HO — Hydrographic Office
• IMC — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• PN — North Padre Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area

• MSCF — One Thousand Standard Cubic Feet
• SICP — Shut-In Casing Pressure
• BOEPD — Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• FBHP — Flowing Bottomhole Pressure
• LGO — Light Gas Oil
• ID — Inner Diameter
• GOC — Gas Oil Contact
• COE — Creek Corps of Engineers
• ERO — Electric Reliability Organization. The US designated NERC as its ERO.
• BFPD — Barrels of Fluid Per Day
• H2S — Hydrogen Sulfide
• IOR — Improved Oil Recovery
• WCST — Well Containment Screening Tool
• TAPS — Trans Alaska Pipeline System
• RRT — Regional Response Team
• NYSERDA — New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• PANAMAX — Ships Able To Transit, And Allowed Transit, Of The Panama Canal
• RIK — Replacement in Kind
• PR — Pully Ridge Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• EDF — Electricité de France
• ICV — Interval Control Valve
• AMBO — Armenia, Macedonia, Bulgaria Oil Pipeline
• HFL — Hydraulic Flying Lead
• ASBA — Association of Ship Brokers and Agents
• BU — Bottom Up
• HSWA — Health and Safety at Work Act
• FCV — Flow Control Valve
• LW — Low Water
• FIR — Failure Investigation Reports
• ER(D) — Extended Reach (Drilling)
• LINCO — Liner and Completion Progress Report
• MERSAR — Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual
• SB — Sit Bo Log
• WBS — Wellbore Schematic
• RESNET — Residential Energy Services Network
• VOSS — Vessels Of Opportunity Skimming Systems
• BOEPD — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• HSE — Health & Safety Executive Officer
• BIMCO — Baltic and International Maritime Council
• VERT — Vertical
• OCTG — Oil Country Tubular Goods
• ETO — Electro Technical Officer
• BGL — Borehole Geometry Log
• PILOT — Ogitf Successor
• RI — Royalty Interest
• FPS — Floating Production System
• BCFE — Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas Equivalent
• DART — Days Away, Restricted Work
• VOO — Vessels Of Opportunity
• TPIC — Terminal Person In Charge

• OP — Operating Procedure
• PI — Pressure Indicator
• SABA — Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
• NOX — Nitrogen Oxide
• NOW — Non Hazardous Oilfield Waste
• SEER — Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
• BOT — Bottom
• MWS — Marine Warranty Survey
• DHC — Depositional History Curve
• OASIS — Open Access Same-time Information System
• SO2 — Sulfur Dioxide
• CAAA — Clean Air Act Amendments
• CHRT — casing hanger running tool
• EIB — European Investment Bank
• AAODC — American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (obsolete; superseded by IADC)
• REWL — Reservoir Evaluation Wireline
• SAM — Subsea Accumulator Module
• SEDIM — Sedimentology
• MMCF — one million cubic feet (measurement of natural gas)
• SX — Sabine Pass Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• FMP — Facility Measurement Point
• MTBE — Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• NRT — National Response Team
• PTW — Permit to Work (UK)
• COFR — Certificate of Financial Responsibility
• FDP — Field Development Plan
• DPS — Dynamic Positioning System
• GPTG — Gallons Per Thousand Gallons
• AAU — Assigned amount units (measurement)
• SSSV — Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• P&A — Plug and Abandon
• ROP — Rate of Penetration
• EERA — Escape, Evacuation, And Rescue Analysis
• TSS'S — Traffic Separation Schemes
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• M — Milli
• CT — Coiled Tubing
• BUR — Build-Up Rate
• MCF — Thousand Cubic Feet
• CPT — Control Power Transformer
• QI — Qualified Individual
• HPHT — high pressure, high temperature ammoniation procedure
• AAPG — American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• HES — Health, Environment and Safety
• NE — North-East
• OSRO — Oil Spill Response Organization
• SSV — Surface Safety Valve
• MUSOL — Mutual Solvent
• EPCIP — European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• VTIS — Vessel Traffic Information System

• MSCT — Mechanical Sidewall Coring Tool
• COLREG — International Convention On Collision Regulations
• NGT — Natural Gamma Ray Tool
• FMS — Formation Micro Scan Log
• LCV — Level Control Valve
• TGB — Telecommunications Grounding Busbar
• GIIP — Gas Initially In Place
• PIP — Pump Intake Pressure
• MI — Mineral Insulated
• GL — Germanischer Lloyd
• GT&C — General Terms And Conditions
• VR — Vermillion Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• APA — Alaska Power Administration
• WDR'S — Waste Discharge Requirements
• ERNS — Emergency Response Notification System
• BPH — Barrels Per Hour
• O/B — On Board
• IPF — Impact Producing Factors
• PHA — Production Handling Agreement
• NACE — National Association of Corrosion Engineers
• AAQS — Ambient Air Quality Standards (environment) (US)
• FIV — Formation Isolation Valve
• FBR — Fast Breeder Reactor
• EPFS — Electronic Position Fixing System
• VIV — Vortex Induced Vibration
• PSL — Product Specification Level
• HP/IP — High Pressure And/Or Intermediate Pressure
• BGT — Borehole Geometry Tool
• ACE — Area Control Error (electricity)
• SDU/M — Subsea Distribution Unit/Module
• BOD — Basis of Design
• CRS — Croatian Register of Shipping
• FTG — Footing
• FLDF — Flying Lead Deployment Frame
• ATS — Automatic Transfer Switch
• CIRM — International Radio Maritime Committee
• CATS — Central Area Transmission System
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profile
• POP — Pump Out Plug
• TEL — Telephone
• DIS — Draft International Standard
• FAA — Fire Alarm Annunciator
• PMS — Planned Maintenance System
• ACEEE — American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
• VSD — Variable Speed Drive
• LWOL — Last Well on Lease
• OOD — Officer Of the Deck
• GPIT — General Purpose Inclinometry Tool
• FT — foot (unit of length)
• NAAQS — National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)

• PDG/PDHG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• KBG — Kelly Bushing Height above Ground Level
• CTD — Coiled Tubing Drilling
• EPCI — Engineering, Procurement, Construction, And Installation
• AD — Article Continues Below
• CAER — Community Awareness and Emergency Response
• FCO — UK Foreign And Commonwealth Office
• OBC — Ocean Bottom Cable
• MARSEC — Maritime Security
• FLMT — Flowline Manifold Termination
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• FCC — Fully Cellular Containership
• MEO — Medium-Earth Orbit
• ISM — IMO'S International Safety Management
• IMPA — International Maritime Pilots' Association
• UOT — Unscheduled Overtime
• ABSA — Alberta Boilers Safety Association
• CYDIP — cyberdip log
• NL — Night Light
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profiling
• IOC — International Oil Company
• ACHE — Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
• MPG — Miles Per Gallon
• ARPA — Automatic Radar Plotting Aids
• SVC — Static VAR compensator (electricity)
• DWH — Deepwater Horizon
• COTP — Captain Of The Port
• IG — Isolated Ground
• POB — Personnel on Board
• BOPE — Barrels Of Oil Per Day Equivalent
• EEZ — Exclusive Economic Zone
• PM&E — Protection, mitigation and enhancement
• AEP — American Electric Power Company, Inc.
• WCID — Well Construction Interface Document
• FI — Final Inspection
• IROL — Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (electricity)
• YR — Years old
• HYROP — Hydrophone Log
• LBA — Local Balancing Authority
• GRC — Galvanized Rigid Conduit
• GAPP — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• ICSS — Integrated Controls and Safety System
• FIV — Flow-Induced Vibration
• ABS — American Bureau of Shipping
• VLS — Vertical Lay System
• MTEF — Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
• FLUT — Full Length Ultrasonic Inspection
• PSH — Pressure Safety High
• CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
• HGO — Heavy Gas Oil

• BARS — Borehole Acoustic Reflection Survey
• PE — Petroleum Engineer
• CAFE — Corporationrate Average Fuel Economy
• MASPCC — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• DME — Disturbance Monitoring Equipment
• CET — Cement Evaluation Tool
• CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection (US)
• EDP — Emergency Disconnect Package
• EUR — Estimated Ultimate Recovery
• EM — Emergency
• PBDMS — Playback DMSLS Log
• IALA — International Association Of Lighthouse Authorities
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• WMU — World Maritime University
• NTL — Notice to Lessees and Operators
• PPB — Pounds Per Barrel
• MSRC — Marine Spill Response Corporation
• DLT — Digital Linear Tape
• MMTPA — Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum
• EA — Equal Angle
• OSLTF — Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
• ALAP — As Low As Possible
• ESS — Energy Storage System, as in grid energy storage (electricity)
• FPSO — Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel
• CNL — Compensated Neutron Log
• EQ — Equal
• ISU — International Salvage Union
• TLV — Threshold Limit Value
• EOS — Equation Of State
• BINXQ — bond index quicklook log
• SAS — Safety At Sea
• EDR — Electronic Drilling Recorder
• AVO — Amplitude Variation with Offset
• CSG — Casing
• LRA — Lock Rotor Amps
• MVA — Megavolt Ampere
• AF — Arctic Floater
• POE — power over ethernetinjector
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
• ERC — Emergency Response And Control
• GC — gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
• LDT — Light Displacement Tonnage
• TAR — True Amplitude Recovery
• MO — Mobile Originated
• FRARE — fracture report
• AIV — Alternate Isolation Valve
• BQ — Bendable Quality
• CPICB — CPI coriband log
• NMVOC — Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds
• SCO — Synthetic Crude Oil

• E&I — Electrical and Instrumentation
• MEA — Monoethanolamine
• FMI — formation micro imaging log (azimuthal microresistivity)
• CJ — control joint
• LOR — Letter of Readiness
• LSFO — Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil
• SIT — System Integration Test (software/hardware Integration)
• MBD — thousand barrels per day
• INDWE — Individual Well Record Report
• UB — Underbalanced
• DLS — Dogleg Severity
• DEPAN — deposit analysis report
• HVDC — high-voltage direct-current
• HID — high intensity discharge (electricity)
• CNCF — field-normalised compensated neutron porosity
• TP — Tarpon Springs Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CAP — Condition Assessment Program Survey
• BDF — below Derrick floor
• FSA — Formal Safety Assessment
• RAS — Remedial Action Scheme
• MOU — Mobile Offshore Unit
• SPP — Stand Pipe Pressure
• UKPIA — United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association Limited
• PCCL — Perforation Casing Collar Locator Log
• MIPAL — Micropalaeo Log
• VPS — Velocity Seismic Profile
• ABF — Aquatic Base Flow (Hydropower) (electricity)
• EIR — Environmental Impact Report
• PHMSA — Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• FRS — Financial Reporting System
• GEODY — GEO DYS Log
• APA — Administrative Procedure Act
• AMRA — Automatic Meter Reading Association
• MRR — Material Receipt Report
• EEHA — Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas
• PBTD — Plug Back Total Department
• BRT — Below Rotary Table
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)
• INGAA — Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
• CES — Coast Earth Station
• CST — Chronological Sample Taker log (Schlumberger)
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• BTI — British Trade International
• CGBF — Concrete, Gravity Based Structure
• APCD — Air Pollution Control District
• NS — Near Side
• OSCP — Oil Spill Contingency Plan
• ELT — Economic Limit Test
• MDO — Marine Diesel Oil
• NEPOOL — New England Power Pool

• AFV — Annular Flow Valve
• GEOPN — Geological Well Prognosis Report
• WBS — Wellbore Seismic
• SALM — Single Anchor Loading Mooring
• NOP — Notice of Preparation
• DRB — Demonstrated Reserve Base
• PI — Productivity Index
• CILD — Conduction Log
• MSFL — Micro SFL Log
• SURF — Subsea/Umbilicals/Risers/Flowlines
• SOPEP — Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans
• NGL — Natural Gas Liquid (usually Ethane Or Propane)
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• TTP — Through Tubing Perforating
• FG — Fracture Gradient
• PDC — Phasor Data Concentrator
• 3P — proved, probable and possible reserves
• FEIS — Final Environmental impact statement (US)
• 1C — Proved Contingent Resources
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
• UKOCS — Uk Outer Continental Shelf
• RNC — Raster Navigational Chart
• HWDP — Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
• CWOP — complete well on paper
• WBS — Wellbore Stability
• TQ — Training Qualifications
• EFL — Electrical Flying Lead
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• LTC — Long Thread and Coupled
• XOV — Cross-Over Valve
• FO — Fuel Oil
• CEN — The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) a European business organization aimed at removing trade barriers for European industry and consumers.
• SAN — Sanitary
• MOTEMS — Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards
• RIR — Recordable Incident Rate
• DD — Directional Driller
• NT — Net Tonnage
• CWOR — Completion Work Over Riser
• FAC — Fuel Adjustment Clause
• CF — Cubic Feet
• SC — Shading Coefficient
• BML — Below Mud Line
• PSV — Pressure safety valve
• NPREP — National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
• FWV — Flow Wing Valve
• LBP — Length Between Perpendiculars
• EER — Emergency Escape And Refuge
• ICHCA — International Cargo Handling Coordination Association
• XYC — Xy Calliper Log)
• PLC — Power line communication (electricity)

• TS — Tiger Shoal Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• FRU — Fast Response Units
• DFT — Dry Film Thickness
• QAE — Quality Assurance Engineer
• POD — Point of Delivery
• UT — Ultrasonic Testing
• ESI — Environmental Sustainability Index
• FLIV — Flowline Isolation Valve
• ISO — Independent System Operator (US) (see also TSO) Responsible for grid management, but does not own assets. (electricity)
• REV — Revision
• HARP — Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Program
• ACP — Annular Casing Pressure
• LOA — Letter of Authority
• CZMA — US Coastal Zone Management Act
• UL — Underwriters Laboratory
• B — Basin
• SMC — Safety Management Certificate
• IPPC — Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control
• CEPII — Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales Economics think tank
• PNL — Panel
• X — Over Crossover
• BUREC — United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)
• PSC — Public Service Commission
• KR — Korean Register of Shipping
• LWR — Lazy Wave Catenary Riser
• APPA — American Public Power Association (electricity)
• BWR — Boiling water reactor (nuclear)
• DST — drill-stem test
• SPR — Strategic Petroleum Reserve (US)
• CERTS — Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions sposored by the United States Department of Energy and California Energy Commission (US)
• GOC — General Operators' Certificate
• PLSV — Pipelay Support Vessel
• CLC — International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage
• ITL — Industry Leadership Team
• C/B — Circuit Breaker
• PCM — Project Cycle Management
• OSRP — Oil Spill Response Plan
• AMR — Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
• MCS — Master Control Station (VIS, Grumman)
• MD — Millidarcy
• OBM — Oil-Based Mud
• FL — floor level
• VK — Viosca Knoll Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• BCF — billion cubic feet (of natural gas)
• MBOED — thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
• ELEV — Elevator
• W/O — Workover
• IMARE — Institute of Marine Engineers
• BAST — Best Available and Safest Technology
• GE — Ground Elevation

• BFP — Bureau Fédéral du Plan (Belgium). (Has responsibilities over economic, social and environmental policy
• NSA — Noise Sensitive Area
• IPC — Installed Production Capacity
• EF — Each Face
• EOW — End Of Well Report
• MLLW — Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts)
• GL — Gas Lift
• BWOW — By Weight Of Water
• CONN — Connection
• EWC — Electric Water Cooler
• MAASP — Maximum Acceptable Annular Surface Pressure
• VT — Voltage Transformer
• PMA — Power Marketing Administration
• W/C — Water Cut
• A/H — After Hours
• COOGER — California Offshore Oil And Gas Energy Resources
• BROA — British Rig Owners Association
• MMBD — Million Barrels Per Day
• STEL — Short Term Exposure Limit
• DEIS — Draft Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• BCD — Barrels Per Calendar Day
• YP — Yield Point
• AI — Artificial Island
• ESD — Emergency Shut-Down
• IBOP — Inside Blowout Preventer
• IGO — Inter-Governmental Organization
• AOPL — Association of Oil Pipe Lines
• CRA — Corrosion-Resistant Alloy
• FONSI — Finding of no significant impact. See Environmental impact statement (US)
• MEIC — Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Commission
• USDOI — US Department Of Interior
• DHPTT — downhole pressure/temperature transducer
• BV — Bureau Veritas
• DILL — Dual Induction Laterolog
• SIP — Shut-In Pressure
• DP — Drill Pipe
• ODS — Oxygen Depletion Sensor
• V — Volt (measurement)
• YR — Year
• SYM — Symmetric
• TF — Tropical Fresh Load Line
• GVW — gross vehicle weight (transportation)
• MMBPD — million barrels per day
• SES — Satellite Earth Stations and Systems
• CHKSR — checkshot survey report
• BM — Bay Marchand Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• EPRI — Electric Power Research Institute (US)
• VTS — Vessel Traffic Service
• AG — Agricultural pipe drain
• PPI — Post Production Inspection

• ACOU — Acoustic
• GT — Gigaton (1 billion tons) (measurement)
• BOSVA — British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association
• AWB/V — annulus wing block/valve (XT)
• FM — Flowmeter
• FH — full-hole tool joint
• LCL — Lethal Dose (Low)
• PGA — Purchased Gas Adjustment
• ARR — Auction Revenue Rights)
• ASCE — American Society of Chemical Engineers
• CESMA — Confederation Of European Union Shipmasters Associations
• GRI — Gas Research Institute (US) (natural gas)
• PTP — Point to Point Transmission Service (electricity)
• SHR — Shower
• LWR — Light Water Reactor
• BOPD — barrel(s) of oil per day
• GISB — Gas Industry Standards Board (now NAESB) (US) (natural gas)
• UBD — Underbalanced Drilling
• DEFG — Distributed Energy Financial Group (US)
• FLMPI — Full Length Magnetic Particle Inspection
• FR — front-engine, rear drive
• HGS — Highn Gravity Solids
• IMPA — International Marine Purchasing Association
• HHI — Hirschman Herfindahl Index
• CMU — Cement Masonry Unit
• DG — Distributed generation (electricity)
• INC — Incident Of Non Compliance
• LFL — Lower Flammable Limit
• SEFI — Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative
• STAGR — Static Gradient Survey Report
• AHU — Air Handler Unit
• JRP — Joint Review Panels
• EVI — Equipment Verification Inspection
• DLL — Dual LateroLog
• SCVF — Surface Casing Vent Flow
• CIMV — Chemical Injection Metering Valve
• IOC — Independent Oil Company
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
• PHPA — Partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (mud)
• CWI — Certified Welding Inspector
• BACT — Best Available Control Technology
• HC — Hydrocarbon
• IAPH — International Association Of Ports And Harbors
• MAWP — Maximum Actual Working Pressure
• JIS — Japanese Industry Standard
• EGMBE — Ethylene Glycol Mono-Butyl Ether
• AESO — Alberta Electric System Operator
• XMAC — E Xmac Elite
• DW — Deep Water
• UAE — United Arab Emirates

• CCP — Controllable Pitch Propeller
• MASP — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure
• EQR — Electric Quarterly Report
• FLRA — field-level risk assessment
• EI — Eugene Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CRP — common reference point
• SNS — Southern North Sea
• FWL — From West Line
• WAC — Weak Acid Cation
• HOR — Horizontal
• CHESM — contractor, health, environment and safety management
• NOPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (US)
• LMR — Load Modifying Resource
• CIR — Circuit
• PRT — Petroleum Revenue Tax
• CARB — California Air Resources Board
• SPCU — Subsea Power and Control Unit
• PG — Pressure Gauge (Report)
• DSL — digital spectralog (Western Atlas)
• BFOE — Brent, Forties, Oseberg, And Ekofisk
• AGD — Associated Gas Distributors (US)
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
• 3C — three components seismic acquisition (x,y and z)
• BOPE — Blowout Preventer Equipment
• THAI — Toe to Heel Air Injection
• DF — distribution factor
• BPA — Bonneville Power Administration (US)
• BPL — Broadband over power line
• NSA — Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
• PCPT — Piezo-Cone Penetration Test
• BOPM — Barrels of Oil per Month
• MISO — Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc
• PW — Produced Water
• AHD — along hole depth
• EP — Exploration Plan
• WSCA — Well Services Contractors Association
• OGP — International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
• AQAP — Air Quality Attainment Plan
• ECGD — Exports Credits Guarantee Department
• AOFP — absolute open-flow potential
• FOC — Fibre Optic Cable
• ASCC — Alaskan System Coordination Council
• ORRI — Overriding Royalty Interest
• AVO — amplitude versus offset (geophysics)
• DILB — dual-induction BHC log
• AL — Artificial Lift
• ACC — Accession countries
• GSM — Groupe Speciale Mobile
• BGL — Below Ground Level
• MWH — Megawatt hour (one million watt hours)

• CTM — Coil Tubing Measurement
• WC(P) — Water Closet With "P" Trap
• HIRA — Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• PLTQ — Production Logging Tool Quicklook Log
• KS — Kitchen Sink
• JU — Jackup
• BROWN FIELDS — Fields Beyond Their Production Plateau But Still Producing
• BBL — Barrel Of Oil
• WEC — World Energy Council
• PDC — Polycrystalline Diamond Compact
• RAP — Regulatory Assistance Project
• VN — Vernon Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• FOIP — Freedom Of Information And Protection Of Privacy Act
• EPU — Electrical Power Unit
• ADITC — Accumulated Deferred Investment Tax Credit (policy)
• 2C — Proved and probable Contingent Resources
• BMP'S — Best Management Practices
• NRC — Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
• WROV — Workclass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• ABT — Availability based tariff (electricity)
• VMT — vehicle miles traveled (transportation)
• IEP — Initial Exploration Plan
• CNJ — Construction Joint
• THK — Thick
• SI — International System of Units (Système international d'unités)
• CCS — Carbon Capture and Storage
• E&D — Exploration and Development
• MIST — Minimum Industry Safety Training
• FMS — Formation Multi Scan Log
• LOL — Limitation Of Owner'S Liability
• UWT — Ultrasonic Welding Line
• ANPR — Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• OTL — Operations Team Leader
• PCA — Production Concession Agreement
• EEI — Edison Electric Institute
• IDLH — Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
• FEED — Front End Engineering And Design
• IOPC — International Oil Pollution Fund
• C7 — heavy hydrocarbon components
• CMR — Combinable Magnetic Resonance
• FWKO — free water knock-out
• LQ — Living Quarters
• CDIS — CDI Synthetic Seismic Log
• MGY — Million Gallons per Year
• FELCC — Firm Energy Load Carrying Capability
• GCAT — Government Compliance Action Team
• UTA/B — Umbilical Termination Assembly/Box
• HTGR — high temperature gas cooled reactor (nuclear)
• RER — Renewable Energy Rider
• DIPFT — dipmeter fast log

• PX — Power Exchange
• CD — Candela
• ESPCC — Expected Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• CGTL — compact gas to liquids
• AMVER — US Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue
• BOE — Barrel of oil equivalent (international)
• LWOP — Logging Well on Paper
• HT — High Temperature
• DSV — Diving Support Vessel
• DSTR — drill-stem test report
• CCPP — Combined Cycle Power Plant
• GHG — Green House Gas
• DPO — Dynamic Positioning Operator
• DOI — United States Department of Interior
• MSC — Marine Safety Committee
• ARI — Azimuthal Resistivity Image
• GTL — Gas To Liquid
• G/L — Gas/Liquid
• HCAL — HRCC Calliper (in Logs)(in Inches)
• I3P — Independent Third Party
• RTP — Real-Time Pricing
• AFL — Above Finished Level
• D — Development
• GALV — Galvanized
• BSL — Below Sea-Level
• HCA — High Consequence Areas
• APE — Area of potential effect (electricity)
• ITC — Investment tax credit (policy)
• WOR — Water-Oil Ratio
• LBF — Pounds Force
• HUD — Hold-Up Depth
• SPP — Small power producer (electricity)
• MAAC — Mid Atlantic Area Council (US- geographically within PJM)
• TV/BIP — Ratio of Total Volume to Bitumen In Place
• CECAN — CEC analysis
• ESP — Expected Surface Pressure
• PTA/S — Pipeline Termination Assembly/Structure
• MSIPC — Multi Stage inflatable Packer Collar
• AIMA — Agricultural Impact Mitigation Agreement (US)
• COMPU — computest report
• MEG — Mono Ethylene Glycol
• EPIDORIS — Exploration and Production Integrated Drilling Operations and Reservoir Information System
• NOI — Notice of Intent
• PMV — Production Master Valve
• MODU — Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
• MAPP — Mid Continent Area Power Pool (US)
• RMP — Reservoir Management Plan
• GVEP — Global Village Energy Partnership (organization)
• PIP — Pipe-In-Pipe
• OSRV — Oil Spill Response Vessel

• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• MGO — Marine Gas Oil
• SP — Spontaneous Potential (Well Log)
• CPI — Chemical Process Industries
• BS — Breton Sound Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• DT — Day Tortugas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• LEEA — Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
• BBL/SD — Barrel per day, on stream days
• NAP — National Action Plan
• AWO — Approval for Well Operation
• KOE — One kilogram oil equivalent (EU) (measurement)
• LOT — Leak-Off Test
• M&R — Measurement And Regulation
• OATT — Open Access Transmission Tariff (US)
• EHV — Extra High Voltage
• SHPO — State Historic Preservation Office (US)
• ACQU — Acquisition log
• CNGR — compensated neutron gamma-ray log
• DELTA — Difference Between Plan And Performance
• LDT — Lost During Trans Shipment
• CAP — Capacity Market Programs
• WDP — Waste Discharge Permit
• RF — Recovery Factor
• BOEM — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• FMS — formation multi-scan log; formation micro-scan log
• ETSI — European Telecommunications Standard Institute
• IHMA — International Harbor Masters' Association
• LP — Liquid petroleum
• FSI — Flawless Start Up Initiative
• A — Appraisal (well)
• AOS — Authorized Overrun Service
• DMT — Down hole Monitoring Tool
• IHR — Incremental Heat Rate
• CCN — Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
• CHCNC — CHCNC Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator
• DIPAR — dipole acoustic report
• BTX — from BTX process, a mixture of benzene, toluene, and xylene (oil)
• PDKR — PDK 100 Report
• NRIS — Network Resource Interconnection Service
• EA — Environmental Assessment, EIAP
• BNS — Business Network Services
• PAC — Pacific Region
• UHVAC — Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (electricity)
• BSR — Bend Strength Ratio
• G&T — Generation and transmission utility cooperative (electricity)
• NOGEPA — Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association
• IHO — International Hydrographic Organization
• CS — Chandeleur Sound Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• NMDC — Non Magnetic Drill Collar
• GRMC — Galvanized Rigid Metal Conduit

• LBS — Lifeboat Stations
• RSE — Relative Standard Error
• BHCP — Bottomhole Circulating Pressure
• OOIP — Original Oil In Place
• DOO — Designation Of Operator
• HLO — Heavy Load Out
• BOE — barrel(s) of oil equivalent
• EUEI — European Union Energy Initiative
• MQC — Multi Quick Connection Plate
• CONDE — condensate analysis report
• BBSM — behaviour-based safety management
• MARA — MaraLog
• IEP/DOCD — IEP and Development Operations Coordination Documents
• CRP — control riser platform
• HVI — High Viscosity Index
• RL — Relative Level
• HORIZ — Horizontal
• ADT — Applied Drilling Technology, ADT log
• CBM — choke bridge module – XT choke
• RST — Reservoir Saturation Tool Log
• ARCS — Admiralty Raster Chart Service
• HNGS — flasked Hostile Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometry tool
• RFG — reformulated gasoline (oil)
• APPRE — appraisal report
• MCC — Motor Control Center (JSC)
• AMS — Auxiliary Measurement Service Log
• FPU — floating processing unit
• OTSG — One-time Through Steam Generator
• CSPG — Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
• WT — Wall Thickness
• PCDM — Power and Control Distribution Module
• BSEE — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• REA — Rural Electrification Administration (US)
• Z — Zulu (Greenwich mean time)
• RCC — Rescue Coordination Centre
• DILL — dual-induction laterolog
• INMARSAT — International Marine Satellite Organization
• PDNP — Proved Developed Not Producing
• QRA — Quantitative Risk Assessment
• CLUP — Coastal Land Use Plan
• TEMP — Temperature
• CSEM — Center for the Study of Energy Markets (US)
• PAR — Pre-Assembled Rack
• BOED — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• FLRA — Field Level Risk Assessment
• TOC — Top of Cement
• CTU — Coiled Tubing Unit
• FTP — First Tranche Petroleum
• ISO-NE — Independent System Operator of New England, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US) (electricity)
• EPV — Early Production Vessel

• SDW — Summer Dead Weight
• EIM — Energy Imbalance Market
• UTM — Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
• PAU — Pre-Assembled Unit
• IADC — International Association of Drilling Contractors
• ENG — Engineering Log
• CRP — Central Reference Point
• FINST — final stratigraphic report
• KRP — kill rate pressure
• MMC — Market Monitoring Center
• MTOE — One million tons of oil equivalent(EU)
• BOPD — barrel of oil per day
• NUMAST — National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers
• DEAL — Digital Energy Atlas & Library
• ILI — Inline Inspection
• CWA — Clean Water Act (1977)
• IMB — International Maritime Bureau
• HAZ — Heat-Affected Zone
• JHA — Job Hazard Analysis
• ERGEG — European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas
• MODFLOW — model of groundwater flow
• SUPSALV — Supervisor Of Salvage (U.S. Navy)
• PJ — Petajoule
• P&ID — Process and Instruments Diagram
• IPE — International Petroleum Exchange
• LSFO — Loss Sulfur Fuel Oil
• IASST — International Association For Sea Survival Training
• AOFP — absolute open flow potential
• ECHA — European Chemicals Agency
• BHA — Bottomhole Assembly
• HLID — Hydrocarbon Leak And Ignition Database
• APR — Actual peak reduction (e.g. in demand response systems) (electricity)
• IHB — International Hydrographic Bureau
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy)
• TDS — Total Dissolved Solids
• BHFP — Bottomhole Flowing Pressure
• UCS — Unconfined Compressive Strength
• STL — Submerged Turret Loading
• AIT — Array Induction Tool
• GLM — Gas Lift Mandrel
• CT — Controller
• CAEM — Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets (US)
• DWSS — dig-well seismic surface log
• FWHP — flowing well-head pressure
• HPHT — High Pressure High Temperature
• FEWD — Formation Evaluation While Drilling
• NASA — Non-Active Side Arm
• OIP — Oil-In-Place
• BOREH — borehole seismic analysis
• LSD — Land Surface Datum

• ACP — Area Contingency Plan
• MFV — Modified Fixed Variable
• MSI — Mechanical and Structural Inspection
• DIL — dual-induction log
• NGPSA — Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (US)
• LGR — Liquid Gas Ratio
• GC/MS — SX)-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
• HEXT — Hex Diplog
• LTG — Lighting
• AFUE — Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
• RFSU — Ready For Start-Up
• DSTL — drill-stem test log
• EEP — Emergency Evacuation Plan
• PHB — Pre-Hydrated Bentonite
• LDL — Litho Density Log
• LOGGS — Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System
• GGRG — Gauge Ring
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Plug
• OTDF — Outage Transfer Distribution Factor
• ERCOT — Electric Reliability Council Of Texas
• ADIOS — Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills
• POSWE — Post Well Summary Report
• SOL — System Operating Limit
• ASP — array sonic processing report
• RMS — Ratcheting Mule Shoe
• AL — Appraisal Licence
• MCFD — Thousand Cubic Feet per Day
• ICE — Internal combustion engine (transportation)
• DIM — Directional Inertia Mechanism
• FLS — Fluid Sample
• IIRT — Initial Incident Response Team
• GSF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• MMCFE — million cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• ISMA — International Ship Managers Association
• XC — Cross Connect
• TEU — Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit
• BPI — Baltic Panamax Index
• LD50 — Median Lethal Dose
• GCI — Galvanized Corrugated Iron
• POBM — Pseudo Oil Based Mud
• DIPBH — dipmeter borehole log
• IJC — International Joint Commission (Independent; Canada and U.S.)
• CBM — Certified Ballast Manufacturer
• EROEI — Energy Returned On Energy Invested
• ASR — Atmosphere Supplying Respirator
• GDAT — Geodetic Datum
• FONSI — Findings Of No Significant Impact
• BUL — bottom up lag
• EWB — Electric Water Boiler
• UKCS — United Kingdom Continental Shelf

• SBM — Synthetic Based Mud
• SPEAN — Spectral Analysis
• OSFR — Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
• IACS — International Association of Classification Societies
• PMI — Positive Material Identification
• PWR — pressurized water reactor (nuclear)
• CSD — Commission for Sustainable Development (UN)
• LPH — Litres per Hour
• ALC — aertical seismic profile acoustic log calibration report
• SHL — Surface Hole Location
• IBC — Intermediate Bulk Container
• CEEC — Central and Eastern European Countries
• HTHP — High Temperature High Pressure
• MMGAL/D — one million gallons per day
• CNFDP — CNFD true vertical-depth playback log
• DIRSU — directional survey report
• MWD — Measurement While Drilling
• MBOE — thousand barrels of oil equivalent
• PLB — Personal Locator Beacon
• MIYP — Maximum Internal Yield Pressure
• CNLFD — CNL/FDC log
• CTCO — coiled tubing clean-out
• BS&W — basic sediments and water
• IGT — Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago)
• BCFE — billion cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• ASPO — Asociation For The Study Of Peak Oil & Gas
• SONRE — Sonic Calibration Report
• FTR — Financial Transmission Rights
• BDI — Baltic Dry Index
• SART — Search and Rescue Radar Transponder
• TABS — Texas Automated Buoy System
• MPFM — Multi-Phase Flow Meter
• IO — Inspection Opening
• OTAG — Ozone Transport Assessment Group
• MBR — Minimum Bend Radius
• GADS — Generating Availability Data System
• MLH — Mud Liner Hanger
• GP — Gravel Pack
• ATF — Along Top Flange
• BW — Both Ways
• BGS — British Geological Survey
• DCP — Driller'S Control Panel
• DOCD — Development Operations Coordination Documents
• RGS — Renewable Generating System
• GLR — Gas-Liquid Ratio
• MLP — Maximum Lawful Price
• ANGTS — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation System
• NCSL — National Conference of State Legislatures (US)
• CDD — Cooling degree day, a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to cool a business
• OSV — Offshore Support Vessel

• HCRF — Hydrographic Chart Raster Format
• DOC — Document of Compliance
• DSTPB — drill-stem test true vertical depth playback log
• ONRR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue
• DILLS — dual-induction log-LSS
• NREPA — National Resource and Environmental Protection Act (US)
• ADEP — Awaiting Development with Exploration Potential, referring to an asset
• DOE/FE — United States Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (government)
• FDP — Field Development Planning
• PCOLL — Perforation and Collar
• MEPC — Marine Environment Protection Committee
• ACC. — Accession countries (to the European Union) (government)
• CGL — Core Gamma Log
• MDAS — Meter Data Acquisition System
• CSHN — cased-hole neutron log
• GIC — Gas Inventory Charge (natural gas)
• RSS — Rig Site Survey
• PPT — Parts Per Thousand
• PUD — Proved Undeveloped Reserves
• EMOP — EMOP Well Site Processing Log
• IWCF — International Well Control Federation
• GNSED — Global Network for Sustainable Energy Development
• EPS — Early Production System
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts[14]
• LRG — Liquefied Refinery Gases
• DWRRA — US Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
• RDMO — Rig Down Move Out
• FUA — The Fuel Use Act (US)
• LMP — Locational Marginal Price
• DWSS — Dig Well Seismic Surface Log
• NASUCA — National Association of Utility Consumer Advocates(US)
• ETD — External Turret Disconnectable
• RFSU — Ready for Start Up
• OFO — Operational Flow Order
• ENI — Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Italy)
• MWE — Megawatt Electric
• BGWP — base of ground-water protection
• IPP — Independent Power Producer (electricity)
• ASRO — Australian Shipping Registration Office
• PSD — Prevention of Significant Deterioration
• FP — Frac Pack
• FEED — front-end engineering design
• CAPP — Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
• FLNG — Floating Liquefied Natural Gas
• SG — Static Gradient
• CSS — Code Of Ship Management Standards
• HOA — Hand-Off-Automatic Switch
• MDDQ — Maximum Daily Delivery Quantity
• TAME — Tertiary Amyl Methyl Ether
• GTOE — One billion tons of oil equivalent(EU) (measurement- oil)

• BHSS — Borehole Seismic Survey
• FPSO — Floating Production, Storage and Offloading System
• HGE — Harmonization Group on ECDIS
• AIRG — Airgun
• ECD — Equivalent Circulating Density
• ICE — Intercontinental Exchange
• DLIST — dip-list log
• HARP — Hot Spots Analysis And Reporting Program
• HTM — Heideck Team Member
• BTL — building tightness limit (building tightness)
• CDU — Control Distribution Unit
• NOM — Nominal
• BHST — Bottomhole Static Temperature
• CCPG — Colorado Coordinated Planning Group
• SLS — SLS GR Log
• ANACO — analysis of core logs report
• TYP — Typical
• BHCT — Bottomhole Circulating Temperature
• DP — Dewpoint Temperatue
• EN PI — Enhanced Productivity Index Log
• DR — dummy-run log
• LRDP — Long Range Development Plan
• ISFSL — ISF SLS MSFL Log
• SFL — Steel Flying Lead
• WBM — Water Based Mud
• DOWRE — downhole report
• STU — Steel Tube Umbilical
• DRLPR — drilling progress report
• PESGB — Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
• CENELEC — European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization
• FOET — Further Offshore Emergency Training
• T&D — Transmission and Distribution
• FVF — Formation Volume Factor
• BLP — Bridge Linked Platform
• CCC — Carrier Container Council
• FPS — Firm Peaking Service
• DGP — dynamic geohistory plot (3D technique)
• BT — Boundary Trap
• DXC — DXC pressure pilot report
• C/C — Cross Centres
• ETSO — European Transmission System Operators association
• E&P — Exploration and Production
• HKSR — Hong Kong Shipping Register
• BPLUG — baker plug
• DIPRM — dip removal log
• CREF — Caribbean Renewable Energy Facility
• FLIV — FlowLine Injection Valve
• HSPF — Heating Seasonal Performance Factor
• ILTA — International Liquid Terminals Association
• ETAP — Eastern Trough Area Project

• NTHF — Non-Toxic High Flash
• E95 — like E85 fuel but with less gasoline. A fuel containing a mixture of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent gasoline
• KVA — One thousand volt Ampere (measurement)
• NNR — National Nature Reserve
• CDR — Chemical Data Reporting Rule
• UNDP — United Nations Development Program
• NASPI — North American Synchrophasor Initiative
• FLA — Full Load Amperes
• BBBL — Billion Barrels
• BHL — Bottomhole Location
• SP — Shot point (geophysics)
• DSC — Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes And Containers
• FRCC — Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (US)
• BPFL — Borehole Profile Log
• SSSV — Sub Surface Safety Valves
• DDET — Depth Determination Log
• AMNI — Associate Member of the Nautical Institute
• FGD — Flue-gas desulfurization
• MOX — mixed oxide fuel (nuclear)
• FDS — Functional Design Specification
• FFM — Full Field Model
• MLRA — Major Land Resource Area
• DMDO — Distillate Marine Diesel Oil
• LIC — License
• CDP — Comprehensive Drilling Plan
• FI(M) — free issue (materials)
• EWR — End Of Well Report
• ERRA — Energy Regulators Regional Association
• PBR — Performance-Based Regulation
• SFV — Straight-Fixed-Variable
• DO — Division Order
• DEN — Density Log
• CHKSS — Checkshot Survey Log
• DISO — Dual Induction Sonic Log
• CCLP — Casing Collar Locator Perforation
• GMO — Genetically modified organism
• CCLIP — Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects
• RACI — Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed
• BO — back-off log
• DAZD — Dip and Azimuth Display
• MBWH — Multi Bowl Wellhead
• RTBM — Real-Time Balancing Market
• GOM — Gulf Of Mexico
• DDNL — dual det. neutron life log
• GWREP — Geo Well Report
• DIBHC — DIS BHC log
• NWI — Net Working Interest
• DCLM — Direct Control Load Management
• FSI — flawless start-up initiative
• QHSE — Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental

• CSUG — Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas
• D&C — drilling and completions
• GA — General Arrangement
• SARA — Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
• QCR — Quality Control Report
• GOP — Geological Operations Report
• FPF — Floating Production Facility
• CMP — Common Midpoint
• BHCS — BHC Sonic Log
• NHPV — Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume
• CH — Charlotte Harbor Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CU — Dental Cuspidor
• PMA — Power Marketing Agency
• SSPLR — Subsea Pig Launcher/Receiver
• APM — Application for Permit to Modify
• BES — Bulk electric system (Electricity transmission)
• IPAA — Independent Petroleum Association of America (oil)
• PCDC — Pressure Cased Directional
• EAR — Estimated Additional Resources
• KT — Kill Truck
• DRRC — Demand Response Research Center
• AIRRE — airgun report
• BTHL — Bottom Hole Log
• ERIS — Energy Resource Interconnection Service
• RIMS — Riser Integrity Monitoring System
• EPCM — Engineering Procurement Construction Management
• COMAN — compositional analysis
• TT — Treatment Technique
• LDC — Local distribution company (electricity)
• PPTF — Pounds Per Thousand Feet
• GENCO — Any company doing electricity generation (US) (electricity)
• DSV — Drilling SuperVisor
• SSG — Sidewall Sample Gun
• CRT — capacity reservation tariff
• IGCC — Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle
• MVG — minimum ventilation guideline (building tightness)
• CLF — Current-Limiting Fuse
• RUE — Right of Use and Easement
• DSTW — drill-stem test job report/works
• ANGTA — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1977 to build the Alaska gas pipeline
• C&S — Cased and Suspended
• MST — MST EXP Resistivity Log
• PRS — Polish Register of Shipping
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 2005 (US)
• C/P — Consumption/Production
• MDD — Maximum Daily Delivery Obligations
• CTR(S) — Centre/S
• BC — Code Of Safe Practice For Solid Bulk Cargoes
• ISFPB — ISF True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• GW — Gigawatt (one billion watts) (measurement- elect)

• CEPS — Centre for European Policy Studies
• CFD — Contract for Difference
• EMP — Electromagnetic Propagation Log
• FMC — Flexible Metal Conduit
• BBL — Balgzand Bacton Line (BBL Pipeline)
• HP — Horsepower (measurement)
• FBE — Fusion Bonded Epoxy
• BOTHL — bottom hole locator log
• CND — Compensated Neutron Density
• G&G — Geology & Geophysics
• NGV — Natural Gas Vehicle
• OPS — Operations Report
• GWI — Gross Working Interest
• BLI — bottom of logging interval
• RTU — Roof Top Unit
• ISDP — Integrated Ship Design and Production
• CCLTP — Casing Collar Locator Through Tubing Plug
• BA — Bridging Agreement
• ESMAP — Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
• LT&C — Long Thread and Coupled
• AFP — Active fire protection
• MGL — MagneLog
• BR — Barge
• RBS — Riser Base Spool
• OCSLA — Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (oil)
• IRC — ISO RTO Council
• PIT — Pressure Integrity Test
• DWOP — Deepwater Operations Plan
• KCMIL — Thousand Circular Mils
• FWF — From Web Face)
• REL — Recommended Exposure Limit
• CBM — Capacity Benefit Margin
• FIT — formation interval tester
• OIM — Offshore Installation Manager
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Device
• OD — outer diameter
• EPSA — Electric Power Supply Association
• CAISO — California Independent System Operator Corporation, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US)
• AUV — authonomus underwater vehicle
• CTLF — compensated tension lift frame
• RBP — Retrievable Bridge Plug
• VDU — Vacuum Distillation Unit
• UO3 — uranium trioxide (nuclear)
• ERA — Economic Regulatory Administration (part of United States Department of Energy
• PUHCA — Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (US) (electricity)
• T — Top
• XLPE — Cross Linked Polyethylene
• DILB — Dual Induction BHC Log
• COROR — core orientation report
• IEB — Induction Electro BHC Log

• NITC — Normal Incremental Transfer Capability
• CEC — Council of The European Communities
• NSDG — North Sea Decommissioning Group
• RBOB — reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending
• SSCS — Subsea Control System
• UKOOA — United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
• LTG — Lighting Technology Group
• AV — Apparent Viscosity
• CLASS — Category In Classification Register
• ATC — Available Transfer Capability
• PADD — Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (US)
• EAGE — European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
• E85 — E85 fuel: A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
• ETBE — Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• LACT — Lease Automatic Custody Transfer
• CEC — California Energy Commission
• DS — Drillship
• FPC — Federal Power Commission (US)
• BDL — Bit Data Log
• BWPD — barrels of water per day
• CART — Cap Replacement Tool
• EMF — Electro Magnetic Field
• RRC — Rail Road Commission
• TCA — Total Corrosion Allowance
• DIEGR — dielectric gamma ray log
• SPMT — Self-Propelled Modular Transporter
• POOH — Pull Out of Hole
• CORIB — coriband log
• EHT — Electric Heat Trace
• ALR — Acoustic Log Report
• WST — Well Seismic Tool (checkshot)
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motor
• GSM — Global System of Moblie
• KWE — kilowatt electric (measurement)
• DCS — Disturbance Control Standard
• IFSMA — International Federation of Ship Masters Associations
• DEPT — depth
• GLDF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• TLP — Tension Leg Platform
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy (measurement- elect)
• LPN — Lender Participation Notes
• IGU — International Gas Union
• ST&C — Short Thread and Coupled
• NZS — New Zealand Standard
• HDT — High Resolution Dipmeter Log
• BWOC — By Weight of Cement
• PWV — Production Wing Valve
• OTDR — Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
• CNGR — Compensated Neutron Gamma Ray Log
• DPRES — dual propagation resistivity log

• HEC — hydroxyethylcellulose
• DWQL — dual-water quicklook log
• ANARE — Analysis Report
• OTEC — ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
• MBT — Methylene Blue Test
• GMP — Green Mountain Power)
• EOFL — End of Field Life
• AL — appraisal license (United Kingdom)
• PVDF — Polyvinylidene Fluoride
• CPU — Cavern Point Unit
• ART — actuator running tool
• NPDES — National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
• EHU — Electro-Hydraulic Unit
• BCP — Blackstart Capability Plan
• NMHC — Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
• LARS — Launch and Recovery System
• CIL — chemical injection line
• MMST — One Million Short Tons
• CP — Coincident Peak
• EDRC — Effective Daily Recovery Capacity
• MUDT — Mud Temperature Log
• SMPC — Subsea Multiphase Pump
• ELCON — Electricity Consumers Resources Council
• LGS — Low-Gravity Solids
• CMC — crown mounted compensators
• SWP — Safe Work Practices
• EDRP — Emergency Demand Response Program
• EMG — Equivalent Mud Gradient
• ECAR — East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement (US)
• CZMP — Coastal Zone Management Program
• PUWER — Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• GLE — Ground Level Elevation
• DIF — Drill-In Fluids
• SLCO — Saudi Light Crude Oil
• DEFSU — definitive survey report
• IH — Gamma Ray Log
• FULDI — full diameter study report
• ETSF — Electronic Trading Standard Format
• EP — Emergency Power
• ARRC — Array Acoustic Report
• HQI — Habitat Quality Index
• CH — Cased Hole
• HAZWOPER — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard
• DPDV — Dynamically-Positioned Drilling Vessel
• IL — Induction Log
• IEPE — Institute of Energy Policy and Economics
• EDR — Exploration Drilling Report
• CHECK — Checkshot and Acoustic Calibration Report
• GDIP — Geodip Log
• DIL — Dual Induction Log

• SENC — System Electronic Navigational Chart
• SIM — Similar
• OES — Office of Emergency Services
• HWB — Hair Wash Basin
• FCVE — F-curve log
• RINA — Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• CCA — Clean Carribbean & Americas
• NCD — Non Coincidental Demand
• GTCC — Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (electricity)
• PRSRE — Pressure Gauge Report
• DIRS — Directional Survey Log
• RL — Reduced Level
• MAIN — Mid America Interconnected Network (US)
• HFE — Human Factors Engineering
• OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
• MPSP — Maximum Predicted Surface Pressure
• ICAB — International Cargo Advisory Bureau
• RMS — Riser Monitoring System
• NGPL — Natural Gas Plant Liquids
• CEA — Country Environmental Analysis
• SGUN — Squeeze Gun
• OSC — On-Scene Coordinator
• SWF — Shallow Water Flow
• BHC — BHC Gamma Ray Log
• REEEP — Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
• CPP-F — Critical peak variable
• LIPA — Long Island Power Authority (US) (electricity)
• WD — Water Depth
• Ø — Diameter
• DILSL — dual-induction log-SLS
• HP — hydrostatic pressure
• ISSA — International Ship Supplies Association
• IC — Information Collection
• MOT — Materials Offloading Terminal
• CFL — Compact Fluorescent Light
• PFC — Perfluorocarbon
• ARB — Air Resources Board (California)
• RFTRE — Repeat Formation Tester Report
• ORM — Other Regulated Materials
• INSUR — Inrun Survey Report
• PPA — Power Purchase Agreement (electricity)
• NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council (US)
• NOC — National Oil Company
• SSCP — Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline
• HPWBM — High Performance Water Base Mud
• BIVDL — BI/DK/WF/Casing collar locator/gamma ray log
• MDEA — Methyl Diethanolamine (aMDEA)
• DBA — Decibles
• CSG — Coal Seam Gas
• DADRP — Day-Ahead Demand Response Program

• DCAL — dual caliper log
• FOSC — Federal on Scene Coordinator
• EN — European Standard
• LGX — Line Group Cross
• NMEA — National Marine Electronic Association
• BA — Balancing Authority
• BVO — ball valve operator
• DPP — Development and Production Plan
• HGS — High Gravity Solids
• LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, standard for Green Building design
• CDA — Common Data Access
• MER — Maximum Efficient Rate
• MPN — Most Probable Number
• RESFL — Reservoir Fluid
• GLONASS — Global Navigation Satellite System (Russia)
• BWD — barrels of water per day
• LSF — Load Shift Factor
• CSS — Cyclic Steam Stimulation
• CTRAC — Cement Tracer Log
• BHSRE — bottom hole sampling report
• KVAR — one thousand vars (measurement)
• UNECE — United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• LRP — Lower Riser Package
• SEIR — Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
• IOLT — Institute of Logistics and Transport
• STIMU — Stimulation Report
• ECPA — Electric Consumers Protection Act (US)
• MCHE — Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger
• LVOT — Linear Valve Override Tool
• OOC — Offshore Operators Committee
• GASAN — Gas Analysis Report
• CBIL — CBIL Log
• H — Prewash Hose Reel
• NGPA — Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (US)
• CPI — Computer-Processed Interpretation
• LAOT — Linear Activation Override Tool
• MMS — Minerals Management Service, (United States)
• OPEC — Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• DIP — Dipmeter Log
• DF — Derrick Floor
• CYBD — Cyberbond Log
• ICSU — Integrated Commissioning and Start Up
• LCM — Lost Circulation Material
• SEMP — Safety and Environmental Management Plan
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Tool
• STEP — Southwest Transmission Expansion Plan
• COA — Conditions of Approval
• DPL — Dual Propagation Log
• XC — Cross-connection, cross correlation
• FEL — From East Line

• OPEX — Operating Expenditure
• LWL — Length on Water Line
• PCKR — Packer
• COML — Compaction Log
• LIOG — Lithography Log
• VRP — Vessel Response Plan
• CSTAK — core sample taken log
• NERC — North American Electric Reliability Council
• HYPJ — Hyperjet
• IAIN — International Association of Institutes of Navigation
• PCMS — Polymer Coupon Monitoring System
• WTP — Willingness To Pay
• LEVP — Low Emissions Vehicle Program
• PEX — Platform Express toolstring (resistivity, porosity, imaging)
• LITHR — Lithological Description Report
• FCF — Fishermen's Contingency Fund
• NEDRI — New England Distributed Resources Initiative (US)
• FER — field equipment room
• C3 — Propane
• DRREP — drilling report
• MECS — Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (DOE)
• DBB — Double Block & Bleed
• CNS — Central North Sea
• WP — Working Pressure
• BLPD — Barrels of Liquid Per Day
• CRT — Clamp Replacement tool
• IAT — Internal Active Turret
• DRCC — Demand Response Coordinating Council (coalition)
• HEA — Habitat Equivalency Analysis
• SI — Structural Integrity
• IMR — Inspection, Maintenance and Repair
• IMLA — International Maritime Lecturers Association
• PIT — Pump Intake Temperature
• GOMR — Gulf of Mexico Regional
• DP — Delta Pressure
• WH — Water Heater
• MERC — Mobile Emission Reduction Credit (MERC) (US)
• BHTV — Borehole Television Report
• LVEL — Linear Velocity 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)
• SPI — Ship/Port Interface
• BRS — Bulgarian Register of Shipping
• PESA — Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
• CER — Certified Emission Reduction
• SWU — Separative Work Unit
• OOW — Officer of the Watch
• DILLS — Dual Induction Log-LSS
• CORG — Corgun Log
• MADRI — Mid Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative (US)
• BIOR — Biostratigraphic Range Log

• FINESSE — Financing Energy Services for Small Scale Users
• ERT — Emergency Response Training
• DIIS — Danish Institute for International Studies (Denmark)
• LOGIC — Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness
• RCDS — Raster Chart Display Systems
• SDFD — Shut Down For Day
• SREC — Seismic Record Log
• IF — Internal Flush tool joint
• GE — Condensate gas equivalent
• CIAC — Contributions in Aid of Construction
• FV — Funnel Viscosity
• SHO — Stab and Hinge Over
• DIPSK — dipmeter stick log
• PB — Push-button
• DRI — Drift Log
• NRDA — National Resource Damage Assessment
• CERE — Cement Remedial Log
• FCP — Final Circulating Pressure
• SIPES — Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, United States
• M — mega-
• CEPA — Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• LT — lag time
• OCL — Quality Control Log
• LOGSM — Log Sample
• DRAM — Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition
• RAB — Regional Advisory Body (US)
• BHCA — BHC Acoustic Log
• NGS — NGS Log
• D&I — direction and inclinitation
• STKPT — Stuck Point
• HDU — Horizontal Drive Unit
• POLR — Provider of last resort (electricity)
• MEM — Mechanical Earth Model
• FDC — Formation Density Log
• SI — Shut In well
• PIDX — Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (oil)
• ART — Alternate Response Technologies
• SEIS — Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• CCIP — Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• IDC — Interchange Distribution Calculator (electricity)
• ARACL — array acoustic log
• SHGC — Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
• SC — Seismic Calibration
• SFEIS — Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• ETU — Electrical Test Unit
• CERCLIS — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (US)
• PTO — Permit to Operate
• RMR — Reliability Must Run (electricity)
• POSVCM — Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model
• CPA — California Power Authority

• DP — Dynamic Positioning
• DG — Directorate-General (EU) (government)
• JREC — Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition
• DR — Dryer
• LCNLG — LDT CNL Gamma Ray Log
• MPP — Multiphase Pump
• PVT — Pressure Volume Temperature diagram
• DIPLP — dip lithology pressure log
• GRAD — Gradiometer Log
• CEME — Cement Evaluation
• DLC — Direct load control (regarding Load management)
• EPCU — Electrical Power Conditioning Unit
• FIP — flow-induced pulsation
• LOE — Lease Operating Expenses
• GEOL — Geological Surveillance Log
• RCCD — Reverse Circulation Centre Discharge
• CTCO — Coiled Tubing Clean Out
• EC — Electrical Contractor
• IC — Institutional Controls
• APS — Active Pipe Support
• C2 — Ethane
• CSTRE — CST report
• PBHL — Proposed Bottom-Hole Location
• CT — Combustion turbine (electricity)
• IR — Interpretation Report
• EFR — Engineering Factual Report
• PG&E — Pacific Gas & Electric
• NATC — Non-recallable Available Transfer Capability
• BCPD — barrels condensate per day
• MVB — Master Valve Block on Xmas Tree
• GWC — Gas-Water Contact
• CEP — Clean Energy Partnership, a joint hydrogen-project in Europe.
• PCP — Progressive Cavity Pump
• C6 — Hexanes
• ATD — application to drill
• CB — Core Barrel
• LOT — Linear Override Tool
• WI — Water Injection
• TEFC — Totally Enclosed Fan-Cooled
• TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
• EDS — Emergency Disconnect Sequence
• CHROM — chromatolog
• EOT — End of Tubing
• AV — Annular Velocity
• MGN — Marine Guidance Note
• HCCS — Horizontal Clamp Connection System
• ROG — Reactive Organic Gases
• CSI — CSI Log
• MBRO — Multi-Bore Restriction Orifices
• NUMAR — Magnetic Resonance Image Log

• OMRL — Oriented Micro-Resistivity Log
• NYISO — New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (US)
• PDPM — Power Distribution Protection Module
• MD — Measured Department
• OIAC — Oil Industry Advisory Committee
• PPP — Purchasing Power Parity
• MT — Motor Temperature
• STP — Submerged Turret Production
• MUNI — Municipal
• IEL — Induction Electrical Log
• GTI — Gas Technology Institute (US)
• PSANA — Pressure Analysis
• LOW-E — Low Emissivity
• IMCA — International Marine Contractors Association
• TFE — Totalfinaelf
• PPFG — Pore Pressure/Fracture Gradient
• ISFBG — ISF BHC GR Log
• INT — Interlock
• QL — Quicklook Log
• EPLG — EpiLog
• SSG — WI PWG Seams Steering Group of Western Interconnection PlanningWork Group (US) (electricity)
• SV — Sleeve Valve
• MNP — Merge and Playback Log
• DIPSA — Dipmeter Soda Log
• DSTSM — drill-stem test summary report
• LCB — Longitudinal Centre of Buoyancy
• NAESB — North American Energy Standards Board (formerly GISB)
• MVL — minimum ventilation level (building tightness)
• NGA — Natural Gas Act (US)
• KVAR — Kilovolt-Amperes Reactive
• SCDES — Sidewall Core Description
• RIH — Run In Hole
• PSIA — Pounds per Square Inch Atmospheric
• HAZCOM — Hazard Communications Program
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission (US) (electricity)
• OPPR — Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
• ONTARIO — IESO Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (Canada)
• DESFL — deep induction SFL log
• FTS — Firm Transportation Service
• PUR — Plant Upset Report
• GPLT — Geol Plot Log
• ETTD — Electromagnetic Thickness Test
• CONDR — Continuous Directional Log
• CBL — Customer Baseline Load
• STL — STL Gamma Ray Log
• DRR — Demand Response resources
• PBD — Pason Billing System
• GEOFO — Geological & Formation Evaluation Report
• HDA — Helideck Assistant
• OTIP — Operational Testing Implementation Plan

• DELTA — Delta-T Log
• CO — change out
• GWH — Gigawatt hour (one billion watt hours) (measurement- elect)
• MDSS — Measured Department Sub-Sea
• VIN — vehicle identification number (US) (transportation)
• MRCV — Multi Reverse Circulating Valve
• DMRP — Density Magnetic Resonance Porosity
• FPL — Flow Analysis Log
• GEOPR — Geological Operations Progress Report
• NRCS — National Resource Conservation Service (US)
• FTRE — Formation Testing Report
• CHP — Casing Hanger Pressure
• BBS — Behavioral-Based Safety
• HBL — Hydrostatic Balanced Loading
• DRLCT — drilling chart
• COS — Center for Offshore Safety
• RFTS — Repeat Formation Tester Sample
• PA — Programmatic Agreement (USACE)
• NRECA — National Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (US)
• C1 — Methane
• BHPRP — borehole pressure report
• DSTG — DSTG Log
• CMVE — Competitive Market Value Estimate
• SANDA — Sandstone Analysis Log
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission)
• IGIC — Interim gas inventory charge (natural gas)
• PREP — Pacific Regional Energy Programme
• IBCS — Integrated Bridge Control System
• CBM — Coalbed Methane
• GEOCH — Geochemical Evaluation
• MRBP — Magna Range Bridge Plug
• BS — Bend Stiffener
• QSE — Qualifying Scheduling Entity
• CSP — Curtailment Service Provider
• CRET — Cement Retainer Setting Log
• CAT — Connector Actuating Tool
• NGR — Natural Gamma Ray
• NTO — National Training Organization
• GAS — Gas Log
• C4 — Butane
• EB — Equipment Branch
• IER — Incremental Energy Rate
• DSU — drill spacing unit
• DDPT — Drill Data Plot Log
• IT — Interruptible Transportation is gas shipment via pipeline whose delivery may be interrupted in favor of "firm shipment" contracts if there is lack of capacity. (natural gas)
• SEIA — Sustainable Energy Industry Association
• QF — Qualifying Facility
• E — Exploration
• FRSB — Fast Response Spill Boat
• MCB — Main Circuit Breaker

• ERD — Extended Reach Drilling
• RBMK — Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный = "High Power Channel Type Reactor" (RU)
• SMB — Santa Maria Basin
• NWR — National Wildlife Refuge
• IICL — Institute of International Container Lessors
• SDPBH — SDP Bottom Hole Pressure Report
• BHL — Borehole Log
• GPSL — Geo Pressure Log
• LSSON — Long Spacing Sonic Log
• PP — Pump Pressure
• SUMRE — Summary Report
• TJ — TeraJoule
• IEM — Internal electricity market (electricity)
• UC — Universal Column
• EDP — Exploration Drilling Program Report
• GBT — Gravity Base Tank
• LSE — Load Serving Entity
• IBIA — International Bunker Industry Association
• CYBLK — cyberlook log
• CIDU — chemical injection downhole upper
• WOC — Water Oil Contact
• I/C — Interruptible /Curtailable (electricity)
• FPA — Federal Power Act (US)
• FSL — from south line
• DLIST — Dip List Log
• BA — Bottom Assembly (of a riser)
• NARUC — National Association of Regulatory Commissioners
• SI — Scale Inhibitor
• SPROF — Seismic Profile
• LDTEP — LDT EPT Gamma Ray Log
• KMW — kill mud weight
• DSTRE — drill-stem test report
• IGSC — Interim gas supply charge (natural gas)
• MBOED — One million barrels of oil equivalent(EU)
• CD — Contract Demand
• BHT — bottomhole temperature
• SCRS — Sidewall Cores
• TIMS — Technical Information Management System
• SSE — Short Service Employee
• OMP — Operation and Maintenance Plan
• CLG — Core Log and Graph
• DRYRE — drying report
• CSHN — Cased Hole Neutron Log
• FID — flame ionisation detection
• CP — Certificate Proceeding
• ISFP — ISF Sonic True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts
• TAC — Tubing Anchor
• NYDER — New York Department of Environmental Resources
• FPLAN — field plan log

• SAFE — Safety Analysis Function Evaluation
• LIC — License Internal Code
• SPB — Simple Payback (energy conservation investments)
• PDP — Proved Developed Reserves
• LAT — Lowest Astronomical Tide
• PGOR — Produced Gas Oil Ratio
• PLES — Pipeline End Structure
• ARESV — analysis of reservoir
• CALVE — calibrated velocity log data
• FH — Full Hole tool joint
• SMES — Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• DSPT — cross-plots log
• PPR — Potential Peak Reduction
• FUCO — Foreign Utility Company
• SD — Sonic Density
• CBI — Computer Based Information
• FANAL — Formation Analysis Sheet Log
• DSI — Dipole Shear Imager
• NNS — Northern North Sea
• DDBHC — DDBHC waveform log
• INCR — Incline Report
• IUA — International Underwriting Association
• GMP — Green Mountain Power (US) (electricity)
• JT — Joule-Thomson
• O&G — Oil And Gas
• MIRU — Move In and Rig Up
• RAM — Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
• RECS — Residential Energy Consumption Survey (US)
• GFN — Global Footprint Network
• PWRI — Produced Water Re-Injection
• SWA — Stop Work Authority
• DQLC — Dipmeter Quality Control Log
• FLOT — Flying Lead Orientation Tool
• CCHT — Core Chart Log
• ITB — Invitation To Bid
• TWH — terawatt-hour (one trillion watt hours)
• QUAD — 1015 Btu (a quadrillion in the short scale)
• RET/EE — IAF Renewable Energy Technology & Energy Efficiency Investment Advisory Facility
• ITOPF — International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
• DIPRE — Dipmeter Report
• CDATA — Core Data
• FTM — fire-team member
• PROX — Proximity
• PFE — Plate/Frame Heat Exchanger
• E95 — E95 fuel
• HLO — Heavy Load-out (Facility)
• PEA — Palaeo Environment Study Report
• CUT — Cutter
• RCR — Remote Component Replacement (Tool)
• PHYFM — Physical Formation Log

• MPV — Multi Purpose Vessel
• CDH — cooling degree hours (climate)
• GLV — Gas Lift Valve
• PUD — Public Utility District (electricity)
• SF — Strip Footing
• GHC — Gross Inland Consumption
• LSL — Level Safety Low
• DSCAN — DSC analysis report
• SDU — Sanitary Disposal Unit
• EIM — Energy Improvement Mortgage
• ENGF — Engineer Factual Report
• LVI — Low Viscosity Index
• SCHLL — Schlumberger Log also SCHLO, SCHLU
• FFAC — Formation Factor Log
• IIMS — International Institute of Marine Surveyors
• FT — Formation Tester Log
• SMPS — Special Marketing Programs
• MACL — Multiarm Caliper Log
• CIDL — chemical injection downhole lower
• HVI — Home Ventilating Institute (AMCA)
• SMLS — Seamless PipeMPP:
• NGSA — Natural Gas Supply Association (US)
• FMEA — failure modes, & effects analysis
• DEPC — Depth Control Log
• COL — Collar Log
• MUD — Mud Log
• DSTND — dual-space thermal neutron density log
• P — Producing well
• PT — Pressure Tapping
• NFI — No Further Investment
• TCPD — Tubing-Conveyed Perforating Depth
• NEB — National Energy Board (Canada)
• SPS — Subsea Production Systems
• BRPLG — bridge plug log
• DECC — Department for Energy and Climate Change (UK)
• TUTB — Topside Umbilical Termination Box
• PSA — Production Sharing Agreement
• LL — Laterolog
• DR — Drilling Report
• E/W — East/West
• PENL — Penetration Log
• PUC — Public Utility Commission (electricity)
• FGEOL — final geological report
• HHI — Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (markets)
• CGPH — Core Graph Log
• FTR — Firm Transmission Rights
• PUN — Puncher Log
• MDQ — Maximum Daily Quantities
• FCVE — F Curve Log
• SNP — Sidewall Neutron Porosity

• SERC — Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (US)
• NGTLD — NGT LDT QL Log
• SONCB — Sonic Calibration Log
• NURE — national uranium resource evaluation (US)
• SEA — Strategic Environmental Assessment (United Kingdom)
• CSF — Caesium Formate
• IOU — Investor owned utility (electricity)
• SFC — Solid oxide fuel cell (transportation)
• PWB — Production Wing Block (XT)
• PAL — Palaeo Chart
• CDRCL — compensated dual resistivity cal. log
• ZOI — Zone of Influence
• PRCI — Pipeline Research Council International, Inc.
• WOB — Weight On Bit
• SITT — Single TT Log
• GCT — GCT Log
• ENJ — Enerjet Log
• PCB — Poly-chlorinated biphenyl
• JIP — Joint Industry Project
• XMAC — Cross-Multipole Array Acoustic log
• SOSC — State On-Scene Coordinator
• ONNR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue (formerly MMS)
• GEOP — Geophone Data Log
• RCIS — Reliability Coordinator Information System
• MAC — Multipole Acoustic Log
• JITF — Joint Industry Task Force
• FSB — flowline support base
• PSE — Puget Sound Energy (US) (electricity)
• TFC — Taper Flange Channel
• GRN — Gamma Ray Neutron Log
• DARCI — Darci Log
• CEP — Country Environmental Profile
• MINHERS — Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Systems Standards
• JLT — J-Lay Tower
• PSA — Production Service Agreement
• HDD — Heating degree days a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to heat a business (conservation)
• EUEF — European Union Energy Facility
• BOEM — Bureau Ocean Energy Management
• DSTL — Drill Stem Test Log
• HAZOP — Hazardous Operation
• FWR — Final Well Report
• CORAN — core analysis report
• DC — Drill Collar
• R&R — Roles & Responsibilities
• DSTW — Drill Stem Test Job Report/Works
• SNG — Substitute Natural Gas
• ISFGR — ISF GR Casing Collar Locator Log
• MEST — Micro-electrical scanning tool (a dipmeter, aka. MST or FMS).
• SSM — Synchronized system measurement-a WAMS with synchronous sensors in addition to PMUs. See Phasor networks.
• MBR — Market based Rates

• LEPRE — Litho-Elastic Property Report
• LMAP — Location Map
• DTT — Depth To Time
• RFMTS — Repeat Formation Tester
• ROT — Remote Operated Tool
• FLAP — fluid level above pump
• DECT — Decay Time
• SLT — SLT GR Log
• CORLG — correlation log
• GPM — Gallons per Mcf
• SPFM — Single Phase Flow Meter
• RMC — Rigid Metal Conduit
• RSE — Revenue Stream Estimate (finance)
• PRA — Probabilistic Risk Assessment
• NFTZ — Non Free Trade Zone
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (oil)
• DEVLG — deviation log
• DTPB — CNT true vertical-depth playback log
• RTTS — Retrievable Test Treat Squeeze
• SI/TA — Shut In/Temporarily Abandoned
• ITD — Internal Turret Disconnectable
• CPUC — California Public Utilities Commission
• SPT — Shallower Pool Test
• FAC — Factual Report
• QR — Quality Ranking
• DAC — Dipole Acoustic Log
• MEDREP — Mediterranean Renewables Energy Partnership
• NGPL — Natural Gas Pipeline Company
• PETPM — Petrography Permeametry Report
• HRLA — High Resolution Laterolog Array
• HL — Hook Load
• SDIC — Sonic Dual Induction
• SWHE — Spiral Wound Heat Exchanger
• EXL — Exploration Licence (United Kingdom)
• IET — International emission trading (policy)
• SUBC — Self Unloading Bulk Carrier
• AS — array sonic processing log
• SAGE — Scottish Area Gas Evacuation
• FMA — Finnish Maritime Administration
• POSTW — Post Well Appraisal Report
• CA — Carbon Abatement- increasing carbon neutrality
• MEPRL — Mechanical Properties Log
• GIA — Generator Interconnection Agreements
• CPIRE — CPI report
• GFSE — Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (organization)
• INDRS — IND RES Sonic Log
• WGR — Water Gas Ratio
• FIT — fluid identification test
• SSTV — Subsea Test Valve
• LOGRS — Log Restoration Report

• BOB — back on bottom
• CL — Core Log
• GLT — GLT Log
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