DD& Standard Oil & Gas Abbreviator Sixth Edition Compiled by the Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs Copyright © 1973, 1986, 1994, 2001, 2006 by PennWell Corporation 1421 South Sheridan/P.O. Box 1260 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101 1-800-752-9764 [email protected] www.pennwell.com www.pennwellbooks.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transcribed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America 07 08 09 10 11 10 9 8 7 Managing Editor: Marla M. Patterson Book Designer: Susan E. Ormston Thompson Contents Prefaces Sixth Edition . .v Fifth Edition . vii Fourth Edition . ix Third Edition. xi Second Edition . xiii First Edition . xv What is D&D? . xvii Abbreviations with Definitions . .1 Definitions with Abbreviations . 149 Abbreviations for Logging Tools and Services Baker Atlas Wireline Services . 289 Schlumberger Well Services . 292 Hallibuton Log Service (HAL) . 295 Log Heading Nomenclature . 297 Miscellaneous . 300 Federal Environmental Acronyms . 308 Pipe Coating Terminology and Definitions . 311 Mnemonics Service Names . 313 Computational Products . 318 Abbreviations for Companies, Associations, and Organizations U. S. and Canada . 321 Outside U. S. and Canada . 330 Miscellaneous Information and Symbols Common Oilfield Spellings . 357 API Standard Oil-Mapping Symbols . 365 Mathematical symbols and signs . 366 iii DD& Standard Oil & Gas Abbreviator Greek Alphabet . 367 Frequently Cited Chemical Abbreviations . 368 Frequently Cited Aditive Abbreviations . 369 Frequently Cited Fluids Used as Cushion Abbreviations . 371 Directional Survey Calculation Methods . 372 Directional Survey Processing Types . 373 Directional Survey Type or Method to Determine Wellbore Path Deviation . 374 Lithology Abbreviations . 375 System Equivalents . 376 Metric-English System Conversion Factors . 377 Basic Conversion Factors. 379 Minerals Management Services Two Digit Area Prefix Standard. 381 Petrophysical Curve Mneumonics . 383 Universal Conversion Factors (CD-Rom Only) Stratigraphic Nomenclature for Michigan (CD-Rom Only) iv Preface to the Sixth Edition As the energy and related industries continue to change in order to survive and continue to bring new technology to the forefront, so have the Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs. We are proud to be associated with the sixth edition of the D&D Standard Oil Abbreviator. It has become an indispensable tool within the oil and gas industry. Information included in this book has made writing tasks within energy and its related industries simpler, and has through the years added consistency to industry reports. Since its inception the book has grown and now has several new sections. We are especially thankful to all of the energy and related industries that contributed to our sixth edition. There are five new sections included in this edition. They are as follows: Directional Survey Methods, Frequently Cited Additives, Frequently Cited Fluids, Lithology and Formation Names, MMS Two Digit Area Prefix Standards. This book continues to be an ongoing tribute to the oil, gas, and energy industries that continue to develop and employ new technology. We are celebrating 55 years and hope to have fulfilled the need that our industry had in wanting an all-encompassing guide of terms used in the energy and allied industries. Val Williams v Preface to the Fifth Edition The D&D Standard Oil Abbreviator is still a viable tool used by various individuals in the energy industries. New information has been added to this edition consistent to industry reports and writings. New features for this edition include the full-color Michigan Stratigraphic Chart, and a fully electronic version of the D&D Abbreviator with the addition of Stephen Gerolde’s Universal Conversion Factors on CD. When the need for a fifth edition was announced, members of Desk and Derrick were asked to contribute any new changes, additions and deletions. As usual the members came through. I want to especially thank Elizabeth Dudley, Aramco Services Company; Dee Jansen, Stratland Exploration Company; Ellen Montgomery Coon, Great Lakes Directional Drilling; Mark Wollensack, Michigan Basin Geological Society and The Tulsa Geological Society for their input into this edition. In this the 50th anniversary of the founding of Desk & Derrick we are proud to still be associated with such a publication as the D&D Standard Oil Abbreviator and proud to be a vital part of the Energy Industry. Audrey M. Renegar vii Preface to the Fourth Edition The D&D Standard Oil Abbreviator is an indispensable tool in the oil, gas, and energy industries. Information included in this book has made writing tasks within energy and its related industries simpler, and has through the years added consistency to industry reports. The need for a fourth revision of this publication was announced in 1991. Immediately, all members of the Desk and Derrick Association were asked to contribute changes, additions, and/or deletions relating to their positions. Responses came not only from members, but also from industry businesses updating, correcting and adding according to each circumstance. This fourth edition contains over 11,500 abbreviations and definitions used in energy-related industries. Special thanks to Toni Stevens of Western Atlas International/Atlas Wireline Services (Anchorage, AK D&D) for her help in revising that portion of the Abbreviator; to Shirley Legaux (Lafayette, LA D&D) for the addition of the Federal Environmental Acronyms; Cindy Whitton (Tulsa, OK D&D), Ken Bell (Laurel, MS), Schlumberger Well Services, Marlene Meyers (Bakersfield, CA D&D), Linda Hill (New Orleans, LA D&D), and Linda Butler (N. Harris Montgomery County, TX D&D). A very special thank you to Bettye Hatcher Miller (Bellaire, TX D&D) for her continued interest and support of the D&D Abbreviator. Company names have changed. Dresser-Atlas is now Atlas Wireline Services, and Welex is now Halliburton Log Services or HAL. Some entries may be repeated within company, miscellaneous and/or alphabetical listings; this is for the convenience of the user. All terms are alphabetized by abbreviation and by definition. Be sure to check the table of contents for the section most likely to contain the information ix DD& Standard Oil & Gas Abbreviator which you work with. Once you begin to use the Abbreviator, you will find it an indispensable tool in your daily writing. Additions to this edition include Guide to Federal Environmental Acronyms, Computational Products Mnemonics, Service Name Mnemonics, and Log Heading Nomenclature. Logging nomenclature standards have not been established; therefore, abbreviations for these tools and services are under a separate heading. The fourth edition of the D&D Standard Oil Abbreviator is an ongoing tribute to the oil, gas, and energy industries that continues to develop and employ new technology and share it with the world. Consequently, there is a need served with each new edition of the Abbreviator—that of keeping our technical and everyday writing in step with the times. As the overall energy industry continues to change in order to survive, so have we of Desk and Derrick made this effort to simplify the daily work of those in the industry. As a convenience for engineers, draftsmen, and others using this abbreviator, the back of the book contains standard map symbols through the courtesy of American Petroleum Institute, mathematical symbols, and the Greek alphabet. The Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs hopes this book will continue to fill a need in the energy industry, not only to assist the secretary and the report writer, but to familiarize all newcomers with our unique way of doing things. In this, the 45th anniversary year of the founding of Desk and Derrick, we are proud that we found a need and undertook to fill it—we hope we have successfully continued that good effort. Jacqueline J. Brill x Preface to the Third Edition The D&D Standard Oil Abbreviator has become an indispensable tool within the oil and gas industry. The information it contains has made writing tasks much easier and has added uniformity. When this revision was announced, the members of Desk and Derrick, as usual, came through with updated information from every aspect of the oil and gas industry. I have come to the conclusion that “we can abbreviate everything” if we put our minds to it. This Third Edition contains over 10,500 abbreviations and definitions for our industry. Two new sections have been added. Within the Logging Section a new grouping was added for miscellaneous terms. Some are in the other groups, but this section also contains additional terms, thus alphabetizing all logging terms together. A new section was added—“Pipe Coating Terminology and Definitions”—and I am sure this will be a growing addition. These abbreviations and terms have been mechanically alphabetized through the IBM 5520 System, which takes into account symbols, i.e., hyphens, slashes, etc., and arranges the abbreviations and terms accordingly. Once you use the Abbreviator, you’ll appreciate the ease of using this system. I wish to thank all the members of D&D who made contributions to this new edition and also those people who helped arrange this information for publication. My wish for this edition is to further carry on the hope of the first D&D Standard Oil Abbreviator—to fill a need. Linda d’Allesandro Weatherly xi Preface to the Second Edition The gratifying response to the first edition of the D&D Oil Abbreviator, which carried it through three printings, seemed to demand a second edition. As in all undertakings, there are changes that “would be made if we had it to do over.” So the ladies of Desk and Derrick got behind the project a second time and submitted more data, pointed out earlier typographical errors, and suggested new features for this second edition.