Chapter 26

Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Chapter 26 of Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah By USGS Southwestern Wyoming Province Assessment Team

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Abbreviations Cum. Cumulative D Darcy or darcies B or bbl or EUR Estimated ultimate recovery BB Billion barrels °F Degree BBL Billion barrels of petroleum liquids; ft or feet includes crude oil, condensate, and liquids h Hour or hours BBNGL Billion barrels of natural gas liquids HI Hydrogen index BBO Billion barrels of crude oil km Kilometer BBOE Billion barrels of oil equivalent L Liter or liters BCF Billion cubic feet L Petroleum liquids; includes crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids BCFG Billion cubic feet of natural gas lb or pounds BL Barrels of petroleum liquids; includes crude oil, condensate, and LNG Liquified natural gas natural gas liquids m Meter or meters

BNGL Barrels of natural gas liquids Ma Million years ago BO Barrels of crude oil MB Thousand barrels BOE Barrels of oil equivalent MBL Thousand barrels of petroleum Btu/lb British thermal units per pound liquids; includes crude oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids BW Barrels of water MBNGL Thousand barrels of natural gas °C Degree Celsius liquids CF Cubic feet MBO Thousand barrels of crude oil CFG Cubic feet of natural gas MBOE Thousand barrels of oil equivalent Cond. Condensate 1 2 Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah

MCF Thousand cubic feet Acronyms MCFG Thousand cubic feet of natural gas AAPG American Association of Petroleum mD Millidarcy or millidarcies Geologists mi API American Petroleum Institute min Minute or minutes AU Assessment unit MMB Million barrels EIA Energy Information Administration MMBL Million barrels of petroleum liquids; EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act includes crude oil, condensate, and of 2000 natural gas liquids EUR Estimated ultimate recovery MMBNGL Million barrels of natural gas liquids GIS Geographic information system MMBO Million barrels of crude oil GOR Gas to oil ratio MMBOE Million barrels of oil equivalent LGR Liquids to gas ratio MMCF Million cubic feet MMS Minerals Management Service MMCFG Million cubic feet of natural gas NGL Natural gas liquids m.y. Million years OGIFF Oil and gas integrated field file No. Number SEG Society of Exploration OI Oxygen index Geophysicists psi/ft Pounds per square per foot TPS Total petroleum system Ro Vitrinite reflectance, in oil U.S. or U.S.A. United States of America scf Standard cubic feet USGS U.S. Geological Survey sq. Square TAI Thermal alteration index TCF Trillion cubic feet TCFG Trillion cubic feet of natural gas TOC Total organic carbon TWT Two-way travel time wt. Weight Volume Title Page