Dictionary of Petroleum Exploration, Drilling & Production, 2nd Edition

by Ph.D. Hyne, Norman J

9781593703134

A comprehensive upstream petroleum dictionary has been thoroughly updated and now includes 19,500 definitions and 11,700 abbreviations. Covering everything in the upstream oil and gas sector, this new second edition also covers land, legal, accounting and finance terms.

Written in easy-to-understand language with more than 100 illustrations, the second edition of Dr. Hyne’s dictionary offers the ultimate book for everyone regardless of technical background.

Features & Benefits

• Definitions
• Abbreviations
• Rotary Drilling Rig Diagram
• Cable Tool Drilling Rig Diagram
• Cranked Counterbalanced Beam Pumping Unit Diagram
• Common Geological Map Symbols
• Common Geological Symbols for Rocks
• Drillstem Test Symbols
• Land Subdivisions (United States)
• Geological Features (United States and Canada)
• Atomic Weights and Numbers
• Greek Alphabet

Audience

• Engineers
• Field level personnel
• Management
• Energy lending and finance professionals
• Anyone who seeks to understand how, or relies upon, energy markets
• Students