2014 SPE Forum Series

4. to close valves on a well so that it stops production.
5. a term sometimes used to refer to those industry activities that fall between exploration and production and refining and marketing.
7. term indicated the refining and marketing sectors of the industry.
9. refers to a variety of processes to increase the amount of oil removed from a reservoir, typically by injecting a liquid or gas.
11. a well drilled in an area where no current oil or gas production exists.
14. natural gas produced from reservoir rocks.
15. used to replace jointed pipe in certain types of drilling, completion, and workover operations.
17. natural gas containing significant amounts of liquifiable hydrocarbons.

1. the assembly of valves, pipes, and fittings used to control the flow of oil and gas from a well.
2. a term used to describe tools, equipment, and instruments used in the wellbore, or conditions or techniques applying to the wellbore.
3. drilling under conditions where the pressure being exerted inside the wellbore is less than the pressure of the oil or gas in the formation.
6. natural gas containing hydrogen sulfide.
8. the reduction in permeability in reservoir formation to create fractures through which oil or gas may move to the wellbore.
10. an engine used to increase the pressure of natural gas so that it will flow more easily through a pipeline.
12. the point at which the hydrocarbons and water exit the ground.
13. operations on a producing well to restore or increase production.
16. the exploration and production portions of the oil and gas industry.