2014 SPE Forum Series

4. natural gas containing hydrogen sulfide.
6. an engine used to increase the pressure of natural gas so that it will flow more easily through a pipeline.
11. to close valves on a well so that it stops production.
13. natural gas produced from reservoir rocks.
14. drilling under conditions where the pressure being exerted inside the wellbore is less than the pressure of the oil or gas in the formation.
16. the point at which the hydrocarbons and water exit the ground.

1. a term sometimes used to refer to those industry activities that fall between exploration and production and refining and marketing.
2. natural gas containing significant amounts of liquifiable hydrocarbons.
3. the reduction in permeability in reservoir formation to create fractures through which oil or gas may move to the wellbore.
5. a well drilled in an area where no current oil or gas production exists.
6. used to replace jointed pipe in certain types of drilling, completion, and workover operations.
7. refers to a variety of processes to increase the amount of oil removed from a reservoir, typically by injecting a liquid or gas.
8. operations on a producing well to restore or increase production.
9. the assembly of valves, pipes, and fittings used to control the flow of oil and gas from a well.
10. term indicated the refining and marketing sectors of the industry.
12. the exploration and production portions of the oil and gas industry.
15. a term used to describe tools, equipment, and instruments used in the wellbore, or conditions or techniques applying to the wellbore.