Across
- 5. An offshore structure designed for deep-water drilling operations.
- 6. Steel pipe strings used to seal off different geological formations.
- 8. A technique involving high-pressure fluid injection to extract hydrocarbons.
- 10. A process that involves injecting fluids to restore pressure in a declining well.
- 11. A device that separates the oil, gas, and water mixture from a production stream.
- 13. A complex assembly of valves, spools, and fittings used to control well pressure.
- 15. The measure of a rock’s ability to transmit fluids through its pores.
Down
- 1. The standard unit of volume for crude oil in the petroleum industry.
- 2. A geophysical method using shockwaves to map underground rock layers.
- 3. The vertical distance from the surface to the reservoir.
- 4. A subsurface rock formation that can store and transmit hydrocarbons.
- 7. A specialized drilling fluid additive used to control formation pressure.
- 9. A catastrophic event when pressure control systems fail during drilling.
- 12. An exploratory well drilled to discover untapped oil reserves.
- 14. A drill string component responsible for crushing rock formations.