Common Oil Field Abbreviations

aa
abd
abdt
acdz
ACT
addn
AE
amt
anhy
alys
ann
AOF
API
appx
arg
ARO
art
avg
AW
B/
BA(W)
BC
bd(d)
BDO
bent
BF(H)
BHL
BHP
BHT
bl
bldg
bledg
blk
blkt
BLO
BLOTBR
BLW
BN (0) (W)
B(0)(W)
BOE
BOP
BOP (D) (H)
BP
brkn
brn
BS
BSUW
BPV
brg
B(S)W
BTM
BU
brk
CAOFP
carb
CC
CFGP (D) (H)
CG
eg

as above
abandon(ed)
abundant
acidize(d)
automatic custody transfer
addition
asphalt emulsion
amount
anhydrite
analysis
annulus
absolute open flow
American Petroleum Institute
approximate(ly)
argillaceous
at a rate of
attempt(ed)
average
acid water
base
barrels acid (water)
barrels condensate
bed (ded)
barrels diesel oil
bentonite
barrels fluid per (hour)
bottom hole location
bottom hole pressure
bottom hole temperature
black
building
bleeding
block
blanket
barrels load oil
barrels load oil to be recovered
barrels load water
barrels new (oil) (water)
barrels (oil (water)
blow out equipment
blow out preventer
barrels oil per (day) (hour)
bridge plug
broken
brown
basic sediment
black sulfur water
back pressure valve
bearings
barrels (salt) water
bottom
build up
broke or break
calculated absolute open flow potential
carbonaceous
casing collar
cubic feet gas per (day) (hour)
corrected gravity
coarse grained

CH
chl
cht
CIBP
CIP
CIRC
CK
CJPF
cl
cmt
CO
C02
comm
compl
cond
CONDS
cong
conn
cont
coord
corr
corro
CP
cplg
cr
CSG
CSPK
etc
CTR
CUSH
cvgs
ex (In)
d
D&A
DC
DD
dec
deer
deg
delr
deaden*
dev
DF
DHC
dia
direc
displ
DIST
dk
DM
dn
dns
DO
DOC
dol(o)
DP
dpn
DRL
X

choke
channel
chert
cast iron bridge plug
cement in place
circulate
choke
casing jets per foot
chloride
cement
cleaned out
carbon dioxide
communicate(d)
complete(d)
condition or conduct
condensate
conglomerate
connection
continue
coordinates
correct(ion)
corrosion
casing pressure
coupling
core
casing
casing packer
contact
cable tool rig
cushion
cavings
coarse crystalline
day
dry and abandoned
drill collar
drilled deeper
decide or decision
decrease
degree
deliver
determine
detrital
deviat(ed) (ion)
derrick floor or drilling fluid
dry hole contribution
diameter
direction
displace(d)
distillate
dark
drilling mud
down
dense
drilled out
drilled out cement
dolomite
drill pipe
deepen
drill

Abbreviations
DST
DWT
elec
ELEV
emul
equiv
est
estab
eval
F
FARO
FB
FBHP
fed
FEL
FER
FFP
fg
FHH
FL
fluor
FNL
F/O
Fm.
foss
FP
fr
frac
FSH
FSIP
FSL
FTP
FWL
fx(ln)
FG
GB
GCDM
GCR
GGE
GIDP
GIH
GIP
GL
glauc
GOC
GOR
Gr.
GRD
grn
gry
GSO
GTS

g*y
gyp
H2S
hd
HFO
HH
hi
HOCM
HO&GCM
horiz

drill stem test

dead weight tester
electric
elevation
emulsion
equivalent
estimate(d)
establish(ed)
evaluate(d)
flowed
flowed at rate of
fair blow
flowing bottom hole pressure
federal
feet from east line
fluid energy rate
final flowing pressure
fine grain(ed)
final hydrostatic head
fluid or fluid level
fluorescentfce)
feet from north line
farmout
Formation
fossiliferous
flowing pressure or free point
from
fracture
fish
final shut-in pressure
feet from south line
flowing tubing pressure
feet from west line
finely crystalline
full gauge
good blow
gas cut drilling mud
gas-condensate ratio
gauge
gas in drill pipe
going in hole
gas in pipe
ground level
glauconitic
gas-oil contact
gas-oil ratio
Group
ground
green
gray
good show of oil
gas to surface
gravity
gypsum
hydrogen sulfide
hard
hole full of oil
hydrostatic head
high
heavily oil cut mud
heavily oil and gas cut mud
horizontal

HP
hr
IF(P)
IHH
immed
imp
incl
incr
irth
inj
int
insp
INTFP
IP(F) (P)
INTSIP
ISIP
inst
IG
J&A
JK
JT
JKB
KB
KO
LCM
LD
LFL
lith
litho
1m
In
LNR
LO
loc
LPG
Is
lse
LT
LTS
lv
max
Mb.
MC
MCA
md.
med
MG
MI
MIE
min.
min
MLU
MN
MO
MORT
MT
MTD
MTS
MW
mx(ln)
NEP
NIP

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hydrostatic pressure
hour
initial flow(ing) (pressure)
initial hydrostatic head
immediate
impression
inclusions or including
increase
inhibitor or inhibit
inject
interval
inspect
intermediate flowing pressure
initial potential (flowing) (pumping)
intermediate shut-in pressure
initial shut-in pressure
install
in gauge
junked and abandoned
junk
joint
junk basket
kelly bushing
kicked off
lost circulation material
land
low fluid level
lithology
lithographic
lime
line
liner
load oil
locate or location
liquified petroleum gas
limestone
lease
lower or light tubing
long tubing string
leave
maximum
member
mud cut
mud cleanout agent
millidarcies
medium
mud gas
move in
move in equipment
minute
minimum
mud logging unit
midnight
move
moving off rotary tools
middle tubing
measured total depth
mud to surface
muddy water
medium crystalline
net effective" pay
nipple or nipple up

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NOJV
NR
NS
NSOFC
N2
O&GCM
OB
OCM
OD
OE
OEG
OH
OIP
ON
ool
opn
opr
orig
OS
ostn
OTD
OTS

owe
OWDD
OWWO
OOG
P
P&A
P&F
P&P
par
PB
PBTD
pet
PD
perf
perm
Pi
PKR
P.L.
pld
Pig
pmp
POOH
POP
por
poss
pot
ppm
PPP
prep
press
prob
proc
prod
PU
qtz
R&T
R&P
R
rbds
RBP

Abbreviations
non-operated joint venture(s)
no report
no show
no show, odor, fluorescence, cut
nitrogen
oil and gas cut mud
off bottom
oil cut mud
outside diameter
open end
oil equivalent gas
open hole
oil in place
overnight
oolitic
open
operator
original
overshot
oilstain
old total depth
oil to surface
oil-water contact
oil well drilled deeper
old well worked over
out of gauge
pumped
plug and abandon
pump and flow
porosity and permeability
paraffin
plug back
plug back total depth
percent
per day
perforated)
permeability
per foot
packer
pipeline
pulled
pulling
pump
pulled (pulling) out of hole
put on pump
porosity
possible
potential
parts per million
pinpoint porosity
prepare
pressure
probable or problem
procedure
produce
pulling unit
quartz
rods and tubing
rods and pump
radioactivity
red beds
retrievable bridge plug

RD
rd
rec
recmd
recv
rel
repl
repr
req
refer
RGE
RIH
RM
rng
rmv
RO
RPM
rpt
RR
rr
Rt
rtnr
RU
Rw
S&F
SAB
sal
sat
scat
SCF
sd
sec
sep
SFP
(S)SG
sh
SI(C)(P)
SIBHP
silk
SITB
sli
SLM
slt(st)
SN
(S)SO
SOCM
spl
SPM
SPD
spt
sqz
ss
St

STBOIP
std
stk
stn
STS
SULW
surv
surf
SW

rig down
red
recover
recommend
receive
released
replace
repair
request
retrieve
range
running (ran) in hole
ream
running
remove
reversed out
revolutions per minute
report
rotary rig
rare
true resistivity
retainer
rig up
water resistivity
swab and flow
strong air blow
salinity
saturate(d)
scattered
standard cubic feet
sand
section
separator
surface flowing pressure
(slight) show gas
shale
shut-in (casing) (pressure)
shut-in bottom hole pressure
siliceous
shut-in tubing pressure
slightly
steel line measurement
silt(stone)
seating nipple
(slight) show oil
slightly oil cut mud
sample
strokes per minute
spud
spot
squeeze
sandstone
state
stock tank barrels oil in place
standard or stand
staked
stain
short tubing string
sulfur water
survey
surface
salt water

Abbreviations
swb
SWCM
sx
T/
TA
tbg
TD
temp
TJPF
T.O.
TOC
TP
tr
trt
trmt
tst
TST
TSTM
TVD
TWP
u
UT
V

vac
vel

swab
salt water cut mud
sack
top
temporarily abandoned
tubing
total depth
temperature
tubing jet(s) per foot
tool open
top of cement
tubing pressure
trace
treat
treatment
test
true stratigraphic thickness
too small to measure
true vertical depth
township
unit
upper tubing
very
vacuum
velocity

vert
vis
vol
vole
vug
w/
w/o
WB
WC
WCM
WDW
wgt
wh
WH
WI
W.I.
wk
WL
WO (C)(0)
WS
wtr
WW
WP
xln
yell
zn

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vertical
viscosity
volume
volcanic
vuggy
with
without
water base
water cushion
water cut mud
water disposal well
weight
white
wash
water injection
working interest
weak
wireline
waiting on (cement) (orders)
whipstock
water
water well
wash pipe
crystalline
yellow
zone

Conversion Chart3
To Convert:
Linear units
inches (in.)
feet (ft)
miles (mi)
nautical miles (nmi)
meters (m)
centimeters (cm)
kilometers (km)
kilometers (km)
Area units
square feet (ft2)
square miles (mi2)
acres (ac)
square meters (m2)
square kilometers (km2)
hectares (ha)
Volume units
cubic feet (ft3)
cubic meters (m3)
cubic meters (m)
metric tons (MT)
thousand cubic feet (mcf)
million cubic feet (mmcf)
billionb cubic feet (bcf)
trillion cubic feet (tcf)
gallons (gal)
liters (L)
liters (L)
barrels (bbl)
barrels (bbl)
barrels (bbl)
Mass units
pounds (lb)
kilograms (kg)
short tons (ton)
metric tons (MT)
Pressure units
pound-force per square inch (psi)
pound-force per square inch (psi)
kilopascals (kPa)
kilopascals (kPa)
bars (bar)
bars (bar)
Energy units
British thermal units (Btu)
kilojoules (kJ)
To Convert:
Temperature
degrees Celsius(C)
degrees Celsius (C)
degrees Fahrenheit (F)
kelvins (K)

To:
centimeters (cm)
meters (m)
kilometers (km)
kilometers (km)
feet (ft)
inches (in.)
miles (mi)
nautical miles (nmi)
square meters (m2)
square kilometers (km2)
hectares (ha)
square feet (ft2)
square miles (mi2)
acres (ac)
cubic meters (m3)
cubic feet (ft3)
barrels (bbl)
barrels (bbl)
cubic meters (m3)
thousand cubic meters (thousand m3)
million cubic meters (million m3)
billion0 cubic meters (billion m3)
liters (L)
gallons (gal)
barrels (bbl)
cubic meters (m3)
metric tons (MT)
liters (L)
kilograms (kg)
pounds (lb)
metric tons (MT)
short tons (ton)
kilopascals (kPa)
bars (bar)
pound-force per square inch (psi)
bars (bar)
pound-force per square inch (psi)
kilopascals (kPa)
kilojoules (kJ)
British thermal units (Btu)

To:
degrees FahrenheitfF)
kelvins (K)
degrees Celsius (C)
degrees Celsius (C)
Miscellaneous
1F/100ft=1.8C/100m
1 C/km = 0.055F/100 ft =2.9F/mi
million year interval = m.y.
million years before present = Ma
billion years before present = Ga

3 ^ more information on units and converstans, see7te

b
1 billion = 109.

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Multiply By:
2.54
0.305
1.609
1.852
3.281
0.394
0.621
0.540
0.093
2.590
0.405
10.764
0.386
2.471
0.028
35.315
6.290
7.34 (approx.)
28.317
28.317
28.317
28.317
3.785
0.264
0.0063
0.159
0.14 (approx.)
158.987
0.454
2.205
0.907
1.102
6.895
0.069
0.145
0.01
14.504
100
1.055
0.948
Use Formula:
(C x 9/5) + 32
C + 273.15
(F-32)x5/9
K-273.15