Definitions of words and terms used in the gas processing industry.
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The amount of time a fluid remains in a vessel.
The property of being easily evaporated, i.e., changing from liquid to gas.
Refer to definition of "volatile."
The property of being volatile.
An average of any property of a mixture or solution in proportion to the volume of the individual components in the mixture or solution.
Any unwanted material that results from the operation of a plant.
Any system that is provided for the disposal of unwanted waste.
A steam generating boiler using as its main heat source by-product heat from an industrial operation or from a high temperature level operation.
The evaporation of liquid by exposing it to the conditions of atmospheric temperature and pressure. Partial evaporation of liquid by use of heat may also be called weathering.
A GPA test for LP-gas for the determination of heavy components in a sample by evaporation of the sample as specified.
An average of any property of a mixture or solution in proportion to the weight of the individual components in the mixture or solution.
Weight compared to a standard with no correction for atmospheric conditions of air buoyancy.
Weight compared to a standard in a controlled vacuum cylinder or corrected for air buoyancy.
The total effluent from a well.
The assembly of fittings, valves, and controls located at the surface and connected to the flow lines, tubing, and casing of the well so as to control the flow from the reservoir.
A drip located in a line near the wellhead.
(1) A gas containing water, or a gas which has not been dehydrated. (2) A term synonymous with rich gas, i.e., a gas from which products have not been extracted. Refer to definition of "rich gas."
A term for oil having no color.
An obsolete term for natural gas liquids before fractionation and stabilization.
