- Industri: Energy
- Number of terms: 18450
- Number of blossaries: 0
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Petroleum stocks maintained by the Federal Government for use during periods of major supply interruption.
Industry:Energy
Otherwise discarded combustible materials that, when burned, produce energy for such purposes as space heating and electric power generation. The size of the waste may be reduced by shredders, grinders, or hammermills. Noncombustible materials, if any, may be removed. The waste may be dried and then burned, either alone or in combination with fossil fuels.
Industry:Energy
An individual, a corporation, a partnership ,an association, a joint-stock company, a business trust, or an unincorporated organization.
Industry:Energy
The rate of flow past a given point during a specified period that is controlled by reservoir water release operation.
Industry:Energy
A geologically directed drilling effort to obtain information pertaining to a specific geological condition that might lead toward the discovery of an accumulation of hydrocarbons. Such wells are customarily drilled without the intention of being completed for hydrocarbon production. This classification also includes tests identified as core tests and all types of expendable holes related to hydrocarbon exploration.
Industry:Energy
Petroleum-based materials that are worthless for any purpose other than fuel use.
Industry:Energy
One whole year, or fraction thereof, worked by an employee, including contracted man power. Expressed as a quotient (to two decimal places) of the time units worked during a year (hours, weeks, or months) divided by the like total time units in a year. For example: 80 hours worked is 0.04 (rounded) of a person-year; 8 weeks worked is 0.15 (rounded) of a person-year; 12 months worked is 1 person-year. Contracted manpower includes survey crews, drilling crews,consultants, and other persons who worked under contract to support a firm's ongoing operations.
Industry:Energy
The governmental function of controlling or directing economic entities through the process of rulemaking and adjudication.
Industry:Energy
The region of the upper atmosphere extending from the tropopause (8 to 15 kilometres altitude) to about 50 kilometers. Its thermal structure, which is determined by its radiation balance, is generally very stable with low humidity.
Industry:Energy
A microcomputer for producing written, programmed, or coded material; playing games; or doing calculations. Laptop and notebook computers are excluded for the purposes of EIA surveys.
Industry:Energy
