- Industri: Oil & gas
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A device, shaped like a short length of pipe, which is used to drop TCP guns in the rathole or sump. It is commonly used to drop guns that are connected to the completion into the sump, thus providing access to the reservoir for subsequent intervention work. It may also be used to break the tool string into fishable sections.
Industry:Oil & gas
A device with blades or brushes inserted in a pipeline for cleaning purposes. The pressure of the oil stream behind pushes the pig along the pipeline to clean out rust, wax, scale and debris. These devices are also called scrapers.
Industry:Oil & gas
A device used to seal around a reciprocating or rotating shaft or spindle. A malleable packing compound is forced into place by an adjustable packing nut, or similar arrangement. This enables the seal or packing to be tightened to suit the operating conditions and allows subsequent adjustment to account for wear.
Industry:Oil & gas
A device used to separate entrained gas from production liquids. Surface processing facilities generally use gas separators to render the liquids safe for further processing or disposal. Gas-separation equipment is also used in downhole applications, such as the protection of pumping equipment against gas lock by separating and redirecting free gas at the pump suction or inlet.
Industry:Oil & gas
A device used to remove water and water vapors from gas. Gas dehydration can be accomplished through a glycol dehydrator or a dry-bed dehydrator, which use a liquid desiccant and a solid desiccant, respectively. <br><br>Gas dehydrators are designed to handle only water and gas vapors. If liquid water or oil enters the dehydrator, the device cannot work properly.
Industry:Oil & gas
A device used to perforate oil and gas wells in preparation for production. Containing several shaped explosive charges, perforating guns are available in a range of sizes and configurations. The diameter of the gun used is typically determined by the presence of wellbore restrictions or limitations imposed by the surface equipment.
Industry:Oil & gas
A device used to measure pressure. Many different types of pressure gauges have been developed for use in well testing over the years. For bottomhole pressure measurements, these include helical bourdon tube gauges, strain gauges, quartz crystal gauges and surface readout gauges. All have their roles, and are still in use. Digital memory gauges are popular at the moment, since the data can be printed out or input directly into a computer for immediate use. Proper use of the data often requires specific knowledge of the possible idiosyncrasies of the particular gauge used in a test.
Industry:Oil & gas
A device used to isolate the annulus and anchor or secure the bottom of the production tubing string. A range of production packer designs is available to suit the wellbore geometry and production characteristics of the reservoir fluids.
Industry:Oil & gas
A device used to indicate the position or function of mechanical components that cannot be easily observed, such as to indicate the launch of a cementing plug or dart.
Industry:Oil & gas
