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10)
casing.
Casing is mounted in the well at the
initial stage of the well
development.
11)
drilling rig, production rig.
When the drilling rig is removed, then the
production rig is installed.
12)
tubing.
Tubing carries the liquids and gas to the surface.
13)
flow of fluid.
A series of valves is installed to control the flow of fluid
from the well.
14)
pump, rod pump
. The most common pump is the rod pump.
15)
formation pressure.
The pumping is required if the formation pressure
is low.
16)
artificial lift.
If pumps are added, then
such kind of production is
called ‘an artificial lift’.
17)
to suspend.
The rod pump is suspended on a string of rods from a
pumping unit.
18)
to remove impurities.
Equipment is needed to remove impurities.
19)
pipeline, to facilitate.
A pipeline is connected to the well to facilitate
transportation.
20)
storage container, to store.
A storage container
is connected to the well
to store the product.
21)
pores, fractures.
Sometimes hydrocarbons can hardly move easily
through the pores or fractures into the reservoir.
22)
acidizing, fracturing.
There are some forms of stimulation such
as acidizing and fracturing.
23)
light and heavy fraction.
Lighter fractions are collected at the top of the
tower, and heavier fractions are collected at its bottom.
24)
fractioning column.
The separation of the mix of hydrocarbons is per-
formed
in a fractioning column, also known as an atmospheric distil-
lation tower.
25)
refinery.
Crude oil is turned into usable products at refineries.
26)
perforated trays.
An atmospheric distillation tower is a tall steel tower
with perforated trays.
27)
residual products, waxes, greases.
The residual products of the distil-
lation are further processed to produce refinery fuels, waxes, greases,
etc.
28)
cracking, coking.
The most widely used conversion
methods are crack-
ing and coking.
29)
derrick.
Wooden derricks were constructed long ago.
30)
domain.
The business of oil refining was John D. Rockefeller’s do-
main.