- Industria: Education; Oil & gas
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The Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX) is a unit of the Division of Continuing Education at The University of Texas at Austin and has been training companies and individuals since 1944.
a tool used in drilling to smooth the wall of a well, enlarge the hole to the specified size, help stabilize the bit, straighten the wellbore if kinks or doglegs are encountered, and drill directionally.
Industry:Oil & gas
the depth in a well at which casing is set, generally the depth at which the casing shoe rests.
Industry:Oil & gas
deviation of the borehole from vertical so that the borehole penetrates a productive formation in a manner parallel to the formation.
Industry:Oil & gas
back-and-forth or up-and-down movement, such as that of a piston in a cylinder.
Industry:Oil & gas
the pressure in a well that exists between the casing and the tubing or the casing and the drill pipe.
Industry:Oil & gas
1. of or relating to water or other liquid in motion. 2. operated, moved, or effected by water or liquid.
Industry:Oil & gas
a pump consisting of a piston that moves back and forth or up and down in a cylinder. The cylinder is equipped with inlet (suction) and outlet (discharge) valves. On the intake stroke, the suction valves are opened, and fluid is drawn into the cylinder. On the discharge stroke, the suction valves close, the discharge valves open, and fluid is forced out of the cylinder.
Industry:Oil & gas
a liquid of low viscosity (such as light oil) that is used in systems actuated by liquid (such as the brake system in a car).
Industry:Oil & gas
