- Industry: Oil & gas
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George King is a technology provider in the oil and gas industry specializing in new technology and problem oil well solutions.
Events such pressure surge or fracturing that occur over a few hundred milliseconds.
Industry:Oil & gas
Exinite; (naphthenic) has an intermediate hydrogen to carbon and oxygen to carbon ratio. Usually formed from marine organic matter (planton) in a reducing environment. Oil and gas prone with yields of 40 to 60%.
Industry:Oil & gas
Expanding pipe installed in production casing or tubing to seal perforation holes or leaks caused by corrosion or erosion. Can be metal or plastic.
Industry:Oil & gas
Expansion of the volume (length & diameter) of an object as it is heated. In tubing, heat increases lengthen the tube or increase axial stress.
Industry:Oil & gas
Explosive wrapped with elastomer in the shape of a cord. Used to link and detonate charges in perforating guns.
Industry:Oil & gas
Exposed area of a pore or fracture to the volume of fluid in the pore or fracture.
Industry:Oil & gas
External hydrostatic pressure that will cause the onset of pipe yielding. Heavily influenced by tension loads on the pipe.
Industry:Oil & gas
Extraneous electrical current in earth. Point of arrival is cathode - departure point is anode.
Industry:Oil & gas
Extremely localized attack that results in holes in the metal. Will accelerate after start.
Industry:Oil & gas
Failure of an equipment unit that causes and immediate cessation of the ability to perform its required function.
Industry:Oil & gas
