- Industry: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
- Number of blossaries: 1
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
The amount of heat gained by a space from all sources, including people, lights, machines, sunshine, etc.
Industry:Energy
The period during a day, week, month, or year when the load being delivered by a gas system is not at or near the maximum volume delivered by that system for the corresponding period of time.
Industry:Energy
The zero point on the absolute temperature scale. It is equal to -273.16 degrees C, or 0 degrees K (Kelvin), or -459.69 degrees F, or 0 degrees R (Rankine).
Industry:Energy
A device used to clean the internal surface of a pipeline. Pigs are usually barrel shaped, made of metal, and covered with metal brushes. They may also have rubber or plastic cups and be made entirely of plastic. They are inserted into the pipeline by means of a device called a pig-trap and pushed through the line by pressure of the flowing fluid, usually gas. The forward movement of the pig, together with its rotation, cleans the rust, liquids, and other undesired substances from the pipeline; also called a go-devil.
Industry:Energy
A monthly accounting report containing month-end meter station allocations for each customer/shipper contract. The report may be sorted by meter station or by contract.
Industry:Energy
A threaded fitting used to couple two runs of pipe together without having to turn or dismantle either run of pipe.
Industry:Energy
Before hoisting drill pipe, it is desirable to pump into the top section of it a quantity of very heavy mud which will cause the level of the fluid in the pipe to fall. When a stand of pipe is unscrewed, the drilling fluid will have been evacuated from it. This prevents crew members and tools from becoming covered with the drilling fluid.
Industry:Energy
Instrument for measuring the relative pressure of a fluid. Types include gauge, absolute, and differential.
Industry:Energy
That part of the volume of cushion gas which is indigenous to the storage reservoir.
Industry:Energy
