- Industry: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
- Number of blossaries: 1
- Company Profile:
The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
The pressure due to the weight of the atmosphere (air and water vapor) on the earth's surface. The average atmospheric pressure at sea level (for scientific purposes) has been defined at 14.696 pounds per square inch absolute.
Industry:Energy
To purge piping or other container with an inert agent such as nitrogen to remove combustible gases and minimize the possibility of fire or explosion.
Industry:Energy
A drilling tool that cuts the hole in the earth when drilling a well. Bits are designed on two basic and different principles; the cable tool bit, which moves up and down to pulverize; and the rotary bit which rotates to cut or grind.
Industry:Energy
A permanent plate, affixed in a conspicuous place on a meter, containing basic meter information.
Industry:Energy
A valve equipped with an orifice and a stem attached to a plug and matching circular seat. Shut-off is obtained by direct contact of the plug and the seat. Body of valve is normally spherical.
Industry:Energy
Company costs in the Base period that can not be included in the Cost of Service and are deleted.
Industry:Energy
Made by passing steam over hot coke or other carbonaceous material; it consists of carbon monoxide and hydrogen with varying amounts of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. It burns with a blue flame.
Industry:Energy
The act of operating extensive low-pressure gas lines which aggregate the production of several separate gas wells into one larger receipt point into an interstate pipeline.
Industry:Energy
The meter-dial positions of a meter index. The difference between two successive registrations indicates the volume of gas that has passed through the meter.
Industry:Energy
