05.07.2009
Downhole is used to describe tools, equipment and instrumentation which are used in the wellbore. Downhole can also be applied to the conditions or techniques applying to the well
A valve fitted into the production tubing of a well some distance below the surface. The valve can be closed in an emergency to stop the flow of oil and gas.
A term used to describe tools, equipment, and instruments which are run into the borehole. Also pertains to techniques, processes, and conditions which apply to the wellbore and its environment
Located down the slope of a dipping plane or surface. In a dipping (not flat-lying) hydrocarbon reservoir that contains gas, oil and water, the gas is updip, the gas-oil contact is downdip from the gas and the oil-water contact is still further downdip
Two lengths of pipe being welded together prior to being lowered into the firing line
Refers to the notion that environmental taxes can both reduce pollution (the first dividend) and reduce the overall economic costs associated with the tax system by using the revenue generated to displace other more distortionary taxes that slow economic growth at the same time (the second dividend).
Two lengths or joints of pipe joined together
Fourth largest LPG company in Israel that controls 30% of the industrial market and 5% of the household market
Dor Gas is a young and leading company in the energy market in Israel which was purchased by Dor Alon in 1999. Dor Gas thus now part of the Dor Alon Group, is the principal marketer of gas to the industrial and institutional markets in Israel, also servinga large population of more than 100,000 private consumers through its branches and distributors throughout Israel. Since commencing operations, the company set itself a target to maintain a momentum of progress and innovation in such areas as developing a regional gas system for home use (central gas delivery by means of underground pipes to neighborhoods and settlements), cogeneration (producing electricity by utilizing the residual heat of the gas system), preparing for the natural gas era and promoting use of gas powered vehicles. The company specializes in providing engineering services for consulting, design and erection of LPG systems in the industrial sector, analyzing customer needs and constructing optimal solutions vis-a-vis alternative uses. Dor Gas also supplies LPG to the Palestinian Authority. In the area of gas safety, the company has developed together with the Ap.A.L. Hadas start-up company, the Gasotek advanced safety system for automatic disconnection of gas, an innovative development in the field of gas safety, the first of its kind in the world, which ensures comprehensive maximum protection against malfunctions, in the event of gas leaks and risk of combustion. Dor Gas operates under the Speedogas label a fleet of gas powered vehicles and has established a countrywide network of LPG refueling stations for such vehicles. The company is owned by Dudi Weissman and Shraga Biran (86%), analyst 4.6% and the pubic 9.4%. Dor Gas has a 4% share in the Tamar drilling license
For instance when a country demands that international oil and gas companies active in the country direct a part of their output to the local market rather than to exports