05.07.2009

The ability of a material to support the flow of an electrical current

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Any entity that generates, transmits, or distributes electricity and recovers the cost of its generation, transmission or distribution assets and operations, either directly or indirectly, through cost-based rates set by a separate regulatory authority, as opposed to a non-utility supplier

The flow of electricity between countries, with payment for imported energy and transit services

An artificial-lift system that can be specifically configured to suit the production and wellbore characteristics

Any entity that generates, transmits, or sells electricity, where the tariff is not determined and recovered by a regulatory authority.  Examples of these entities include, but are not limited to, independent power producers, power marketers and aggregators (both wholesale and retail), self-generation entities, and cogeneration firms

A density, sonic, or resistivity log run over the entire wellbore. Records weak electrical currents that flow in the rock next to the wellbore and shows the thickness and boundaries of the rock layers.  These logs help determine the amount of salt water present and the permeability.

Logs are a record of certain electrical characteristics (such as resistivity and conductivity) of formations traversed by the borehole. It is made to identify the formations, determine the nature and amount of fluids they contain, and estimate their depth. If the pores are partially filled with gas or oil, which are resistant to the passage of electrical current, the bulk formation resistance is higher than for water filled pores. For the sake of a convenient comparison from measurement to measurement, the electrical logging tools measure the resistance of a cubic meter of formation. This measurement is called resistivity.

Induction log
An electric well log in which the conductivity of the formation rather than the resistivity is measured. Because oil-bearing formations are less conductive of electricity than water-bearing formations, an induction survey, when compared with resistivity readings, can aid in determination of oil and water zones.