05.07.2009
Term that usually refers to petroleum (sometimes to coal)
Bituminous is a type of coal that contains very little moisture and has high heat value. A rank of coal that falls between anthracite and semi-bituminous. The most abundant rank of coal. Frequently referred to by the layman as “soft coal”.
Used in construction (road building) and in the manufacturing of insulation materials
Organic matter formed from in the process of petroleum generation and includes asphalt which is used for paving roads
For instance the Pipeline Safety Regulation states that an emergency shut-down valve means a valve which is capable of adequately blocking the flow of fluid within the pipeline at the point at which it is incorporated. In the absence of a definition, adequate is taken to mean sufficient for a particular purpose
A plan for the expected number and types of bits that are to be used in drilling a well
The application of plant and animal fossils to date and correlate strata, combining the principles of paleontology and stratigraphy. In the petroleum industry, biostratigraphy often denotes the use of terrestrial and marine microfossils to determine the absolute or relative age and depositional environment of a particular formation, source rock or reservoir of interest.