A

WORD IN ENGLISH WORD IN SPANISH CONCEPT

The sum of the volumen
of the non-
interconnected pores
plus the volumen of the
interconnected pores is
Porosidad absoluta o equal to the total
Absolute or total porosity
total volumen of the pores of
the rock, then absolute
porosity equals the sum of
the effective porosity plus
the non-effective
porosity.
Natural occurrence of an
Accumulation Acumulacin individual body of oil in a
field.
Cap covering head,
Adapter Bonette Bonette adaptador usually with four peaks
gradates.

B
Sedimentary matter
Basement Basamento composed of igneous or
metamorphic rocks.
The oil in its main
component and at most
contain less tan 10%
Base fluid oil Fluido de base aceite water emulsified in a
general composition. This
fluid may be mineral or
distilled oil.
In terms of production the
number of barrels of oil
Barrels per day Barriles por da
produced by a well in a
period of 24 hours.
Unit volumen for oil and
Barrel Barril hydrocarbons by-
products.
Receptacle where a
sedimentary column is
deposited and that
Basin Cuenca
shares several
stratigraphic levels a
common tectonic history
 C
Is a heat treatment that is
Cementation Cementacin applied on a piece of
Steel.

Natural gas liquids

consisting mainly of
Condensates Condensados pentanes and heavier
hydrocarbon
compenentes.

Heat and pressore

processes that transforms
hydrocarbons of high
Craking Craking
molecular weight and
high boiling point into
hyd.

D
Exploration activity that
increases or reduces
Delimitation Delimitacin
reserves by means of
wellbore delimiters.

Intensive property of
matter that relates the
mass of a substance and
Density Densidad
it volumen through the
quotient between these
two quantities.

Measurement of the
Density API Densidad API density of liquid
petroleum produts.

Dome-shaped structure
formed of strata whose
central parto r nucleus
Dome saline Domo salino consists of rock salt
 E
Sedimentary rocks mainly
composed by salt,
Evaporites Evaporitas anhidrite or plaster results
of evaporation in reas
near the coast.

Set of field and office

activities whose main
Exploration Exploracin objective is to discover
new hydrocarbon
deposits.

Activity fir the production

Extration Extraccin of hydrocarbons
including well drilling.

F
Device for measuring the
velocity of the fluid in a
production well. The
Flow cross Cruz de flujo
device measures the trnsit
time of sefareted by a
fixed distance.
Is a set of particles that
are kept united between
if by forces cohesive
Fluid Fluido weak and the walls of a
container, the term
encompasses to the
liquid and the gas.

Surface of ruptura of the

geological layers along
Failure Falla
which there has been
differential movement.

Is the recovery under

Fracture Fractura pressure in two or more
pieces of a soild body.
 G
In a drilling context, a
gauge is the diameter of
Gauge Manmetro the bit of the hole drilled
by the bit when there are
no washouts.
Know as rock mother is
whre collects the organic
matter from animal and
Generating rocks Roca generadora
plant were incorporated
in the mud fund seas and
lakes.

H
Usually used with
Head TP Cabezal TP reference to a true sector
or part of a machine.

Group of organic
compounds containing
hydrocarbons Hidrocarburos
mainly carbn and
hydrogen.

K
Insoluble organic matter
dispersed in the
sedimentary rocks that
Kerogen Kerogeno
produce hydorarbons
when subjected to a
distillation process.

L
Fine- grained
Limotite Limolita sedimentary rock that is
transported by water.
 M
Term used in exploration
to dominate the
movement that
Migration Migracin undergoes the oil of the
place dinde was formed
until the storing rock or
trap.

Crude oil with desity of

Maya raw Crudo maya 22% API 1.3 by weight of
sulfur

O
Mixture of carbides of
hydrogen that exists in
phase liquid in the
deposits and remains so
in conditions original of
Oil Petrleo
pressure and
temperature. You can
include small amounts of
substances that are not
hydrogen carbides.

It is a geological
estructure that makes
possible the
accumulation and
concentration of the oil,
Oil tramp Trampa de aceite
keeping it trapped and
with out possibility to
escape the pores of a
permeable underground
rock.

Sipe light crude oil with

Olive oil Crudo olmeca density of 39% API 0.8
sulfur.
 P
A hole made through the
casing and cement and
into the formation. It has a
characteristic entrance
Perforation Perforacin hole and penetration. It is
the flow path from the
formation to the wellbore
in a cased and
cemented completion.
Storage rock feature that
allows the movement of
Permeability Permeabilidad
fluids through
interconnected pores.
Is the part of engineering
combining methods
scientific and practical
Petroleum engineer Ing. Petrolero
oriented development of
techniques to discover
and explore.
Steel pipe cemented in
place during the
Pipe of coating Tubera de revestimiento
construction process to
stabilize the wellbore.
Is a duct that meets the
Pipelines Tuberas funtion of transport water
or other fluids.

R
Radiation is the
propagative of energy in
the form of
Radiation Radiacin electromagnetic wave
sor subatomic particies
trough the vecuum or a
material mdium.
Crude oil with density of
Raw isthmus Crudo istmo 33.6 digiess API and 1.3%
by weight of sulfur.
Is a condition in which
seeks to determine the
Resolutions Resoluciones
solution of a particular
cuircunstances.

Attempt to file a change

Revolutions Revoluciones
in the economy.
 S
Sedimentary fine grain
sedimentary rock formed
Shale Lutita
by the consolidation of
clay and silt particles.

In geography resfersto
the arey occupied
Surface Superficie
territory that is taken the
length an altitude.

Generaly butterfly valve

Survery valve Vlvula de sondeo that regulates the air
intake in the carburetor

Is one thing round serving

Steering Wheel Volante to decide to that party
rowing direct flow.

T
Mode operations fixed to
Thotle Extrangulador the section of the against
well

Oil exploration that

defines an oil deposit with
Tramp Trampa a geometry tha allows
the concentration of
hydrocarbons

The set of valves doubl

flanges and fittings
connected to the upper
Tree valve rbol de vlvulas
end the well to direct and
control the flow of well
formation fluids.

Conditioning of
petroleum which includes
Treatment Tratamiento alll industrial processes
carried out outside a
contractual area
 W
Water Agua Substance liquid without
smell, color or taste that is
located inthe nature in
state more or less pure
forming rivers, lakes and
seas, occupies them
three fourth parts of the
planet earth and form
part of them beings live.
Water base fluid Fluido base agua Ther are used in the
drilling of Wells in
depressed formations
and depths up to 3,000 m.