Barrel | A unit of liquid volume measurement in the petroleum industry that equals 42 U.S. gallons for petroleum or natural gas liquid products, measured at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and at an equilibrium vapor pressure. |
Bbl | Abbreviation for barrel. |
Bcf | One billion standard cubic feet or one thousand MMcf or one million Mcf. |
BG Mix | A liquefied hydrocarbon product composed primarily of butanes and natural gasoline. |
BOE | Barrel of Oil Equivalent -- the amount of energy produced by gas equated to oil; generally held to be 1:6. |
Boyles Law | The an ideal gas law where at constant temperature, the volume of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its absolute pressure.. |
BP Mix | A liquefied hydrocarbon product composed primarily of butanes and propane. |
BS&W | Base sediment and water; the sediment and water that accumulates at the bottom of an oil tank. |
Btu | Abbreviation for British Thermal Unit which is the amount of heat necessary to raise one (1) pound of pure water from fifty-nine (59) degrees Fahrenheit to sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit at a specified constant pressure. |
Btu Factor | A numerical representation of the heating value of natural gas which may be calculated or presented to indicate varying relationships (e.g., the number of Btu contained in one standard cubic foot or the number of MMBtu contained in one Mcf of gas.Ê The factor for a given relationship will vary depending upon whether the gas is ÒdryÓ or ÒsaturatedÓ. |
Bubble Point | The pressure at which gas will begin to form into a liquid at a given temperature. |
Butane | A normally gaseous paraffin compound having the chemical formula of C4H10. |
Butane, Normal | see Normal Butane. |