Saturated BTU | The heating value of natural gas that is saturated with water vapor. |
SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Access - a technique to remotely monitor and control a well. |
Scf | Abbreviation for one standard cubic foot, a measurement of a gas volume at a contractual, regulatory or standard specified temperature and pressure. |
Shrinkage | The reduction in volume and/or heating value of a natural gas stream due to extraction or removal of some of its components. |
Sour Gas | Natural gas that has a high concentration of H2S. |
Sulfur | A pale, yellow, non-metallic chemical element that may be found in a gas stream and which needs to be removed or reduced from the gas stream for corrosion control or health or safety reasons. |
Sweet Crude | Crude oil having a sulfur content less than 0.5 percent (by weight). |