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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing
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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing

by Alireza Bahadori, Chikezie Nwaoha, Malcolm William Clark
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
478 pages
16h 29m
English
CRC Press
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Initial Circulating Pressure
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nitial Circulating Pressure: The pump pressure required when a shut-in
well that has taken a kick is circulated after initially opening the well.
Initial Established: Established reserves before production.
Initial Gel Strength: The maximum reading from a direct reading viscom-
eter (e.g., Fann VG meter), after the uid has set for 10 s.
Initial Potential: Flow rate, often from a short test, measured during a test at
or just before completion.
Initial Production: Production from a well is generally broken down into
three categories: (a) ush or initial, (b) settled, and (c) stripper. It is important
to reali
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