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Upstream
O&G industry term for the part of the business focused on the drilling and
extraction of oil and gas from the ground. (see midstream and downstream)
USEIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration (U.S. government)
USDW
Underground Sources of Drinking Water – The USEPA name for a
freshwater, shallow aquifer.
USGS
United States Geological Survey, a government Earth science agency and a
bureau of the U.S. Department of the interior
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds that can create air pollution.
Water cut
The ratio of water to the total produced fluids brought to the surface in an
O&G production well. Higher water cuts incur greater disposal costs.
Wings
Vertical hydraulic fractures that extend from either side of a vertical well up
to 300 m (1000 ft) in the direction of maximum compressive stress
Appendix B: Shale Resources of the United States
Shale gas and tight oil plays in the contiguous U.S
Appendices
Upstream
O&G industry term for the part of the business focused on the drilling and
extraction of oil and gas from the ground. (see midstream and downstream)
USEIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration (U.S. government)
USDW
Underground Sources of Drinking Water – The USEPA name for a
freshwater, shallow aquifer.
USGS
United States Geological Survey, a government Earth science agency and a
bureau of the U.S. Department of the interior
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds that can create air pollution.
Water cut
The ratio of water to the total produced fluids brought to the surface in an
O&G production well. Higher water cuts incur greater disposal costs.
Wings
Vertical hydraulic fractures that extend from either side of a vertical well up
to 300 m (1000 ft) in the direction of maximum compressive stress
Appendix B: Shale Resources of the United States
Shale gas and tight oil plays in the contiguous U.S
Appendices