- Industrie: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
To purge piping or other container with an inert agent such as nitrogen to remove combustible gases and minimize the possibility of fire or explosion.
Industry:Energy
A gas reservoir without a related oil zone or oil ring where essentially all of the reservoir fluids are in a gaseous state.
Industry:Energy
A pricing mechanism established by the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978. It is the passing through of certain costs of acquiring new gas by way of a surcharge and applying the surcharge to certain end uses by certain industrial facilities. In 1987, Title II, incremental pricing, of the NGPA of 1978 was repealed.
Industry:Energy
Effect on materials in service of exposure to an environment for an interval of time.
Industry:Energy
Nonassociated gas well capable of producing no more than 90 Mcf/day at its maximum rate of flow.
Industry:Energy
The burning of gas in the mixing chamber of a burner or in a piping system, usually due to an excess of primary air or too low a velocity of the combustible mixture through the burner part.
Industry:Energy
The pressure existing at the level of the oil or gas productive formation in a well.
Industry:Energy
A gas resulting from the thermal decomposition of petroleum oils, composed mainly of volatile hydrocarbons and hydrogen. The true heating value of oil gas may vary between 800 and 1600 Btu per cubic foot depending on operating conditions and feedstock properties.
Industry:Energy
