Petroleum Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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barefoot hole n. In the Cabin Creek area, for example, we drill a well to the top of a formation we’re targeting and then we case it off.…Then we drill into the targeted formation what is known as a “barefoot hole.” That is, you’re drilling an open hole. There’s no pipe or cement. Then what we’ve been doing is we’ve been conducting a drill stem test [DST]. The traditional way is to drill the hole to TD [total depth] and case the entire well. [English Petroleum Jargon] [full cite] (Oct. 10, 2007)

bioslurping n. USFK also plans to use a technique called “bioslurping,” which treats petroleum-contaminated soils by both creating vents in the land and skimming fuel from the groundwater. [English Environment Petroleum] [full cite] (Apr. 17, 2006)

blend wall n. Two members of Growth Energy said shipping and cost constraints could discourage further blending of ethanol with gasoline as soon as 2009, a situation the ethanol industry calls hitting the “blend wall.” [English Petroleum Jargon] [full cite] (Nov. 16, 2008)

boutique blend n. Prices started to creep up when Clarke County was included on the list of Georgia counties where gas stations must sell a cleaner-burning gasoline mixture, commonly known as a boutique blend. [English Petroleum] [full cite] (Sep. 13, 2005)

Broken Pipe n. It would be foolish to think that Browne transformed BP from a dirty oil company to a progressive, renewable, squeaky-clean energy source. On the contrary, BP has a dismal environmental record—critics jokingly refer to the company as “Broken Pipe” after its many damaging oil leaks. [English Petroleum Derogatory Nickname] [full cite] (May. 11, 2007)

bullet line n. There’s a lot of talk about the bullet line in Juneau these days. Now we even have a bullet line czar that Gov. Sarah Palin has designated to ramrod the project—Harry Noah, a veteran and capable state official. “Bullet line” is the euphemism for a 20-inch or 24-inch pipeline that would carry natural gas from the North Slope to Southcentral Alaska. [English Petroleum] [full cite] (Mar. 22, 2009)

burnable snow n. The country’s administration has recently prepared the report to the Congress on the new natural gas discovery. The USA plans to extract gas from the so-called gas hydrates, which are in abundance in the Arctic region. This sort of mineral is often called “burnable snow” and its reserves are estimated at 200 thousand billions cubic feet. [English Environment Petroleum] [full cite] (Apr. 11, 2008)

convenio n. On top of theconvenios, which function rather like long-term contracts with media bosses, there are thechayotes—one-time direct payments to reporters. Although much less common than 25 years ago, when reporters received cash-stuffed envelopes at Christmas and President Jose Lopez Portillo gave those covering him Rolex watches, chayotes are still very much in vogue in outlying states. Thechayotes, whose name comes from the Spanish word for a tasty but spiny squash-like vegetable, can take the form of commissions for “publicity packages” that reporters sell to candidates or, in the case of Morelos state, even title to small parcels of land. [Spanish Mexico Media Petroleum] [full cite] (Aug. 30, 2004)

convenio n. Convenios:24X7 convenience stores situated close to homes to generate high footprints. Convenios carry a limited stock of daily use goods with a special focus on food products eg. In & Out petrol pump outlets. [English India Business Petroleum] [full cite] (Sep. 19, 2005)

convenio n. “Convenio” the convenience store, a mini supermarket, is one of the added facilities now in many locations in Madras. [English India Business Petroleum] [full cite] (Sep. 19, 2005)

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