GLOSARIO DE CONTROL DE SURGENCIAS EN POZOS

PETROLFEROS
A
1. abnormal pressure: Pore pressure in excess of that pressure resulting from the
hydrostatic pressure exerted by a vertical column of water with salinity normal for the
geographic area.
presin anormal
2. accumulator: on a drilling rig, the accumulator stores hydraulic fluid under pressure from
pressure from compressed hydrogen for closing the blowout preventer in an emergency. The
accumulator is a vessel or tank used to receive and temporarily store a liquid used in a
continuous process in a plant.
(tanque) acumulador
3. acetic acid: an organic acid compound, sometimes used to acidize oil wells.
cido actico
4. acid fracture: hydraulic pressure is applied to potentially carbonate (limestone/dolomite)
formations, opening cracks, or causing the formation to split open forming a fracture by
using a combination of oil and acid or water under high pressure.
fracturacin cida
5. acidize: to treat oil-bearing limestone or other formations, using a chemical reaction with
acid, to increase production. Hydrochloric or other acid is injected into formation under
pressure. The acid etches the rock, enlarging the pore spaces and passages through which
the reservoir fluids flow. The acid is then pumped out, and the well is swabbed and put back
into production. Chemical additives and inhibitors are combined with the acid to react
selectively with formation rock without attacking metal well equipment.
acidificar
6. air cutting: the inadvertent mechanical incorporation and dispersion of air into a drillingfluid system.
corte con aire
7. annular space: the space around a pipe in a wellbore, the outer wall of which may be the
wall of either the borehole or the casing, sometimes termed annulus.
espacio anular

8. back pressure: the pressure maintained on equipment or systems through which a fluid
flows.
contrapresin
9. barite: natural barium sulfate used for increasing the density of drilling fluids.
baritina
10. barrel: a measure of volume for petroleum products. One barrel is the equivalent of 42
US gallons, or 0.159 cubic meter. One cubic meter is 6.28 barrels.
barril
11. basket: a device used to catch debris from drillable tools, perforators, etc.
cesto
12. bell nipple: a short length of tubular goods installed in the top of the blowout
preventer. The top and end of the nipple is expanded, or belled, to guide the drill tools into
the hole and usually has side connections for the fill line and mud-return line.
niple campana
13. bent sub: a short cylindrical device installed in a drill stem between the bottom-most
collar and a downhole mud motor. The purpose of the bent sub is to deflect the mud motor
off the vertical to drill a directional hole.
sustituto de desviacin
14. bentonite: a plastic, colloidal clay, largely made up of mineral sodium montmorillonite
(a hydrated aluminum silicate) that swells when wet. It is a major component of drilling
muds.
bentonita
15. bit: the cutting or boring element used on the end of a workstring or drill pipe to
remove the earth in creating or cleaning out a wellbore. It consists of a cutting element and
a circulating element.
trpano
16. blast joint: a heavy-wall sub positioned in the producing string opposite perforations,
to deflect the wells jetting action.
junta de abrasin
17. bleed (to): to drain off liquid or gas, generally slowly, through a valve called a bleeder.
purgar
18. blind rams: also called blank rams, they seal against each other to effectively close the
hole.
esclusas ciegas
19. blind ram preventer:
elements. See blind rams.

a blowout preventer in which blind rams are the closing

preventor de esclusas ciegas

20. blowout: an uncontrolled flow of gas, oil, or other well fluids into the atmosphere, or
into another zone. A blowout, or gusher, occurs when formation pressure exceeds the
pressure applied to it by the column of drilling fluid. A kick warns of an impending blowout.
reventn
21. blowout preventer (BOP): the equipment installed at the wellhead to prevent the
escape of pressure either in the annular space between the casing and drill pipe or in an
open hole (i.e., hole with no drill pipe) during drilling or completion operations.
BOP
22. blowout preventer stack: assembly of well control equipment including preventers,
spools, valves, and nipples connected to the top of the wellhead.
conjunto de BOP
23. borehole: the wellbore; the hole made by drilling or boring.
pozo
24. bottom hole pressure: depending upon context, either a pressure exerted by a column
of fluid contained in the wellbore or the formation pressure at the depth of interest.
presin de fondo de pozo
25. bullheading: a term to denote pumping into a closed well without returns.
inyeccin de fluido
purga

sin

C
26. casing: steel pipe placed in an oil or gas well as drilling progresses to prevent the wall of
the hole from caving during drilling and to provide a means of extracting petroleum if the
well is productive.
casing
27. casing shoe: a short, heavy, hollow, cylindrical steel section with a rounded bottom that
is placed on the end of the casing string to serve as a reinforcing shoe and to aid in cutting
off minor projections from the borehole wall as the casing is being lowered. Also called a
guide shoe.
zapato del casing
28. cementing: the application of a liquid slurry of cement and water to various points
inside or outside the casing.
cementacin
29. centralizer: a device used to centralize casing to borehole or tubing to casing ID.

centralizador
30. centrifugal pump: a pump with an impeller or rotor, an impeller shaft, and a casing,
which discharges fluid by centrifugal force.
bomba centrfuga
31. choke: a device with a fixed or variable orifice installed in a line to restrict the flow
and/or control the rate of production.
estrangulador/choke
32. circulate (to): to pass from one point throughout a system and back to the starting
point. Completion fluid circulates from the mud tanks through the tubing string to the
bottom of the well and returns through the annulus.
circular
33. circulate and weight method: a method for killing well pressure in which circulation is
commenced immediately and mud weight is brought up gradually, according to a definite
schedule.
mtodo de circular y
densificar
34. circulating pressure: the pressure generated by the mud pumps and exerted on the drill
stem.
presin de circulacin
35. circulating rate: the volume flow rate of the circulating drilling fluid usually expressed
in gallons or barrels per minute.
caudal de circulacin
36. circulation: the movement of drilling fluid from the suction pit through pump, drill pipe,
bit, annular space in the hole, and back again to the suction pit. The time involved is usually
referred to as circulation time.
circulacin
37. circulation, loss of (or lost): the result of the drilling fluid escaping into the formation
by way of crevices or porous media.
prdida de circulacin
38. collar: a coupling device used to join two lengths of pipe.
unin roscada
collar: a drill collar.
portamechas
39. complete a well: to finish work on a well and bring it to productive status.
terminar un pozo
40. completion fluid: any fluid used during completion or workover operations of sufficient
density to control reservoir pressure, and containing properties to minimize formation
damage.

fluido de terminacin
41. concurrent method: see circulate and weight method.
mtodo concurrente
42. cuttings: fragments of rock dislodged by a bit and brought to surface in the drilling
mud. Washed and dried samples of the cuttings are analyzed by geologists to obtain
information about the formations drilled.
recortes
D
43. density: the mass or weight of a substance, often expressed in weight per volume unit.
densidad
44. derrick: A large load-bearing structure, usually of bolted construction. In drilling, the
standard derrick has four legs standing at the corners of the substructure and reaching to the
crown block.
torre
45. differential pressure: the difference in pressure between the hydrostatic head of
drilling-fluid column and the formation pressure at any given depth in the hole.
presin diferencial
46. directional drilling: intentional deviation of a wellbore from the vertical
perforacin direccional
47. displacement: the volume of steel in the tubular and devices inserted and/or withdrawn
from the wellbore.
desplazamiento
48. drill bit: the cutting or boring element used for drilling. See bit.
trpano
49. drill collar: a heavy, thick-walled tube, usually steel, used between the drill pipe and the
bit in the drill stem to provide weight and/or a pendulous effect to the drill stem.
portamechas
50. drill pipe: the heavy seamless tubing used to rotate the bit and circulate the drilling
fluid.
barra de sondeo
51. drill string: the column, or string, of drill pipe with attached tool joints that transmits
fluid and rotational power from the kelly to the drill collars and the bit.
sondeo
52. driller: the employee directly in charge of a drilling or workover rig and crew.

perforador
53. drillers method: a well-killing method involving two complete and separate
circulations; the first vents the kick out of the well, and the second circulates heavier mud
through the wellbore.
mtodo del perforador
54. drilling fluid/mud: a circulating fluid used in rotary drilling to perform any or all of
various functions required in the drilling operations.
fluido/lodo de perforacin
E
55. emulsion: a substantially permanent heterogeneous liquid mixture of two or more
liquids which do not normally dissolve in each other but which are held in suspension or
dispersion, one in the other, by mechanical agitation or, more frequently, by adding small
amounts of substances known as emulsifiers.
emulsion
56. equivalent circulating density (ECD): the sum of pressure exerted by hydrostatic
head of fluid, drilled solids, and friction pressure losses in the annulus divided by depth of
interest and by 0.052, if ECD is to be expressed in pounds per gallon.
densidad equivalente de
circulacin
F
57. fault: a geological term denoting a formation break, upward or downward in subsurface
strata.
falla
58. feed-in: the flow of fluids from the formation into the well bore.
afluencia
59. final circulating pressure: Drill pipe pressure required to circulate at the selected kill
rate adjusted for increase in kill drilling fluid density over the original drilling fluid density.
presin final de circulacin
60. fish: an object left in the wellbore during drilling or workover operations that must be
recovered before work can proceed.
pesca
61. flow: a current stream of fluid.
flujo
62. flow coupling: a sub placed in the production string to limit flow velocities above
and/or below other downhole tools.

collar de flujo
63. flow line: the surface pipe through which well effluent travels from a well to processing
equipment or storage.
lnea de salida
64. fluid: any substance that flows and yields to any force tending to change its shape. The
term includes both liquids and gases.
fluido
65. fluid density: the unit weight of fluid, e.g. , pounds per gallon.
densidad de fluido
66. formation: a bed or deposit composed throughout of substantially the same kind of
rock; a lithologic unit.
formacin
67. formation breakdown: an event occurring when borehole pressure is of such a
magnitude that the exposed formation is not able to withstand applied pressure.
colapso de la formacin
G
68. gas: a fluid, compressible substance that completely fills any container in which it is
confined, its volume being dependent on the extent of the pressure exerted on the container.
gas
69. gas cut: gas entrained by a drilling fluid.
inyeccin gasificada
70. gas lift: the process of lifting fluid from a well by injecting gas down the well through
tubing or through the tubing-casing annulus.
gas lift
71. gel: a semisolid, jellylike state assumed by some colloidal dispersions at rest.
gel
72. guide shoe: a short, heavy , cylindrical section of steel, filled with rubber or concrete
and rounded at the bottom, which is placed at the end of the casing string.
zapato gua
H
73. H2S: an abbreviation for hydrogen sulfide.
cido sulfdrico
74. hanger: a device used to hang and/or position tools in casing or tubing.

colgador
75. hydraulic: 1. Of or relating to water or other liquid in motion. 2. Operated, moved, or
affected by water or liquid.
hidrulico/a
76. hydrostatic pressure: the pressure exerted by a body of fluid at rest.
presin hidrosttica
I
77. initial circulating pressure: drill pipe pressure required to circulate initially at the
selected kill rate while holding casing pressure at the shut-in valve.
presin
inicial
de
circulacin
78. inside blowout preventer: a valve installed in the drill stem to prevent a blowout inside
the stem.
BOP interno

J
79. jar: a mechanical device used to impart a blow (or hit) to a stuck tool.
tijera
80. joint: a single length (30 ft., or 9.1 meters) of drill pipe or drill collar, casing, tubing, or
rod that has threaded connections at both ends.
unin
81. junk basket: a cylindrical tool designed to aid in the removal of junk, cuttings or
foreign objects in a wellbore.
cesto de pesca para
despojos
K
82. kick: an unscheduled, unwanted entry of water, gas, oil, or other formation fluid into
the wellbore.
surgencia
83. kill: to prevent a threatened blowout by taking suitable preventive measures.
ahogar (matar)

84. kill line: a high pressure line that connects the mud pump and the blowout assembly
through which drilling fluid can be pumped into the hole to subdue well pressure while the
preventers are closed.
lnea de ahogo
85. kill rate: a predetermined fluid circulating rate, expressed in fluid volume per unit time,
which is to be used to circulate under kick conditions.
caudal de ahogo
L
86. landing nipple: a sub for landing inside tubing goods, such as plugs, flow meters,
logging tools, etc.
niple de asentamiento
87. leak-off rate: the rate at which a fracturing fluid leaves the fracture and enters the
formation surrounding the fracture.
caudal de prdida
88. liner: any string of casing whose top is located below the surface.
caera
auxiliar
revestimiento

de

89. lost circulation: the loss of quantities of whole mud to a formation, usually in
cavernous, fissured, or coarsely permeable beds, evidenced by the failure of the mud to
return to the surface as it is being circulated into the hole.
prdida de circulacin
M
90. macaroni rig: a workover rig, usually lightweight, that is especially built to run a string
of inch and 1 inch diameter tubing.
equipo macaroni
91. make-up: connecting pipe together by hand or rotary table.
enroscar
92. mandrel: a cylindrical bar, spindle, or shaft around which other parts are arranged or
attached or that fits inside a cylinder or a tube.
mandril
93. manifold: an accessory system of piping to a main piping system (or another conductor)
that serves to divide a flow into several parts, to combine several flows into one, or to
reroute a flow to any of several possible destinations.
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94. methane: a light, gaseous, flammable paraffin hydrocarbon.

metano
95. mill: a downhole tool with rough, sharp, extremely hard cutting surfaces for removing
metal by grinding or cutting.
fresadora
96. mill-out (to): the use of a mill on the end of a workstring to remove a permanent tool or
fish.
fresar
97. mud: a water-or oil-based drilling fluid whose properties have been altered by solids. It
can be commercial and/or native, dissolved and/or suspended. It is the liquid circulated
through the wellbore during rotary drilling and workover operations. In addition to its
function of bringing cuttings to the surface, drilling mud cools and lubricates the bit and drill
stem, protects against blowouts by holding back subsurface pressures, and deposits a mud
cake on the wall of the borehole to prevent loss of fluids to the formation.
lodo
98. mud mixing devices: the most common device for adding solids to the mud is by
means of the jet hopper.
dispositivos de mezcla de
lodo
99. mud weight: a measure of the density of a drilling fluid expressed as pounds per gallon
(ppg), pounds per cubic foot, or kilograms per cubic meter.
densidad del lodo
N
100. nipple: a tubular pipe fitting threaded on both ends and less than 12 inches long.
niple
101. no-go: a gage run downhole to verify dimensions.
no-go
102. nomograph: a chart which represents an equation containing a number of variables in
the form of scales so that a straight line cuts the scales at values of the variables satisfying
the equation.
nomgrafo
O
103. O-ring: a circular seal common in the oil field. Requires deformation to energize and
seal
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104. OCS: Outer Continental Shelf of the United States (offshore operating areas)
plataforma continental de
los EEUU
105. oil base mud: the term oil base mud is applied to a special type drilling fluid where
oil is the continuous phase and water the dispersed phase.
lodo de base petrleo
106. open-hole: any wellbore in which casing has not been set.
pozo abierto
107. operator: the person or company, either a proprietor or a lessee, actually operating an
oilwell or lease.
operador
(compaa
operadora)
108. overbalance: the amount by which pressure exerted by the hydrostatic head of fluid in
the wellbore exceeds formation pressure.
sobrebalance
P
109. packer: a piece of downhole equipment consisting of a sealing device, a holding or a
setting device, and an inside passage of fluids; used to block the flow of fluids through the
annular space between the tubing and the wall of the wellbore by sealing off the space
between them.
empaquetadura (packer)
110. penetration, rate of: the rate in feet per hour at which the drill proceeds to deepen the
wellbore.
velocidad de penetracin
111. perforate (to): to pierce the casing wall and cement to provide holes through which
formation fluids may enter or to provide holes in the casing so that materials may be
introduced into the annulus between the casing and the wall of the wellbore.
punzar
112. permeability: a measure of the ease or ability of the rock to transmit a one-phase fluid
under conditions of laminar flow that fluids can flow through a porous rock.
permeabilidad
113. pin: a threaded exterior member.
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114. pipe ram: a sealing component for a blowout preventer with an indentation and a
packing for drill pipe, tubing or line pipe.
esclusas (arietes)
115. pit: a temporary containment for wellbore fluids, usually excavated earth.
pileta (de inyeccin)
116. pore: an opening or space within a rock or mass of rocks, usually small and often filled
with some fluid (as water, oil, gas, or all three).
poro (espacio poral)
117. pore pressure: pressure exerted by the fluids within the pore space of a formation.
presin poral
118. pounds per gallon (ppg): a measure of the density of a fluid.
libras por galn
119. pressure: the force that a fluid (liquid or gas) exerts when it is in some way confined
within a vessel, pipe, hole in the ground, and so forth, such as that exerted on the inner wall
of a tank or that exerted on the bottom of the wellbore by the drilling mud. Pressure is often
expressed in terms of force per unit of area, as pounds per square inch.
presin
120. pressure gauge: an instrument for measuring fluid pressure that usually registers the
difference between atmospheric pressure and the pressure off the fluid by indicating the
effect of such pressures on a measuring element.
manmetro
121. pressure gradient: the change of pressure with depth, usually expressed in pounds per
square inch per foot (psi).
gradiente de presin
122. pressure loss: a reduction in the amount of force a fluid exerts against a surface,
usually occurring because the fluid is moving against the surface.
prdida de presin
123. producing zone: the zone or formation from which hydrocarbons are produced.
zona productora
124. psi: abbr. Pounds per square inch.
libras
cuadrada

por

pulgada

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125. pump: a device that increases the pressure on a fluid or raises it to a higher level.
Various types of pumps include the reciprocating pump, centrifugal pump, rotary pump, jet
pump, sucker rod pump, hydraulic pump, mud pump, submersible pump, and bottomhole
pump.
bomba
R
126. radioactivity well logging: the recording of the natural or induced radioactive
characteristics of surface formations.
perfilaje radioactivo
127. ram: the closing and sealing component on a blowout preventer.
esclusa (ariete)
128. reverse circulation: the return of drilling fluid through the drill stem. The normal
course of drilling fluid circulation is downward through the drill stem and upward through
the annular space surrounding the drill stem. For special problems, normal circulation is
sometimes reversed, and the fluid returns to the surface through the drill stem, or tubing,
after being pumped down the annulus.
circulacin inversa
129. rig: the derrick, draw works, and attendant surface equipment of a drilling or a
workover unit.
equipo
130. riser: a pipe through which liquid travels upward.
cao conductor
131. roughneck: a worker on a drilling or workover rig, subordinate to the driller;
sometimes called a rotary helper, floorman, or rig crewman.
pen de perforacin
S
132. sack: a container for cement, bentonite, ilmenite, barite, caustic, and so forth. Sacks
contain the following amount:
cement
94 lbs.
bentonite
100 lbs.
ilmenite
100 lbs.
barite
100 lbs.
bolsa
133. salt: in mud terminology, the term salt is applied to sodium chloride, NaCl.
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134. shale: a fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of consolidated silt and clay or mud.
Shale is the most frequently occurring sedimentary rock.
arcilla (lutita)
135. shear: an action or stress, resulting from applied forces, which causes or tends to cause
two adjoining parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their
plane of contact.
sacudida/corte/fractura
136. shoe: typically the first downhole tool employed on the casing string to guide the
casing past obstructions in the wellbore.
zapato
137. shut in casing pressure: pressure of the annular fluid on the casing when a well is shut
in.
presin interior de cierre de
casing
138. shut in drill pipe pressure: pressure of the drilling fluid on the inside of the drill stem;
used to measure the difference between hydrostatic pressure and formation pressure when a
well is shut in and the mud pump is off.
presin interior de cierre de
barras de sondeo
139. slips: wedge-shaped pieces of metal with teeth or other gripping elements that are
used to prevent pipe from slipping down into the well or to hold pipe in place.
cuas
140. slurry: a plastic mixture of cement and water that is pumped into a well to harden;
there it supports the casing and provides a seal in the wellbore to prevent migration of
underground fluids.
lechada
141. snub (to): to put pipe or tools into a high-pressure well that has not been killed.
bajar (tubera) contra
presin del pozo
142. sonic logging: the recording of the time required for a sound wave to travel a specific
distance through a formation.
perfilaje snico
143. sour gas: natural gas containing hydrogen sulfide.
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144. stack: a vertical pile of blowout preventing equipment.

conjunto de BOP
145. stands: the connected joints of pipe racked in the derrick or mast, which joins the
discharge line leading from the mud pump to the rotary hose on a pulling/workover unit.
tiros (de tubera)
146. string: the entire length of casing, tubing, or drill pipe run into a hole.
columna
147. stripping: adding or removing pipe when well is pressured without allowing vertical
flow at the top of the well.
bajada/sacada de tubera
contra presin del pozo
148. sub: a short section of pipe, tube, or drill collar with threads on both ends, which is
used to connect two items having different threads; an adapter.
sustituto
T
149. tally: measure and record of the length of pipe or tubing pulled from the well prior to
racking or laying down.
recuento
150. TD: total depth of the well.
profundidad total
151. tool joint: a heavy coupling element for drill pipe made of a special alloy steel.
unin doble
152. torque: a measure of the force or effort applied to a shaft causing it to rotate.
torque
153. tour: (pronounced tower) an 8 hour shift worked by a drilling crew or other oil field
workers.
turno
154. tree: the wellhead.
rbol
155. trip: the operation of hoisting the drill stem from and returning it to the wellbore.
carrera (maniobra)
156. trip gas: an accumulation of gas which enters the wellbore while a trip is made.
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157. tubing: small diameter pipe that is run into a well to service as a conduit for the
passage of oil and gas to the surface.
tubing
158. tungsten carbide: a fine, very hard crystalline gray powder, a compound of tungsten
and carbon. this compound is bonded with cobalt or nickel in cemented carbide composition
and used for cutting tools, abrasives and dies.
carburo tungsteno
U
159. underbalance: term to describe the reservoir pressure being greater than the
hydrostatic head of the fluid on the wellbore.
subbalance
V
160. valve: a device used to control the rate of flow in a line, to open or shut off a line
completely, or to serve as an automatic or semiautomatic safety device.
vlvula
W
161. water based mud: common conventional drilling fluids. Water is the suspending
medium for solids and is the continuous phase, whether or not oil is present.
lodo de base agua
162. weight: in mud terminology, this refers to the density of a drilling fluid.
densidad
163. well completion: the activities and methods necessary to prepare a well for the
production of oil and gas.
terminacin del pozo
164. well logging: the recording of information about subsurface geologic formations.
perfilaje
165. wireline: a slender, rodlike or threadlike piece of metal, usually small in diameter, that
is used for lowering special tools into the well.
cable/alambre (de acero)
166. work string: the string of drill pipe tubing suspended in a well to which is attached a
special tool or device that is used to carry out a certain task.
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Y
167. yield point (yield value): the resistance to initial flow, or stress required to start fluid
movement.
punto de fluencia/valor de
fluencia
Z
168. zone: a section of the wells formation.
zona

1. acidificar
2. cido actico
3. cido sulfdrico
4. acumulador (tanque acumulador)
5. afluencia
6. ahogar (matar)
7. rbol
8. arcilla (lutita)
9. bajada/sacada de tubera contra presin del pozo
10.
pozo
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
pump
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
carbide
24.
25.
26.
27.
rate

acidize
acetic acid
hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
accumulator
feed-in
kill
tree
shale
stripping
bajar (tubera) contra presin del
snub
baritinabarite
barra de sondeo
drill pipe
barril barrel
bentonita
bentonite
bolsa sack
bomba pump
bomba centrfuga
centrifugal
BOP blowout preventer
BOP interno internal BOP
cable/alambre
(de
acero)
wireline
caera auxiliar de revestimiento
liner
cao conductor
riser
carburo tungsteno
tungsten
carrera (maniobra) trip
casing casing
caudal de ahogo
kill rate
caudal de circulacin circulation

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28.
rate
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
circulation
35.
36.
37.
38.
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40.
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46.
weight
47.
weight
48.
circulacin
49.
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rig
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space)
60.
61.
62.

caudal de prdida

leak-off

cementacin cementing
centralizador centralizer
cesto basket
cesto de pesca para despojos
junk basket
circulacin
circulation
circulacin inversa reverse
circular
circulate
colapso
de
la formacin
formation fracture
colgador
hanger
collar de flujo flow coupling
columna
stack
conjunto de BOP
BOP stack
contrapresin back pressure
corte con aire air cutting
cuas slips
densidad
density
densidad
weight
densidad de fluido
fluid
densidad del lodo

mud

densidad
equivalente
de
equivalent circulating density
desplazamiento
displacement
dispositivos de mezcla de lodo
mud mixing devices
empaquetadura
(packer)
packer
emulsin
emulsion
enroscar
make-up
equipo rig
equipo macaroni
macaroni
esclusa (ariete)
ram
esclusas (arietes)
pipe rams
esclusas ciegasblind rams
espacio anular annulus (annular
estrangulador/choke choke
falla fault
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63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
fracture
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
gradient
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
per gallon
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
based mud
87.
mud
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
method
93.
94.
95.
96.

fluido
de
terminacin
completion fluid
fluido/lodo
de
perforacin
drilling fluid/mud
flujo flow
formacin
formation
fracturacin cida
acid
fresadora
mill
fresar mill-out
gas
gas
gas
cido/gas
corrosivo
sour gas
gas de maniobra (de carrera)
trip gas
gas lift gas lift
gel
gel
gradiente de presin pressure
hidrulico/a hydraulic
inyeccin de fluido sin purga
bullheading
inyeccin gasificada gas cut
junta de abrasin
blast joint
lechada
slurry
libras por galn
pounds
libras por pulgada cuadrada
pounds per square inch
lnea de ahogo kill line
lnea de salida flow line
lodo mud
lodo de base agua
water
lodo de base petrleo oil

based

mandril
mandrel
manifold
manifold
manmetro pressure gauge
metanomethane
mtodo concurrente concurrent
mtodo de circular y densificar
circulate and weight method
mtodo
del
perforador
drillers method
niple nipple
niple campana bell niple

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97.
nipple
98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
circulation
104.
loss
105.
106.
107.
logging
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
EEUU
115.
116.
collars)
117.
118.
119.
120.
pressure
121.
pressure
122.
123.
pressure
124.
125.
126.

niple de asentamiento landing

no-go no-go
nomgrafo
noograph
O-ring (orrin) O-ring
operador (compaa operadora)
operator
pen de perforacin roughneck
prdida de circulacin lost
prdida de presin

pressure

perfilaje
well logging
perfilaje
radioactivo
radioactive logging
perfilaje snico
sonic
perforacin
direccional
directional drilling
perforador
driller
permeabilidad permeability
perno pin
pesca fish
pileta (de inyeccin) pit
plataforma continental de los
OCD (outer continental
shelf)
poro (espacio poral) pore space
portamechas collars
(drill
pozo well
pozo abierto open hole
presinpressure
presin anormal
abnormal
presin de circulacin circulating
presin de fondo de pozo
bottomhole pressure
presin diferencial
differential
presin final de circulacin
final circulating pressure
presin
hidrosttica
hydrostatic pressure
presin inicial de circulacin
initial circulating pressure

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127.
barras de sondeo
128.
casing
129.
130.
131.
132.
fluencia
133.
134.
135.
136.
137.
138.
139.
140.
string
141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
completion
148.
149.
well
150.
151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.
161.
162.
shoe
163.
164.

presin interior de cierre de

shut in drill pipe pressure
presin interior de cierre de
shut in casing pressure
presin poral pore pressure
preventor de esclusas ciegas
blind ram preventer
profundidad total
total depth
punto de fluencia/valor de
yield point/yield value
punzar perforate
purgar bleed
recortes
cuttings
recuento
tally
reventn
blowout
sacudida
shear
sal
salt
sarta de herramientas work
sobrebalance overbalance
sondeo drill string
subbalance
underbalance
surgencia
kick
sustituto
sub
sustituto
de
desviacin
bent sub
terminacin del pozo well
tijera jar
terminar un pozo

complete a

tiros (de tubera)

stands
torque torque
torre derrick
trpano
bit
tubing tubing
turno tour
unin joint
unin doble tool joint
unin roscada collar
vlvula valve
velocidad
de
penetracin
penetration, rate of
zapato shoe
zapato del casing
casing
zapato gua
zona zone

guide shoe

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165.
zone

zona productora

producing

BIBLIOGRAFA
Glosario Tcnico de la Industria del Petrleo (Instituto Argentino del Petrleo)
Glosario del manual de control de surgencias en pozos petroleros de la Well Control
School (Nota: este glosario es parte de un manual de uso interno de la compaa, y
no est disponible para el pblico en general. Sin embargo, el vocabulario y las
definiciones corresponden al uso general de la industria petrolera.)