- Industry: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
- Number of blossaries: 1
- Company Profile:
The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
A pilot which is automatically lighted each time there is a call for heat. The pilot fuel is cut off automatically at the end of the main burner flame-establishing period.
Industry:Energy
A vertical tube, capped at ground level, and usually located near the street, that protects access to the underground shut-off valves on service lines to residential and small commercial customers. (Usually found in sidewalk with gas company name).
Industry:Energy
Conversion of costs per gallon oil price to an equivalent gas price in dollars per Mcf by application of appropriate oil/gas heat (Btu) conversion factors.
Industry:Energy
Measured water flow during a 12-month period starting October 1st and continuing to September 30th of the following year.
Industry:Energy
The number of cubic feet of gas per 24 hours that would be produced by a well if the only pressure against the face of the producing sand in the well bore were atmospheric pressure.
Industry:Energy
The volume of extraneous gas injected into a storage reservoir during a given period of time.
Industry:Energy
12,000 Btu per hour or 200 Btu per minute of heat removal. Originally, the amount of heat required to melt a ton of ice in 24 hours.
Industry:Energy
A geographic area where a utility provides service, usually under provisions of a franchise, charter or certificate, and subject to special government regulations. See PUBLIC UTILITY.
Industry:Energy
A process whereby hydrogen atoms are added to an organic molecule to form a new compound; such reactions usually require heat and pressure in the presence of a catalyst.
Industry:Energy
