- Industry: 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.
The cutting tool attached to the lower end of the drill pipe of a rotary drilling rig. The bit does the actual drilling of the hole through the formation.
Industry:Energy
The rate at which gas is delivered to or by a system, part of a system, or a piece of equipment, expressed in cubic feet or therms or multiples thereof, for a designated period of time called the demand interval. Compare LOAD.
Industry:Energy
A charge per unit volume or heat content (i.e., therm) of gas delivered to the buyer. Compare DEMAND CHARGE.
Industry:Energy
A heating system utilizing an air tank which provides a means of pressurizing the system for operation over a wide range of conditions and of circulating water which is used as a heat medium.
Industry:Energy
A record of performance. (a) The record of an engine, boiler, or other test. (b) A record of the progress in drilling a well.
Industry:Energy
An arc-shaped, spiral, or helical metal tube that is approximately elliptical in cross-section and has one end attached to a pressure indicating, controlling, or recording device, while the other end is fixed. Pressure changes inside the tube affect its shape and actuate the device to which it is attached.
Industry:Energy
Formation of small depressions in a surface due to sand blasting, mechanical gouging, acid etching, or corrosion.
Industry:Energy
Pipes used to carry gas from one point to another. As contrasted with service pipes, they carry gas in large volume for general or collective use.
Industry:Energy
