- 行业: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
- Number of blossaries: 1
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
Hydrocarbon bearing deposits distinguished from more conventional oil and gas reservoirs by the high viscosity of the hydrocarbon which is not recoverable in its natural state through a well by ordinary oil production methods.
Industry:Energy
Represents the difference between the cost to the utility of plant acquired as operating units or systems by purchase, merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise, and the Original Cost (defined herein) of such plant less the amount(s) credited at the time of acquisition to Accumulated Provision for Depreciation and amortisation and Contributions in Aid of Construction.
Industry:Energy
Service offered to customers (regardless of Class of Service) under schedules or contracts which anticipate no interruptions. The period of service may be for only a specified part of the year as in Off-Peak Service. Certain firm service contracts may contain clauses which permit unexpected interruption in case the supply to residential customers is threatened during an emergency. Compare INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE and OFF-PEAK SERVICE.
Industry:Energy
The greatest actual total gas sendout occurring in a specified 24-hour period. Compare DESIGN DAY; PEAK DAY.
Industry:Energy
The stress at which a material exceeds its elastic limit. Below this stress, the material will recover its original size on removal of the stress. Above this stress, it will not.
Industry:Energy
A device which automatically interrupts the gas flow to the burner when the temperature exceeds the limit set.
Industry:Energy
A monthly or daily penalty assessed on the difference between the volume scheduled to be tendered by the shipper to the pipeline and the volume actually tendered for delivery. The purpose of the penalty is to maintain high throughput on the pipeline and prevent disruption of deliveries to other transportation and sales customers. Because the damage caused by the shipper failing to tender scheduled volumes cannot be remedied after the fact, there is no notice or make-up period involved.
Industry:Energy
A throttling valve made up of a disc that rotates on an axis within the valve body, thereby varying the cross-section that is open to fluid or gas passage.
Industry:Energy
Before the work of drilling can be started but after the derrick has been built, tools and machinery must be installed and a supply of fuel and water must be established. This operation, which in substance is that of getting the rig ready, is conveniently described by the drillers' term "rigging up".
Industry:Energy
That period of time between the initial ignition trial and lockout by the ignition system.
Industry:Energy
