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American Gas Association
Settore: 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.
Beveled pipe ends are for welding purposes. Pipe which is cut at an inclination so that two ends form an angle other than a right angle.
Industry:Energy
Internal or external crack in a material caused by tensile or shear stresses less than that normally required for mechanical failure in air. The development of such cracks is frequently related to and accelerated by the environment to which the material is exposed. More often than not, the environment does not visibly attach, soften, or dissolve the surface. The stresses may be internal, external, or a combination of both.
Industry:Energy
See COALBED METHANE.
Industry:Energy
That portion of a supply line which takes off the main header from the location of a tee on the main header.
Industry:Energy
The maximum demand for gas from a transmission or distribution system in a one hour period of time.
Industry:Energy
The total certified capacity of a pipeline is the sum of the increments authorized in various certificates by the FERC. If a particular construction program will change the transmission or storage capacity of the pipeline, the certificate filing must explain the change.
Industry:Energy
A formula for calculating gas flow in large diameter pipelines. Compare PANHANDLE FORMULA.
Industry:Energy
A poisonous, combustible gas formed by incomplete combustion of carbon, or reduction of carbon dioxide.
Industry:Energy
a. Producer/Producer - When one or more producers sell or utilize a volume of natural gas in excess of their gross working interest. b. Pipeline/Pipeline - When a pipeline receives a volume of natural gas and redelivers a larger or smaller volume of natural gas under the terms of a transportation agreement. c. Producer/Pipeline - When a producer delivers a volume of natural gas that is larger or smaller than the volume of natural gas that the pipeline redelivers for the producer's account to another party.
Industry:Energy
Delivery of natural gas on as-needed basis, without the need to precisely specify the delivery quantity in advance. No-notice delivery is generally made at the city gate or burner tip.
Industry:Energy