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The maximum stress allowed by code or other agreement or study as a fraction of test pressure. Design pressure of the system is related to hoop stress.
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The maximum stress that a material can withstand for an infinitely large number of cycles (NACE).
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The maximum stress that can be sustained for a specified number of cycles without failure.
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The measure of a fluid’s ability to resist flow without regards to its density. It is defined as a fluid’s kinematic viscosity multiplied by its density.
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The measurement of a wells deviation from vertical. When used with fluids, a positive number indicates upflow and a negative number may represent downflow.
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The measurement of the wetting phase currently on a formation. Wetting is driven by the fluid or the surfactants in the fluid in contact with the surface.
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The mechanical connection between the tree and the casing. May house tubular hangers, annular access valves. It is connected to the casing by welding, threads, hydraulic forming or set screws.
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The mechanism that provides pressure isolation between each casing hanger and the wellhead housing.
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The middle layer of the earth, laying just below the crust and composed of relatively high density rock.
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