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Bbl(s) Barrel(s) of oil
BOE Barrels of oil equivalent
boepd Barrels of oil equivalent per day
bopd Barrels of oil per day
bcf One billion cubic feet of gas
bcfe One billion cubic feet of gas equivalent
Farm-In A "farm-in" occurs when a leasehold interest in an oil & gas property, along with the burden of developing the property, is transferred from one working interest owner to another and the transferee agrees to assume the development burden in return for the leasehold interest in the property. The transferor will usually retain some type of interest in the property, normally an overriding royalty interest.
JAA Joint Activity Agreement
JV Joint Venture
Mbbl One thousand barrels of oil
Mbopd One thousand barrels of oil per day
MBOE One thousand barrels of oil equivalent
Mcf One thousand cubic feet of gas
Mcfpd One thousand cubic feet of gas per day
MMbbl One million barrels of oil
MMBOE One million barrels of oil equivalent
MMBOEpd One million barrels of oil equivalent per day
MMbopd One million barrels of oil per day
MMcf One million cubic feet of gas
MMcfepd One million cubic feet of gas equivalent per day
MMcfpd One million cubic feet of gas per day
NPI or Net Profit Interest The right and interest, expressed as a %, of the NPI owner to receive a share of the oil and gas produced (or the income attributable to such production) after satisfaction of all government extraction and licence related taxes and fees.
P1 Proven: Those oil or gas reserves considered to have at least a 90% chance of being recovered.
P2 Probable: Those oil or gas reserves considered to have at least a 50% chance of being recovered.
Tcf Trillion cubic feet of gas
WI or Working Interest The right and interest, expressed as a %, of the WI owner to participate in operations to explore for, develop and produce oil and gas reserves; and obligates such owner to meet its share of the costs and expenses of such exploration, development and production operations.
Workover The process of performing major maintenance or remedial treatment on an existing oil or gas well, which may include the removal and replacement of the production tubing string after production from the well has been stopped and a workover rig has been placed on location.
 
 
 

 

 
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