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There are currently 116 abbreviations in this directory beginning with the letter B.
B
Box (ex. 3 1/2 inch EUE Box)
B.Lock
Baker Lock
B.Nipple
Bell Nipple
B.Off
Back Off
B.Plug
Bull Plug
B.Sub
Bit Sub
BA
Bridging Agreement or Brazos Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
BARS
Borehole Acoustic Reflection Survey
BAST
Best Available And Safest Technology
Bbbl
Billion Barrels
BBL
Barrel
BBS
Behavioral Based Safety
BBSM
Behaviour Based Safety Management
BC
Code Of Safe Practice For Solid Bulk Cargoes
BCD
Barrels Per Calendar Day
Bcf
Billion Cubic Feet (Of Natural Gas)
Bcfd
Billion Cubic Feet Per Day
Bcfe
Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas Equivalent
BDF
Below Derrick Floor
BDI
Baltic Dry Index
BDL
Bit Data Log
BDV
Blow Down Valve
BF
Buoyancy Factor
BFI
Baltic Freight Index
BFOE
Brent, Forties, Oseberg, And Ekofisk (Oil Fields)
BFPD
Barrels Of Fluid Per Day
BGG
Back Ground Gas
BGL
Below Ground Level (Used As A Datum For Depths In A Well)
BGS
British Geological Survey
BGT
Borehole Geometry Tool
BGWP
Base Of Ground Water Protection
BH
Breden Head (Casing head - base flange) or Bloodhound or Bent Housing
BHA
Bottom Hole Assembly
BHC
Bhc Gamma Ray Log
BHCA
Bhc Acoustic Log
BHCP
Bottomhole Circulating Pressure
BHCS
Bhc Sonic Log
BHCT
Bottomhole Circulating Temperature
BHFP
Bottomhole Flowing Pressure
BHL
Bottomhole Location or Borehole Log
BHP
Bottom Hole Pressure
BHPRP
Borehole Pressure Report
BHSRE
Bottom Hole Sampling Report
BHSS
Borehole Seismic Survey
BHST
Bottom Hole Static Tempetature
BHT
Bottom Hole Tempetature
BHTV
Borehole Television Report
BIMCO
Baltic And International Maritime Council
BIOR
Biostratigraphic Range Log
BIORE
Biostratigraphy Study Report
BIVDL
Bi/Dk/Wf/Casing Collar Locator/Gamma Ray Log
BLI
Bottom Of Logging Interval
BLP
Bridge Linked Platform
BLPD
Barrels Of Liquid Per Day
BM
Bay Marchand Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
BML
Below Mud Line
BMP?s
Best Management Practices
BO
Biological Opinion or Back Off Log
BOB
Back On Bottom
BOCP
Blowout Contingency Plan
BOD
Biological Oxygen Demand or Basis of Design
boe
Barrels Of Oil Equivalent
BOEM
US Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management
BOEPD
Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
boepd,
boe/d, boed Barrel Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
BOM
Bill Of Materials
BOP
Bottom Of Pipe or Blow-Out Preventer
BOPD
Barrel Oil Per Day
BOPE
Blowout Preventer Equipment or Barrels Of Oil Per Day Equivalent
BOPM
Barrels Of Oil Per Month
BOREH
Borehole Seismic Analysis
BOSIET
Basic Offshore Safety Induction And Emergency Training
BOSVA
British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association
BOTHL
Bottom Hole Locator Log
BOTTO
Bottom Hole Pressure/Temperature Report
BP
Bubble Point or Bridge Plug or Boiling Point or Back Pressure
BPD
Barrel Per Day
BPFL
Borehole Profile Log
BPH
Barrel Per Hour
BPI
Baltic Panamax Index
BPLUG
Baker Plug
BPM
Barrel Per Mitue
BPV
Back Pressure Valve
BR
Barge
BRKN
Broken
BROA
British Rig Owners Association
Brown
Fields Fields Beyond Their Production Plateau But Still Producing
BRPLG
Bridge Plug Log
BRS
Bulgarian Register Of Shipping
BRT
Below Rotary Table
BS
Breton Sound Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area or Bit Size
BS & W
Basic Sediments and Water
BS&W
Basic Sediment & Water
BSA
Behavioural Safety Audit
BSDV
Boarding Shutdown Valve
BSEE
US Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement
BSL
Burner Safety Low or Below Sea Level
BSML
Below Sea Mean Level
BSR
Bottom Simulating Reflector or Blind Shear Ram (Blowout Preventer) or Bend Strength Ratio
BTC
Buttress Thread Connection
BTEX
Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
BTHL
Bottom Hole Log
BTI
British Trade International
BTM
Bottom
BTm's Up
Bottoms Up
BTO/C
Break To Open/Close (Valve Torque)
BTU
British Thermal Unit
BU
Build-up or Bottom Up
BUL
Bottom Up Lag
BUR
Build Up Rate
BV
Bureau Veritas
BVO
Ball Valve Operator
BWD
Barrel of Water per Day
BWOC
By Weight Of Cement
BWOW
By Weight Of Water
BWPD
Barrels Of Water Per Day or Barrel of Water Per Day