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There are currently 199 abbreviations in this directory beginning with the letter P.
P
Wave Compressional Wave or Producing Well (As Opposed To Np Non Producing) or Pressure or Pin (ex. 3 1/2 inch EUE Pin)
P & T
Plug and Temporary (Temporary abandon)
P.H
Pilot Hole
P.O.F
Pump Open Force
P/R
Pump Replacement
P/T
Pressure Test
P/U
Pick up
P&A
Plug And Abandon, Plugged And Abandoned (Of A Well)
P&I
(or P and I) Protection And Indemnity Club
P&ID
Piping And Instrument Diagrams
PAC
Pacific Ocs Region
Packer 'Name'
Packer Types
PADPRT
Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool
PAGA
Public Address General Alarm
PAH
Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PAL
Palaeo Chart
PALYN
Palynological Analysis Report
PAM
Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Panamax
Ships Able To Transit, And Allowed Transit, Of The Panama Canal
PAR
Pre Assembled Rack
PART
Program Assessment Rating Tool
PAU
Pre Assembled Unit
PB
St. Petersburg Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
PBD
Plug Back Depth or Pason Billing System
PBDMS
Playback Dmsls Log
PBR
Polished Bore Receptacle (Component Of A Completion String)
PBTD
Plug Back Total Depth
PBU
Pressure Build Up (Applies To Integrity Testing On Valves)
PCB
Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl
PCCL
Perforation Casing Collar Locator Log
PCDM
Power And Control Distribution Module
PCKR
Packer
PCOLL
Perforation And Collar
PCP
Progressive Cavity Pump
Pcs
Pieces
PCV
Pressure Control Valve
PD
Per Day
PDC
Pony Drill Collar or Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (Drillbit) or Perforation Depth Control
PDG
Permanent Downhole Gauge
PDHG
Permanent Downhole Gauge
PDKL
Pdk Log
PDKR
Pdk 100 Report
PDM
Positive Displacement Motor
PDNP
Proved Developed Not Producing
PDP
Proved Developed Reserves
PDPM
Power Distribution Protection Module
PE
Professional Engineer or Petroleum Engineer
PEA
Palaeo Environment Study Report
PEDL
Petroleum Exploration & Development Licence
PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit
Pen.
Penetration
PENL
Penetration Log
PEP
Pep Log
Perc.
Percaution
PERDC
Perforation Depth Control
PERE
Perforation Report
Perf
Perforation
PERFO
Perforation Log
PERM
Permeability or Permeable
Perm.
Permanant
PERML
Permeability Log
PESA
Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
PESBG
Petroleum Exploration Society Of Great Britain
PETA
Petrographical Analysis Report
PETD
Petrographic Data Log
PETLG
Petrophysical Evaluation Log
PETPM
Petrography Permeametry Report
PETRP
Petrophysical Evaluation Report
PF
Platform or Formation Pressure
PFC
Pfc Log
PFD
Process Flow Diagrams or Position Fixing Device, Personal Floatation Device
PFE
Plate/Frame Heat Exchanger
PFHE
Plate Fin Heat Exchanger
PFPG
Perforation Plug Log
PFREC
Perforation Record Log
PG
Pressure Gauge (Report)
PGB
Permanent Guide Base
PGOR
Produced Gas Oil Ratio
Ph
Phasor Log or Hydrosatic Pressure
PHA
Process Hazards Analysis
PHASE
Phasor Processing Log
Phi
Porosity
PHMSA
US Department Of Transportation Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PHOL
Photon Log
PHYFM
Physical Formation Log
PI
Productivity Index or Pressure Indicator
PIANC
Permanent International Association Of Navigation Congresses
PIC
Person In Charge
PILOT
Ogitf Successor
PINC
Potential Incident Of Non Compliance
PINTL
Production Interpretation
PIP
Pipe In Pipe
PIT
Pressure Integrity Test
PJ
Petajoule
PKR
Packer
PL
Production Licence or Pipeline
PLB
Personal Locator Beacon
PLC
Programmable Logic Controller
PLEM
Pipeline End Manifold
PLES
Pipeline End Structure
PLET
Pipeline End Terminations
PLG
Plug Log
PLS
Position Location System
PLT
Production Logging Tool
PLTQ
Production Logging Tool Quicklook Log
PLTRE
Production Logging Tool Report
PM
Project Management or Particulate Matter
PM10
Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns In Diameter
PM2.5
Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Microns In Diameter
PMI
Positive Material Identification
PMS
Planned Maintenance System
PMV
Production Master Valve
PN
Part Number or North Padre Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
PO
Purchase Order or Present Operation
PO.W
Potable Water
POB
Personnel On Board
POBM
Pseudo Oil Based Mud
POF
Permanent Operations Facility
POH
Pull Out of Hole, Tripped
PON
Petroleum Operations Notice
POOH
Pull Out Of Hole
POOI
Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated
POR
Porosity or Density Porosity Log
POSFR
Post Fracture Report
POSTW
Post Well Appraisal Report
POSVCM
Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model
POSWE
Post Well Summary Report
POV
Pressure Operated Valves
PP
Pump Pressure or Pore Pressure or Dxc Pressure Plot Log
PPA
Pounds Of Proppant Added
ppb
Pound Per Barrel or Parts Per Billion
ppcf
Pounds Per Cubic Foot
PPE
Preferred Pressure End or Personal Protective Equipment
ppg
Pounds Per Gallon
PPI
Post Production Inspection/Intervention or Post Pipelay Installation
ppm
Parts Per Million
PPS
Production Packer Setting
ppt
Parts Per Thousand
pptf
Pounds (Per Square Inch) Per Thousand Feet (Of Depth)
PR
Reservoir Pressure or Pully Ridge Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
PR2
Testing Regime To Api6A Annex F
PRA
Production Reporting & Allocation or Probabilistic Risk Assessment
PRCI
Pipeline Research Council International, Inc.
PREC
Perforation Record
press
Pressure
PROD
Production Log
PROTE
Production Test Report
PROX
Proximity Log
PRS
Polish Register Of Shipping
PRSRE
Pressure Gauge Report
PRT
Petroleum Revenue Tax
PS
South Padre Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
PSA
Production Sharing Agreement
PSAC
Petroleum Services Association Of Canada
PSANA
Pressure Analysis
PSC
Production Sharing Contract or Port State Control
PSD
Prevention Of Significant Deterioration or Planned Shut Down
PSE
Pressure Safety Element
PSH
Pressure Safety High (Sensor)
PSHL
Pressure Safety High/Low
psi
Pounds Per Square Inch
psia
Pounds Per Square Inch (Absolute)
Psia (Psi)
Pounds per Square Inch Atmospheric
Psig
Pounds Per Square Inch (Gauge)
PSL
Product/Service Line or Product Specification Level or Pressure Safety Low
PSLOG
Pressure Log
PSM
Process Safety Management
PSO
Protected Species Observer
PSP
Pseudostatic Spontaneous Potential
PSPL
Psp Leak Detection Log
PSQ
Plug Squeeze Log
PSR
Pre Startup Review or Pipe Slip Ram
PST
Pst Log
PSV
Pressure Safety Valve or Pipe Supply Vessel
PSVAL
Pressure Evaluation Log
Pt.
Point
PTA/S
Pipeline Termination Assembly/Structure
PTO
Permit To Operate
PTSET
Production Test Setter
PTTC
Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, United States
PTW
Permit To Work
PU
Pick Up (Tubing, Rods, Power Swivel, Etc.)
PUD
Proved Undeveloped Reserves
PUN
Puncher Log
PUP
Pup Joint
PUR
Plant Upset Report
PUW
Pick Up Weight
PUWER
Provision And Use Of Work Equipment Regulations
PV
Pressure/Vacuum or Pore Volume or Plastic Viscosity
PVC
Pressure Control Valve or Polyvinyl Chloride
PVSV
Pressure Vacuum Safety Valves
PVT
Pressure-Volume-Temperature
PVTRE
Pressure Volume Temperature Report
PW
Produced Water
PWB
Production Wing Block (Xt)
PWCH
Pump-Down Wet Connector Head ( TLC Logging )
PWHT
Post Weld Heat Treat
PWRI
Produced Water Re Injection
PWV
Production Wing Valve