Glossary

This glossary more specifically relates to oil and gas exploration and production terms.

Tectonics (plate):: Movement of the earth's crust.
Temperature:: Measure of heat (in degrees)
Tight gas:: natural gas trapped in extremely "tight" reservoirs (more compact than brick) buried deep beneath the surface. Due to the extremely low permeability of the rock, tight gas has great difficulty flowing within the rock.
Time settlement:: On the futures market, contracts are performed after the order is paid, which makes it possible to re-sell goods before even taking possession of them.
Treatment:: Set of procedures for separating the various components of the effluent and obtaining crude oil.
Tubing:: Set of steel tubular elements in the center of the well, by which the effluent is evacuated to the surface.
Tungsten carbide:: An extremely hard, fine gray powder used in tools, dies, wear-resistant machine parts, and abrasives.