Drilling Industry Glossary
packer
pay/pay sand/pay section
PDC bit
pH
perforate
permeability
pick up
pick up weight
pig
pigging
pipe
plastic viscosity (PV)
plug
plug and abandon (P&A)
pore pressure
porosity
possum belly
potassium (K+)
ppb
ppg
primary cement job
production casing
pulsation dampener
pumping schedule table
Porosity
Porosity is the percentage of void space in a rock. It measures the capacity of the rock to hold oil, gas, or water.
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