9.1.2 Terminology
Topic Version | 1 | Published | 11/11/2016 | |
For Standard | WITSML v2.0 |
The following table provides brief definitions of terms as they are used in the context of the stim job data object.
Term |
Definition |
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Job |
A series of operations that stimulate a set of stages through high-pressure pumping of fluids within a single well over a period of time. |
Stage |
A section of a well that is being stimulated. NOTE: To better align with industry, the definition of the term ‘stage’ has been revised from the previous version of the stim job object. |
Step |
A pumping task performed during the stimulation of a stage. NOTE: In the previous version of the stim job object, this was known as a ‘stage’. |
Flow path |
The geometry of the path the fluid takes while a stage is being stimulated. |