Abbreviations and Acronym "P"

Abbreviations and Acronym "P"

p - Push
P&A - Plugged and Abandoned
P&I (or P and I) - Protection and Indemnity club
P&ID - Process and Instrumentation drawing
p.u. - porosity unit
p+c - Push and Confirm
P2 - Double Push
PA - public address
PAC - Pacific OCS Region
PAH - poly-aromatic hydrocarbons
Panamax - Ships able to transit, and allowed transit, of the Panama Canal
PAPA - Prepare to Abandon Platform Alarm
PB - Pinched bit
PBL Sub - Paul Bryant Lee
PBR - Polished Bore Receptacle
PBTD - Plug Back Total Depth
PBU - Pressure Build Up
PCV - Pressure control valve
PDC - Polycrystalline Diamond Composite
PDC log - perforating depth control (log)
PDG - Permanent Downhole Gauge
PE - Petroleum Engineer
PEDL - Petroleum Exploration & Development Licence
Pf - phenolphthalein alkalinity
PF - Platform
PFD - position fixing device, personal floatation device
PFEER - Prevention of Fire and Explosion and Emergency Response Regulations
PG - Pressure Gradient
PGB - Permanent Guide Base
PGOR - Produced Gas Oil Ratio
PGOR - Produced Gas Oil Ratio
Ph - indicator of alkalinity & acidity
PH - Pipe Handler
ph - Push and Hold
PHC - Pipehandling Crane, Sense EDM terminology
PHR – Pipe Handler Control Room
PHS - Tubular Handling System, Sense EDM terminology
PI - productivity index
PIANC - Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
PILOT - OGITF Successor
PIMS - Pipeline Integrity Management System
PINC - Potential Incident of Non-Compliance
PLB - personal locator beacon
PLC - Process Logic Controller
PLC – Programmable Logic Controller
PLEM - pipeline end manifold
PLT - Pod Line Tensioner
PLT - Production Logging Tool
PLT - Production Logging Tool
PM - particulate matter
Pm - phenolphthalein alkalinity
PM10 - particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter
PM2.5 - particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter
PMCD - Pressurized mud-cap Drilling
PMR - Planned Maintenance Routine
PMS - planned maintenance system
PN - Plugged nozzle Drill bit
POB - persons on board
POB - pilot on board
POBM - Pseudo-Oil-Based Mud
PON - Petroleum Operations Notice
POOH - Pull Out Of Hole
POOI - Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated
POSVCM - Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model
POV - Pressure Operated Valves
PP - Pore Pressure
ppa - pounds of proppant added
PPB - parts per billion
ppcf - Pounds Per Cubic Foot
PPE - Personnel Protection Equipment
PPG - Pounds per gallon
ppg – Pounds per Gallon (density)
ppm - Parts per million
pptf - Pounds Per Thousand Feet
PRS - Polish Register of Shipping
PRS- Pipe Racking System
PRT - Petroleum Revenue Tax
PRT – Production Riser Tensioner
PS - Power Swivel
PSA - pressure setting assembly
PSAC - Petroleum Services Association of Canada
PSC - port state control
PSC - Production Sharing Contract
PSD - Planned Shut-Down
PSD - Prevention of Significant Deterioration
PSD - Process Shut Down
PSE - Pressure Safety Element
PSH - Pressure Safety High
PSHL - Pressure Safety High/Low
psi - pounds per square inch
psi/ft - pressure gradient
PSIA - Pounds per Square Inch Atmospheri…
PSIG - Points per square inch, gauge
psig - pounds per square inch gauge
PSL - Pressure Safety Low
PSL - Product Specification Level
PSU - Power supply unit
PSV - Pressure safety valve
PTO - Permit to Operate
PTW - Permit to Work
PUE - Pick Up Elevator
PUR - Plant Upset Report
PUWER - Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
PV - Plastic Viscosity
PV - pore volume
PV - pressure/vacuum
PVT - Pit Volume Totalizer (Mud System)
PVT - pressure-volume-temperature
PW - Potable water
PW - Produced Water
PWD - Pressure(monitoring) While Drilling
PWRI - Produced Water Re-Injection
PWV - Production Wing Valve