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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Abbreviations and Acronym "L"

Abbreviations and Acronym "L"



    L/C - Landing Collar.
    LACT - lease automatic custody transfer
    LAN - Local Area Network
    LAS – Liquid Additive System
    LAT - Lowest Astronomical Tide
    Lat =latitude
    LBOP - Lower BOP (TDS or Kelly)
    LBP - Length between perpendiculars
    LBS - lifeboat stations
    LC - Loss Circulation
    LCB - longitudinal centre of buoyancy
    LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
    LCF - longitudinal centre of flotation
    LCM - Lost Circulation Material
    LDT - light displacement tonnage, lost during trans-shipment
    LED - Light emitting diode
    LEL - Lower explosive limit
    LEM - lower explosive mixture
    LEO - low earth orbit (satellite configuration)
    LER - Local equipment room
    LGR - Liquid Gas Ratio
    LGS - LowGravity Solids
    LIFT - Licence Information for Trading
    LIR - Local Instrument Room
    LKO - Lowest Known Oil
    LMRP - Lower Marine Riser Package
    LMT - local mean time
    LMV - Lower Master Valve
    LN - Land
    LN - Lost nozzle
    LNG - Liquefied Natural Gas
    LO - lubricating oil
    LOA - Length over all
    LOC - Letter of credit, letter of compliance (USCG)
    LODF - Line Outage Distribution Factor
    LOE - lease operating expense
    LOGIC - Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness
    LOL - limitation of owner's liability
    LOLE - Loss Of Load Expectation
    LOLER - Lifting operation, lifting equipment regulations
    LOP - Line of position
    LOR - Letter of readiness
    LOS - Law of the Sea
    LOS - Line of sight
    LOT - Leak-Off Test
    LP - liquid petroleum
    LP - low pressure
    LPC - London Processing Centre
    LPG - Liquefied Petroleum Gas
    LR - Lloyd's Register
    LRDP - Long Range Development Plan
    Ls - Limestone
    LSA - Low specific activity (Radiation level)
    LSFO - Loss-Sulfur Fuel Oil
    LSH - Level Safety High
    LSL - Level Safety Low
    LST - local standard time
    LT - Lost teeth drill bit
    LTOBM - Low toxicity oil based mud
    LVI - Low Viscosity Index
    LW - low water
    LWD - Logging Whilst Drilling
    LWL - length on water line
    LWSA - Lightweight Solid Additives

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