.. _nomenclature:
Nomenclature
============
Notation
--------
The following abbreviations, acronyms, initialisms, and mathematical and unit
symbols are used in this documentation.
.. glossary::
:sorted:
DOE
`U.S. Department of Energy `_
SPR
`U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve `_
Sandia
`Sandia National Laboratories `_
SNL
`Sandia National Laboratories `_
SMRI
`Solution Mining Research Institute `_
NIST
`National Institute of Standards and Technology `_
sg
specific gravity
M&O
maintenance and operations
EOT
end of tubing
OBI
oil-brine interface
TD
total depth
ID
inner diameter, internal diameter
OD
outer diameter, outside diameter
MD
:term:`measured depth`
USC
:term:`U.S. Customary` (see also :cite:`NIST-HB-44`)
SI
International System of Units (see also :cite:`NIST-SP-330`)
BPD
barrels per day
QA
quality assurance
I/O
input/output
wt. pct.
weight percent
I/F
interface
coeff.
coefficient
API (software)
application programming interface
API (organization)
American Petroleum Institute
ODE
ordinary differential equation
WL
withdrawal leach mode
OL
ordinary leach mode
LF
leach/fill mode
SF
product storage fill mode
ZDP
:term:`zero-depth point`
bbl
(unit symbol) :term:`barrel`, oil barrel
ft
(unit symbol) :term:`foot`, international foot
in
(unit symbol) :term:`inch`, standard inch
Mbbl
(unit symbol) one **thousand** :term:`barrels` (= 10³ bbl)
**NOTE:** this is a :term:`U.S. customary` prefixed symbol;
this is *not* a "mega-barrel" and is not using the SI "mega-" prefix.
**Do not** use this notation with SI units.
MMbb
(unit symbol) one **million** :term:`barrels` (= 10⁶ bbl)
**NOTE:** this is a :term:`U.S. customary` prefixed symbol - **do not** use
this notation with SI units.
°F
(unit symbol) :term:`degree Fahrenheit`
lb
(unit symbol) :term:`pound`, avoirdupois pound
lbf
(unit symbol) :term:`pound-force`
psi
lbf/in²
(unit symbol) :term:`pound-force per square inch`
GUI
graphical user interface
TOML
(file format) `[Tom's Obvious Minimal Language] `_
YAML
(file format) `YAML Ain't Markup Language `_
JSON
(file format) `JavaScript Object Notation `_
CSV
(file format) Comma Separated Values
HDF5
(file format) `Heirarchical Data Format v5 `_
LAS
(file format) `Log ASCII Standard `_
MarkDown
(file format) `MarkDown `_
reStructuredText
(file format) `reStructuredText `_
.. _glossary:
Glossary
--------
.. glossary::
:sorted:
SANSMIC : Software code
Sandia Solution Mining Code
SALT : Software code
:term:`SMRI` solution mining code
customary units
Sansmic uses :term:`U.S. Customary units` internally.
Customary units are non-SI units still used in the U.S. and some other countries. Customary units
still in use are nearly all based on the English :term:`foot` in some way. However,
:term:`U.S. Customary units` *are not the same as Imperial units,* and referring to them
that way is a recipe for confusion :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
Note that U.S. Customary units are also *not the same* as now-deprecated :term:`U.S. Survey units`.
*See:* `NIST Handbook 44 appendices B and C `_.
U.S. Customary units
The International :term:`customary units` plus additional units that are U.S. specific, such as the
U.S. liquid gallon. The :term:`oil barrel` is not techincally a U.S. Customary unit, although it is
defined in terms of U.S. Customary units (1 barrel = 42 U.S. gallons).
Note that U.S. Customary units are also *not the same* as now-deprecated :term:`U.S. Survey units`.
*See:* `NIST Handbook 44 appendices B and C `_.
U.S. Survey units
**DEPRECATED** The old (pre-2022) U.S. Survey units are based on the foot of the late 1800s. This foot was
renamed the "U.S. Survey Foot" in 1959, when the :term:`international foot` became the standard
"foot" in the United States :cite:`NIST-HB-44`. In 2022, the U.S. Government
deprecated the U.S. Survey Foot and its derived units :cite:`NIST-HB-44`. All survey
units (acre, chain, etc.) are now defined in terms of the international foot :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
When referring to historical measurements, and
using the deprecated units, the unit should be prefixed with the letter "s" (e.g., sft and sac instead
of ft and ac) :cite:`NIST-HB-44`. They should no longer be used when creating new documents or new measurements.
The "survey foot" and "survey mile" are now the preferred terms for the old U.S. Survey
Foot and U.S. Survey Mile with unit symbols "sft" and "smi", not "usft" or "usmi" :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
*See:* `NIST Handbook 44 appendices B and C `_.
barrel
barrels
oil barrel
U.S. and petroleum industry unit of volume. The oil barrel is equal to 42 U.S. liquid gallons, which are
in turn defined as exactly 231 cubic inches. Thus, the oil barrel is equal to 9702 cubic inches or
539/96 cubic feet (9702/1728 == 539/96) :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
The unit symbol is ":term:`bbl`" or "bbl oil".
foot
feet
international foot
:term:`Customary unit` of length, defined as exactly 0.3048 meters :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
The unit symbols ":term:`ft`" and "ift" are both acceptable and interchangable :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
inch
inches
:term:`Customary unit` of length, defined as exactly 0.0254 meters (12 in = 1 :term:`ft`) :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
Unit symbol is ":term:`in`" :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
degree Fahrenheit
:term:`Customary unit` of temperature. A change of one degree Fahrenheit is exactly
equal to a change of 5/9 degree Celsius. The unit symbol is ":term:`°F`" or "degF" if limited
to alphanumeric characters :cite:`NIST-HB-44`. Conversion is done using the following
formula.
.. math::
T~/^\circ\mathrm{F} = 32 + \frac{5}{9} T~/^\circ\mathrm{C}
pound
pounds
pound avoirdupois
:term:`Customary unit` of mass. One pound avoirdupois is defined as exactly 0.45359237
kilograms :cite:`NIST-HB-44`. The unit symbol is ":term:`lb`" or "lb avdp" (to differentiate it from some other pound) :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
pound-force
pounds-force
:term:`Customary unit` of force, equal to one :term:`pound` accelerated at
standard gravity (gₙ ≡ 9.80665 m/s²). One pound-force is exactly equal to 4.4482216152605 newtons
The unit symbol is ":term:`lbf`" :cite:`NIST-HB-44`.
pound-force per square inch
pounds-force per square inch
A :term:`customary unit` of pressure. The technical unit symbol is "lbf/in²",
but the symbol ":term:`psi`" is more commonly used; "PSI" is an abbreviation appropriate for
text, but should not be used as a unit symbol :cite:`NIST-HB-44`. The PSI does not have an exact decimal representation,
though it can be written exactly as a fraction. 1 psi is approximately equal to 6894.757 pascal.
zero-depth point
The zero-depth point (:term:`ZDP`) is the point on a wellhead, rig, or other permanent datum, that is used to set
.. math::
z_\mathrm{zdp} := 0.0
for :term:`measured depth` (:term:`MD`) values. This should not change over time once a well
has been completed.
measured depth
The measured depth (:term:`MD`) is the positive-valued distance from a specific :term:`zero-depth point` (:term:`ZDP`) downhole within a
well, wellbore, or cavern. It is not corrected or adjusted to another datum (e.g., sea level), and
it is not corrected for well deviation or horizontal movements.
U.S. Customary Units
--------------------
It is assumed that any user is familiar with :term:`SI` units; however,
for those that want the most up-to-date information, NIST-SP-330 provides the U.S.
English-laguage version of the official SI definition. :cite:`NIST-SP-330`
The following :term:`U.S. Customary units` (USC) are non-SI units that are
used in SANSMIC along with the equivalent SI unit and conversion
factor. See NIST-HB-44 Appendix B and C for more information on customary units
and the legal and official conversion factors specified by the U.S.
Government. :cite:`NIST-HB-44`
.. only:: html
.. dropdown:: USC to SI conversion factors
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| USC unit | Definition (in SI units) |
+================+==================================+
| :term:`ft` | := 0.3048 m |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| :term:`in` | := 2.54 cm |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| in² | ≡ 6.4516 cm² |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| ft³ | ≡ 0.028316846592 m³ |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| :term:`Mbbl`/d | ≡ 158.987294938 m³/d |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| :term:`lb` | := 0.45359237 kg |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| :term:`lbf` | ≡ 4.4482216152605 N |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| :term:`psi` | ≡ 1 lbf/in² |
| | |
| | ≡ (44482216152605 / 6451600) kPa |
| | |
| | ≈ 6.894757 kPa |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
| :term:`sg` | = 1000 kg/m³ |
+----------------+----------------------------------+
.. only:: latex
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| USC unit | Definition (in SI units) |
+================+=================================================+
| :term:`ft` | :math:`:=\qty{0.3048}{m}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| :term:`in` | :math:`:=\qty{2.54}{cm}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| in² | :math:`\equiv\qty{6.4516}{cm^2}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| ft³ | :math:`\equiv\qty{0.028316846592}{m^3}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| :term:`Mbbl`/d | :math:`\equiv\qty{158.987294938}{m^3/d}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| :term:`lb` | :math:`:=\qty{0.45359237}{kg}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| :term:`lbf` | :math:`\equiv\qty{4.4482216152605}{N}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| :term:`psi` | :math:`\equiv\qty{1}{lbf/in^2}` |
| | |
| | :math:`\equiv44482216152605/6451600\unit{kPa}` |
| | |
| | :math:`\approx\qty{6.894757}{kPa}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
| :term:`sg` | :math:`\sim\qty{1000}{kg/m^3}` |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------+