List of Oil Field Acronyms - S

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• SABA – Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
• SAGD – Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
• SALM – Single Anchor Loading Mooring
• SAM – Subsea Accumulator Module
• SAML – Sample Log
• SAMTK – Sample Taker Log
• SANDA – Sandstone Analysis Log
• SAT – SAT Log
• SAT – Site Acceptance Test
• SB – SIT-BO Log
• SBF – Synthetic Base Fluid
• SBM – Synthetic Base Mud
• SBT – Segmented Bond Tool
• SC – Seismic Calibration
• SCAL – Special core analysis
• SCAP – Scallops Log
• SCBA – Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
• SCDES – Sidewall Core Description
• scf – standard cubic feet (of natural gas)
• SCHLL – Schlumberger Log also SCHLO, SCHLU
• SCM(MB) – Subsea Control Module (Mounting Base)
• SCO – Synthetic crude oil
• SCRS – Sidewall Cores
• SCSSV – Surface Controlled Subsurface Safety Valve
• SD – Sonic Density
• SDFD – Shut Down For Day
• SDFN – Shut Down For Night
• SDIC – Sonic Dual Induction
• SDL – Supplier Document List
• SDM/U – Subsea Distribution Module/Unit
• SDPBH – SDP Bottom Hole Pressure Report
• SDT – Step Draw-down Test (sometimes SDDT)
• SDU/M – Subsea Distribution Unit/Module
• SEA – Strategic Environmental Assessment (United Kingdom)
• SECGU – Section Gauge Log
• SEDHI – Sedimentary History
• SEDIM – Sedimentology
• SEDL – Sedimentology Log
• SEDRE – Sedimentology REport
• SEM – Subsea Electronics Module
• Semi (or Semi-Sub) – Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig
• SEPAR – Separator Sampling Report
• SEQSU – Sequential Survey
• SFERAE – Global Association for the use of knowledge on Fractured Rock in a state of Stress, in the field of Energy, Culture and Environment
• SFL – Steel Flying Lead
• SG – Static Gradient
• SGR - Shale Gouge Ratio
• SGSI – Shell Global Solutions International
• SGUN – Squeeze Gun
• SHA – Sensor Harness Assembly
• SHDT – Stratigraphic High Resolution Dipmeter Tool
• SHO – Stab and Hinge Over
• SHOCK – Shcok Log
• SHOWL – Show Log
• SI – Shut In well
• SI/TA – Shut In/Temporarily Abandoned
• SICP – Shut-In Casing Pressure
• SIDPP – Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure
• SIDSM – Sidewall Sample
• SIGTTO – Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators
• SIMCON – Simultaneous Construction
• SIMOPS – Simultaneous Operations
• SIP – Shut In Pressure
• SIPES – Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, United States
• SIT – System Integration Test FR SIT – Field Representation SIT
• SITHP – Shut In Tubing Hanger/Head Pressure (another term for CITHP)
• SITT – Single TT Log
• SIWHP – Shut-in Well Head Pressure
• SKPLT – Stick Plot Log
• SL – Seismic Lines
• SLS – SLS GR Log
• SLT – SLT GR Log
• SMA – Small Amount
• SMLS – Seamless PipeMPP:
• SMO – Suction Module
• SMPC- Subsea Multiphase Pump: Pump, which can increase flowrate and pressure of the untreated wellstream
• SN – Seat Nipple
• SNAM – Societá NAzionale Metanodotti now Snam S.p.A. (Italy)
• SNP – Sidewall Neutron Porosity
• SNS – Southern North Sea
• SOBM – Synthetic Oil Based Mud
• SOLAS – Safety of Life at Sea
• SONCB – Sonic Calibration Log
• SONRE – Sonic Calibration Report
• SONWR – Sonic Waveform Report
• SONWV – Sonic Waveform Log
• SOW _ Slip-On Wellhead
• SP – Shot point (geophysics)
• SP – Spontaneous Potential (Well Log)
• SPCAN – Special core analysis
• SPE – Society of Petroleum Engineers
• SPEAN – Spectral Analysis
• SPEL – Spectralog
• SPFM – Single Phase Flow Meter
• SPH – SPH Log
• SPM – Side Pocket Mandrel or Strokes Per Minute (of a positive-displacement pump)
• SPMT – Self-Propelled Modular Transporter
• SPOP – Spontaneous Potential Log
• SPP – Stand Pipe Pressure
• SPROF – Seismic Profile
• SPS – Subsea Production Systems
• SPT – Shallower Pool Test, Lahee classification
• SQL – Siesmic Quicklook Log
• SR – Shear Rate
• SRD – Seismic Reference Datum, an imaginary horizontal surface at which TWT is assumed to be zero
• SREC – Seismic Record Log
• SRT – Site Receival Test
• SS – Subsea, as in a datum of depth, e.g. TVDSS (True Vertical Depth Subsea)
• SSCC – Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking
• SSCP -Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline
• SSCS – Subsea Control System
• SSD – Sub Sea Level depth (in Metres or Feet, positive value in downwards direction with respect to the Geoid)
• SSD – Sliding Sleeve Door
• SSG – Sidewall Sample Gun
• SSIV – Subsea Isolation Valve
• SSM – Subsea Manifolds
• SSMAR – Synthetic Seismic Marine Log
• SSPLR – Subsea Pig Launcher/Receiver
• SSSL – Supplementary Seismic Survey Licence (United Kingdom), a type of onshore licence
• SSSV – Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• SSTT – Subsea Test Tree
• SSU – Subsea Umbilicals
• SSV – Surface Safety Valve
• SSWI – Subsea Well Intervention
• STAB – Stabiliser
• STAGR – Static Gradient Survey Report
• STB – stock tank barrel
• STC – STC Log
• STFL – Steel Tube Fly Lead
• STGL – Stratigraphic Log
• STIMU – Stimulation Report
• STKPT – Stuck Point
• STL – STL Gamma Ray Log
• STRAT – Stratigraphy, stratigraphic
• STRRE – Stratigraphy Report
• STOIIP – Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place
• STOP – Safety Training Observation Program
• STSH – String Shot
• STU - Steel Tube Umbilical
• SUML – Summarised Log
• SUMRE – Summary Report
• SUMST – Geological Summary Sheet
• SURF – Subsea/Umbilicals/Risers/Flowlines
• SURFR – Surface Sampling Report
• SURRE – Survey Report
• SURVL – Survey Chart Log
• SUT(A/B) – Subsea Umbilical Termination (Assembly/Box)
• SUTU – Subsea Umbilical Termination Unit
• SW – Salt Water
• SWD – Salt Water Disposal Well
• SWE – Senior Well Engineer
• SWHE – Spiral Wound Heat Exchanger
• SWOT – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• SV – Sleeve Valve or Standing Valve
• SYNRE – Synthetic Seismic Report
• SYSEI – Synthetic Seismogram Log