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Glossary of Oilfield Production Terminology (GOT)
(DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS)
FIRST EDITION, JANUARY 1, 1988
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Copyright  1988 American Petroleum InstituteTABLE OF CONTENTS
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FOREWORD
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SECTION 1: LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
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SECTION 2: ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
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FOREWORD
A. This publication is under the jurisdiction of the API Executive Committee on Standardization
of Oilfield Equipment and Materials.
B. The purpose of this publication is to provide standards writing groups access to previously
used abbreviations and definitions.Standards writing groups are encouraged to adopt, when
possible, the definitions found herein.
Attention Users of this Publication: Portions of this publication have been changed from the
previous edition. The location of changes has been marked with a bar in the margin. In some
cases the changes are significant, while in other cases the changes reflect minor editorial
adjustments. The barnotations in the margins are provided as an aid to users to identify those
parts of this publication that have been changed from the previous edition, but API makes no
warranty as to the accuracy of such bar notations.

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1.1 The following API Publications were reviewed to compile the abbreviations and definitions
found in Section 2 of this Bulletin.
1.2 List of Publications
Bul S1, Fourteenth...