- Industry: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
A contract submitted as a rate schedule to replace an existing rate schedule. When a producer and purchaser have entered into a new contract to cover a sale being made under an existing rate schedule, the new contract is usually designated as a "superseding rate schedule" and assigned a new rate schedule number.
Industry:Energy
A measurement of the sensitivity of demand to changes in price. Technically, the ratio between the percentage change in volumes demanded and the corresponding percentage change in price.
Industry:Energy
A specification used to indicate the resistance of a derrick to the force of wind. The wind load rating is calculated according to formulas incorporated in API specifications. Typical wind resistance of derricks is 75 miles per hour with pipe standing in the derrick and 115 miles per hour and more with no pipe standing in the derrick.
Industry:Energy
An odorless, colorless, generally inert gas. It comprises 79% of the earth's atmosphere in the free state.
Industry:Energy
Heat absorbing. An endothermic reaction is one in which heat must be supplied to further the reaction.
Industry:Energy
Refers to electric well logging. It is derived from the name of a French scientist who first developed well logging.
Industry:Energy
The gas consumed by clothes dryers, water heaters, ranges and cooling. Base load does not vary with heating degree-days.
Industry:Energy
The space in a dry gas meter containing the slide valves and mechanism for their operation.
Industry:Energy
A contract where the producer commits his reserves for the life of the field.
Industry:Energy
