energy removal
41Extraction loss — The reduction in volume of natural gas due to the removal of natural gas liquid constituents such as ethane, propane, and butane at natural gas processing plants. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
42First purchase — (of crude oil) An equity (not custody) transaction commonly associated with the transfer of ownership of crude oil coupled with the physical removal of the crude oil from a property (lease) for the first time. A first purchase normally occurs… …
43Gas Condensate Well Gas — Natural gas remaining after the removal of the lease condensate. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
44Milling — The grinding or crushing of ore, concentration, and other beneficiation, including the removal of valueless or harmful constituents and preparation for market. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
45Production, natural gas, dry — The volume of natural gas withdrawn from reservoirs during the report year less: • the volume returned to such reservoirs in cycling, repressuring of oil reservoirs, and conservation operations; less • shrinkage resulting from the removal… …
46Production, natural gas, wet after lease separation — The volume of natural gas withdrawn from reservoirs less (1) the volume returned to such reservoirs in cycling, repressuring of oil reservoirs, and conservation operations; less (2) shrinkage resulting from the removal of lease condensate; and… …
47Reclamation — Process of restoring surface environment to acceptable pre existing conditions. Includes surface contouring, equipment removal, well plugging, revegetation, etc. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
48Strip mine — An open cut in which the over burden is removed from a coal bed prior to the removal of coal. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
49Surface mining equipment — An Auger machine is a large, horizontal drill, generally 3 feet or more in diameter and up to about 100 feet long. It can remove coal at a rate of more than 25 tons per minute. A bucket wheel excavator is a continuous digging machine equipped …
50Surface mining methods — Auger mining recovers coal through the use of a large diameter drill driven into a coalbed in the side of a surface mine pit. It usually follows contour surface mining, particularly when the overburden is too costly to excavate. Area mining… …
