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BARREL PER DAY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- barrels per stream day
1, record 1, English, barrels%20per%20stream%20day
correct, see observation, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BPSD 2, record 1, English, BPSD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] throughput of oil expressed in barrels processed during one day when the plant is running the whole of the time. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 3, record 1, English, - barrels%20per%20stream%20day
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
BPCD: Barrels per calendar day. Measure of the rated capacity of a process unit or operation. Defined as 1/365 th of the annual throughput. This measure accounts for down time for maintenance, etc. An alternate measure is barrels per stream day [BPSD], the measure of the maximum daily capacity. On-stream factor is the ratio of BPCD to BPSD. 4, record 1, English, - barrels%20per%20stream%20day
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barrels per stream day: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - barrels%20per%20stream%20day
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barrels per stream day : term rarely used in the singular(barrel per stream day). 5, record 1, English, - barrels%20per%20stream%20day
Record 1, Key term(s)
- barrel per stream day
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barils par jour de marche
1, record 1, French, barils%20par%20jour%20de%20marche
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de produit pétrolier, exprimée en barils, traitée par jour en régime permanent. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 1, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20de%20marche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barils par jour de marche : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20de%20marche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barils par jour de marche : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (baril par jour de marche). 2, record 1, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20de%20marche
Record 1, Key term(s)
- baril par jour de marche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Oil Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- barrels per calendar day
1, record 2, English, barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
correct, see observation, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- BPCD 2, record 2, English, BPCD
correct
- bpcd 3, record 2, English, bpcd
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] throughput of oil expressed in barrels processed over a period of time divided by the number of days in that period. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 2, English, - barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
BPCD: Barrels per calendar day. Measure of the rated capacity of a process unit or operation. Defined as 1/365 th of the annual throughput. This measure accounts for down time for maintenance, etc. An alternate measure is barrels per stream day [BPSD], the measure of the maximum daily capacity. On-stream factor is the ratio of BPCD to BPSD. 2, record 2, English, - barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barrels per calendar day: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 2, English, - barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barrels per calendar day : term rarely used in the singular(barrel per calendar day). 4, record 2, English, - barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
Record 2, Key term(s)
- barrel per calendar day
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Production pétrolière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- barils par jour calendaire
1, record 2, French, barils%20par%20jour%20calendaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- barils par jour civil 2, record 2, French, barils%20par%20jour%20civil
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de produit pétrolier, exprimée en barils, traitée au cours d'une période de temps, divisée par le nombre de jours de cette période. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 2, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20calendaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barils par jour calendaire : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 2, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20calendaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barils par jour calendaire : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (baril par jour calendaire). 3, record 2, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20calendaire
Record 2, Key term(s)
- baril par jour calendaire
- baril par jour civil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-04-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- barrels per day
1, record 3, English, barrels%20per%20day
correct, see observation, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- bbls/day 2, record 3, English, bbls%2Fday
correct
- BPD 3, record 3, English, BPD
correct
- bpd 3, record 3, English, bpd
correct
- B/D 3, record 3, English, B%2FD
correct, less frequent
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of flow rate of a well, or the rate at which the petroleum is produced at the refinery, approximately equal to 50 t/y. 4, record 3, English, - barrels%20per%20day
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is frequently abbreviated as BPD or bpd and sometimes as b/d or B/D. 3, record 3, English, - barrels%20per%20day
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
b/d: the abbreviation of barrels per day; used in drilling reports. 3, record 3, English, - barrels%20per%20day
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
barrels per day : term rarely used in the singular(barrel per day). 5, record 3, English, - barrels%20per%20day
Record 3, Key term(s)
- barrels/day
- barrel per day
- barrel/day
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- barils par jour
1, record 3, French, barils%20par%20jour
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- bpj 2, record 3, French, bpj
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- barils/jour 3, record 3, French, barils%2Fjour
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
- b/j 4, record 3, French, b%2Fj
correct, masculine noun
- b/j 4, record 3, French, b%2Fj
- barils/j 5, record 3, French, barils%2Fj
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de production pétrolière à peu près équivalente à 50 t/a. 6, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Million de barils/jour (Mb/j) : La production d'un pays se mesure en millions de barils par jour. 1 million de barils/jour équivaut à 50 millions de tonnes/an. 7, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les données exprimées en barils/jour [...] ont été converties en millions de tonnes/an [en] tenant compte de la marche moyenne des raffineries. 8, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Grâce à une capacité de production non utilisée, estimée à près de 6,5 millions de barils par jour (b/j) dont plus de la moitié en Arabie saoudite, les pays membres de l'OPEP n'hésiteront pas à accroître leur production [...] 9, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 CONT
La mine de la rivière Muskeg produira 155 000 barils par jour (barils/j) de pétrole brut lourd (appelé bitume) qui, après valorisation, sera prêt pour le raffinage. 5, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barils par jour; barils/jour; barils/j : termes rarement utilisés au singulier (baril par jour; baril/jour; baril/j). 10, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour
Record 3, Key term(s)
- baril/jour
- baril par jour
- baril/j
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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