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Abandonment Costs
Costs associated with the abandonment of facilities or services, including costs for the removal of facilities and restoration of the land.
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Acetone test
A process control test for PVC pipe which indicates how well the rigid vinyl compound has been fused together in the extruder. Improperly fused pipe will tend to flake when placed in anhydrous acetone.
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atmosphere
The outdoor air in general. Also a mixture of gases within any specified chamber, such as heat-treating furnace.
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abandoned well
A well not in use because it was a dry hole originally, or because it has ceased to produce. Statutes and regulations in many states require the plugging of abandoned wells to prevent the seepage of oil, gas, or water from one stratum to another.
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abandonment
Regulatory authorization for a utility to cease provision of a particular service and/or to shut down a particular facility.
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above the line
See BELOW THE LINE.
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Absolute open flow
The number of cubic feet of gas per 24 hours that would be produced by a well if the only pressure against the face of the producing sand in the well bore were atmospheric pressure.
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absolute pressure
Gauge pressure plus barometric pressure. Absolute pressure can be zero only in a perfect vacuum.
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absolute viscosity
The measure of a fluid's tendency to resist flow, without regard to its density. By definition, the product of a fluid's kinematic viscosity times its density.
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absolute zero
The zero point on the absolute temperature scale. It is equal to -273.16 degrees C, or 0 degrees K (Kelvin), or -459.69 degrees F, or 0 degrees R (Rankine).
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