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Glossary of Terms

In this report, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings. A reference to an agreement means the agreement as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

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Abbreviations & Conversions

API American Petroleum Institute
bbl and bbls barrel and barrels, each barrel representing 34.972 Imperial gallons or 42 U.S. gallons
bbls/d barrels per day
bcf billion cubic feet
boe barrels of oil equivalent converting 6 mcf of natural gas to one barrel of oil equivalent and one barrel of natural gas liquids to one barrel of oil equivalent. Measures of boes may be misleading, particularly if used in isolation. This conversion ratio is based on an energy equivalency conversion method primarily applicable at the burner tip and does not represent a value equivalency at the wellhead, but is a commonly used industry benchmark.
boe/d barrels of oil equivalent per day
degree API an indication of the specific gravity of crude oil measured on the API gravity scale. Liquid petroleum with a specified gravity of 28 degree API or higher is generally referred to as light crude oil.
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
mbbls one thousand barrels
mboe one thousand barrels of oil equivalent
mcf one thousand cubic feet
mcf/d one thousand cubic feet per day
mmbbls one million barrels
MMBTU one Million British Thermal Units
MMcf one Million cubic feet
MMcf/d one Million cubic feet per day
NGLs Natural Gas Liquids
Psig Pounds per square inch gauge
TCF Trillion Cubic Feet