SPE E&P Glossary
LACT
Lag Time
Lagoonal Deposits
Lamellar Corrosion
Laminar Flow
Laminated Sands
LAN (computer)
Land Casing
Landman
Landing Nipple
Langelier Index
LAP (packer)
Lap
welcome
Laser
Laser Distribution
Latch
Latch On
Lateral (wellbore)
Lateral (load)
Laterlog
Latex
Lava
Law of Capture (hydrocarbon movement)
Layer
Laying Down Pipe
LCA
LCM
LCP
LCTD
LD
LDC (transport)
LDFN
LDHI (hydrates)
LDPE
LDS (wellhead)
Lead Cement
Lead Lines (pipeline)
Leak Off Rate
Leak-Off Test
Lean Gas
Lease (drilling)
Lease Hound
Least Principal Stress
LEL
Lens
Levelwind
LIB
Lift Cost
Lift Curve
Lifting Frame
Lifting Cost
Lifting Sub
Lift-Off Pressure (mud)
Light Crude
Light Ends
Lignite
Light Weight Cement
LIL
Limited Entry
Line Drive
Linear Darcy Law
Linear Gel
Liner (casing)
Liner (perforating charge)
Liner (sand control)
Liner Hanger
Liner Lap
Liner Tie-Back
Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG
Liquid Holdup
Liquid Level
Lithification
Litho-Density(tm) Log
Lithofacies Map
Lithologic Log
Lithology
Lithosphere
Lithostatic Pressure
Live Oil
Live Well Workover
LLD (logging)
LLRT
LLS (logging)
LMRP
LNFT-IA
LNG
LO (reservoir fluid)
Load Cell
Load Fluid
Lock
Log
Log Header
Log-Inject-Log
Logged Depth
Logging While Drilling
Long Radius Well
Long String
LOP
Losal
Lost Circulation
Lost Circulation Control Agent or LCA
Lost Circulation Materials or LCM
Lost Circulation Zone
Lost Returns
LOT (drilling)
Low Alloy Steel
Low Carbon Steel
Low Energy System (geologic)
Low Pressure Squeeze
Low Pressure Water Cleaning
Low Solids Mud
Lower Completion
Lower Crown Plug (subsea)
Lower Kelly Valve
LP (facilities)
LPG
LPS (downhole gauge)
LPS
LPSA
LPSD
LPT (downhole gauge)
LRP
LS
LSA (scale)
LSFO
LSOBM
LTA (seals)
LTA
LT&C
LTBS
LTOBM
LTRM
LTS
LTS (downhole gauge)
LTSI
LUB
Lubricants
Lubricator
LWD
LWRP
Lyohilic