1. Having directionally dependent properties.

- Anisotropic
2. A multiphase flow regime in which the lighter fluid flows in the center of the pipe,
and the heavier fluid is contained in a thin film on the pipe wall.
- Annular flow
3. Fluid pressure in the annulus between tubing and casing or between two strings of
casing.
- Annular pressure
4. Production of formation fluid through the casing-tubing annulus.
- Annular production
5. The maximum flow rate a well could theoretically deliver with zero pressure at the
middle of the perforations.
- Absolute open flow (AOF)
6. Fluid flow in the borehole from one zone into another in response
to pressure differences between the zones.
- Back flow
7. The pressure within a system caused by fluid friction or an induced resistance to
flow through the system.
- Back pressure
8. Another term for reverse circulation, the intentional pumping of wellbore fluids
down the annulus and back up through the drillpipe.
- Backwash
9. A flow regime resulting from combined simultaneous linear flow in perpendicular
directions.
- Bi-linear flow
10. A well shut in slightly above the producing formation by use of special downhole
tools containing a valve that can be preprogrammed or controlled from the surface.
- Bottom hole shut-in