Abbreviations and Acronyms
| Abbreviation / Acronym | Definition | Abbreviation / Acronym | Definition |
| AC | Alternating Current | OCSLA | Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act |
| bbl | Barrel(s) | POV | Pressure Operated Valves |
| BOP | Blowout Preventer | psi | Pounds Per Square Inch |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations | PSH | Pressure Safety High |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide | PSL | Pressure Safety Low |
| ESD | Emergency Shut Down | PSV | Pressure Safety Valve |
| ft | Foot (feet) | RTU | Remote Terminal Unit |
| G/L | Gas / Liquid | SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| gal | Gallon | SCSSV | Surface controlled subsurface safety valve |
| GOM | Gulf of Mexico | SM | South Marsh Island |
| H2S | Hydrogen Sulfide | SS | Stainless Steel |
| HI | High Island | SSSV | Subsurface Safety Valve |
| in | Inch | SW | Southwest |
| LSH | Level Safety High | TD | Total Depth |
| LSHL | Level Safety High Low | TIMS | Technical Information Management System |
| LSL | Level Safety Low | TLWP | Tension Leg Well Platform |
| MMS | Minerals Management Service | TSE | Temperature Safety Element (fusible material) |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding | TSH | Temperature Safety High |
| M/V | Mobile Vessel | USCG | U.S. Coast Guard |
| NE | Northeast | VRS | Vapor Recovery System |
| NRC | National Response Center | VRU | Vapor Recovery Unit |
| OCS | Outer Continental Shelf | WHRU | Waste Heat Recovery Unit |