Stone Soup Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Ocean Drilling Program Ocean Drilling Program Texas A&M University Technical Note No. 13 Compiled by Elizabeth A. Heise Ocean Drilling Program Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 77845 9547 U.S.A. Philip D. Rabinowitz Director J J (\ Jack Baldauf Manager ^s\ Λ Manager \ I Ir <Tsrzi ' Science Operations Timothy J.G. Francis Deputy Director 1093
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Stone Soup
Acronyms and AbbreviationsUsed in the Ocean Drilling Program
Compiled by Elizabeth A. HeiseOcean Drilling ProgramTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas 77845-9547U.S.A.
Philip D. RabinowitzDirector J J (\
Jack BaldaufManager^s\ Λ Manager
\ I Ir <Tsrzi ' Science Operations
Timothy J.G. FrancisDeputy Director
1093
Material in this publication may be copied without restraint for library, abstract service,educational or personal research purposes; however, republication of any portion requiresthe written consent of the Director, Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M UniversityResearch Park, 1000 Discovery Drive, College Station, Texas 77845-9547, U.S.A., aswell as appropriate acknowledgment of this source.
Technical Note No. 13First Printing 1993
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D T S C L A I M E R
This publication was prepared by the Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, asan account of work performed under the international Ocean Drilling Program, which ismanaged by Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., under contract with the NationalScience Foundation of the United States. Funding for the program is provided by thefollowing agencies:
Canada/Australia Consortium for the Ocean Drilling ProgramDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Federal Republic of Germany)Institut Français de Recherche pour TExploitation de la Mer (France)Ocean Research Institute of the University of Tokyo (Japan)National Science Foundation (United States)Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom)European Science Foundation Consortium for the Ocean Drilling Program
(Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Greece, The Netherlands,Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey)
Academy of Sciences (Russia) - (Inactive)
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publicationare those of the authors) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation, the participating agencies, Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc., Texas A&MUniversity, or Texas A&M Research Foundation.
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INTRODUCTION
This Technical Note has been developed to facilitate communication between representatives from
various disciplines. The list presented in the following pages represents a compilation of acronyms
and abbreviations commonly used by the Ocean Drilling Program/Joint Oceanographic Institutions
for Deep Earth Sampling (ODP/IOIDES) personnel and incorporates terminology relevant to
science and engineering, operations, computers services, publishing, and curation of the Ocean
Drilling Program.
STONE SOUP
A&G-DPG [JOIDES] Atolls and Guyots ASCII [computers] American Standard CodeDetailed Planning Group for Information Interchange
AABW [science] Antarctic Bottom Water ASK [ship] automatic station keeping (seeA APG American Association of Petroleum DPS)
Geologists atm [science] atmospheresAAS [science] atomic-absorption spectroscopy AWB [logistics] airway bill for air-freightAASP American Association of Stratigraphic shipments
Palynologists AWG Association for Women GeoscientistsABM [publications] assigned board member AZ [science] acme zone (biostratigraphy)
(oftheERB) B.A.S. British Antarctic SurveyABS [logistics] American Bureau of Shipping bbl [drilling] barrel (unit of measure)ACAD computer-aided drafting (a.k.a. BBS [computers] bulletin-board system
logging tool (aluminum clay tool) BGDS [drilling] bit-guide deployment systemAD [drilling] assistant driller BGR Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften undA/D [science] Analog to Digital Converter Rohstoffe (Federal Republic of Germany)AEG Association of Engineering Geologists BGS British Geological SurveyAF [science] alternating field (demagnetization); BHA [drilling] bottom-hole assembly
[logistics] air freight BHC [logging] borehole compensated sonicAGI American Geological Institute logging toolAGU American Geophysical Union BHP [logging] bottom hole pressureAMS [logging] auxiliary measuring sonde (a BHT [logging] bottom hole temperature
Schlumberger tool that can be added to any BHTV [logging] borehole televiewer downholedigital string to give temperature and tension toolmeasurements); [science] anisotropy of BHV [logging] Baker Hughes Videomagnetic susceptibility BIOS [computers]basic input/output system
APC [drilling] advanced hydraulic piston corer B/L [logistics] bill of lading for surface (ocean)API American Petroleum institute; [computers] freight
running toolsDR [ship] dead reckoningDRB [drilling] DCS retractable bit systemDRM [science] depositional remanent
magnetizationDS [drilling] drilling superintendentDSDP Deep Sea Drilling ProjectDSRV [science] deep submersible research
vesselDSS [drilling] deep sound (sonic) source, 3.5-
kHz bottom profiler deployed on drill stringDST [drilling] drill-stem testDTD [computers] document-type definitionDW [drilling] draw worksECOD European Science Foundation (ESF)
Consortium for the Ocean Drilling Program
ECR [ODP] East Coast Repository at LDEO;[ship] ship's engine-control room
EDI [computers] electronic data interchangeEDO EDO-Western, manufacturer of reentry
sonar system and seismic recordersEDS [science] energy dispersive spectrometryEEZ Exclusive Economic ZoneEl [computers] electronic imagingEIA [computers] enterprise information
architecturee-mail [computers] electronic mailEMCO ESF Management Committee for the
ODPEMD [ship] electromotive diesel (engines and
electric motors)EMR Department of Energy, Mines and
Resources (Canada)EOM [science] extractable organic matterEMS [drilling] electronic multishot instrumentEPR [science] East Pacific RiseEPR-DPG [JOIDES] East Pacific Rise Detailed
Planning GroupEPS [computers] encapsulated PostScriptERB [publications] Editorial Review BoardESCO ESF Scientific Committee for ODPESF European Science Foundation (in terms of
ODP, "the European Science FoundationConsortium for the Ocean DrillingProgram*': Belgium, Denmark, Finland,Greece, Iceland, Italy, The Netherlands,Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, andTurkey)
ET [ODP] electronics technicianETA estimated time of arrivalETD estimated time of departureETH Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
(Switzerland)EX [science] extinctionEXCOM [JOIDES] Executive CommitteeFA or FAD [science] first-appearance datum
logging toolFO [science] first occurrence (biostratigraphy)FPAPWG [JOIDES] Fluid Processes in
Accretionary Prisms Working GroupFRG Federal Republic of GermanyFTP [computers] file-transfer protocolFUBAR fouled up beyond all recognitionFY fiscal yearFYF for your filesFYI for your informationFZ [science] fracture zoneGC [science] gas chromatograph; [DSDP]
GLOMAR ChallengerGCR [ODP] Gulf Coast Repository at TAMUGEBCO General Bathymetric Chart of the
OceansGEOMAR F.R.G. Research Center for Marine
GeosciencesGEOPROPS geophysical properties toolGEOREF geological reference database of the
American Geological InstituteGER [curation] Geriatric Core StudyGIS Geoscience Information Society;
geographic information system(s)GMT Greenwich Mean Time (replaced by
UTC)go-devil [logging] a tool that free-falls down
the drill pipeGPIT [logging] three-axis magnetometer-
inclinometer logging tool (also G-PIT)gpm [drilling] gallons per minute (pump rate)GPS [ship] Global Positioning System (satellite
porosity evaluator (bulk-density analyzer)GS [drilling] overshot for wireline coringGSA Geological Society of AmericaGSC Geological Survey of CanadaGSGP [JOIDES] Global Sedimentary Geology
ProgramGST Dogging] induced gamma-ray
spectroscopy logging tool
HARVI [ODP] database program for visualdescriptions of hard-rock cores
HBR [drilling] hydraulic bit release (obsolete)HC [drilling] heave compensator, [science]
Indian Deep WaterIFP Institut Franc ais du Pétrole (France)IFREMER Institut Français de Recherche pour
rExploitation de la Mer (France)
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IGC International Geological CongressIHP [JOIDES] Information Handling PanelILD [logging] deep induction resistivityILM Dogging] medium induction resistivityILP [JOIDES] International Lithosphere
ProgramILW [science] International Low WaterIN A A [science] instrumental neutron activation
analysisIOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic
CommissionIOP [JOIDES] Indian Ocean PanelBPG Institut de Physique du Globe (France)IPOD International Phase of Ocean DrillingIR [drilling] iron roughneck; [science] infrared;
insoluble residue; [publications] InitialReports of the Proceedings of ODP
IRM [science] isothermal remanentmagnetization
IS [computers] information system(s)ISD [ODP] Information Services DepartmentISS [science] ion-scattering spectrometryIT [computers] information technologyIW [curation] interstitial water (sample
designation)JOI Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc.JOI-BOG [JOI] JOI Board of GovernorsJOIDES Joint Oceanographic Institutions for
Deep Earth SamplingJPL Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJD Julian DayKB [drilling] kelly bushingKFZ [science] Kane Fracture ZoneKAT [science] Cretaceous/Tertiary boundaryKTB German continental deep-drilling projectKWG [JOIDES] Kerguelen Working GroupLA or LAD [science] last-appearance datum
(biostratigraphy)LAN [computers] local-area networkLANL Los Alamos National LaboratoryLAS [science] laboratory automation systemLAST [logging] lateral-stress toolLBL Lawrence Berkeley LaboratoryLCD [computers] liquid crystal displayLD [drilling] lay downLDEO Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
LEGS [ODP] database program to write reportswith leg, site, hole, and core-recoveryinformation
LEL [safety] lower expansive limitLFV [drilling] lockable float valveLH [drilling] left handLILE [science] large ion lithophile elementLITHP [JOIDES] Lithosphere PanelLLD Dogging] deep laterologLLS Dogging] shallow laterologLO [ODP] laboratory officer, [science] last
occurrence (biostratigraphy)LOI loss on ignitionLREE [science] light rare-earth element(s)LRP [JOIDES] long range planLSB [drilling] lower support bearingLSS [logging] long-spaced sonic logging toolMa [science] million years (ago)Mac [computers] Apple Macintosh computerMAR [science] Mid-Atlantic RidgeMARK [science] Mid-Atlantic Ridge Kane
Fracture ZoneMATMAN Dogistics] ODP (materials
management) inventory database systemMAXIS [logging] multi-tasking acquisition and
ManualMORB [science] mid-ocean-ridge basaltMOU Memorandum of Understanding
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MRT [science] maximum-reading thermometerMSA Mineralogical Society of AmericaMSDS [logistics] Marine Science and
Development Shop (SIO); [OSHA] MaterialSafety Data Sheet
MSL mean sea levelMSP [curation] master sampling plan (defunct
term, replaced by FCSP)MST [science] multisensor trackMT [ODP] marine technician; eMpTyMU [drilling] make upMWC [drilling] measurement while coringMWD [drilling] measurement while drillingm.y. [science] million yearsNAAG-DPG [JOIDES] North Atlantic-Arctic
Gateways Detailed Planning GroupNADW [science] North Atlantic Deep WaterNAMOC [science] Northwest Atlantic Mid-
Ocean CanyonNARM-DPG [JOIDES] North Atlantic Rifted
REPSAM [curation] repository samplingcomputer program
RFP [ODP] request for proposalsRFQ [ODP] request for quotesRFT [drilling] retrievable formation tester
(water sampler)RIH [drilling] run in hole (actually, lower drill
string below the rig floor, not necessarilybelow the mud line)
RISC [computers] reduced instruction setcomputing
RKB [drilling] rotary kelly bushingRMS [science] root mean square (e.g., in
seismic velocities)Rocky [ODP] Data entry program for hand
specimen and thin section description ofhard rocks
ROM [computers] read-only memoryROP [drilling] rate of penetration in drilling or
coringROV [science] remotely-operated vehiclerpm [drilling] revolutions per minuteRSMAS Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science (University of Miami)RST [drilling] rotary shifting toolRSWG [JOIDES] Red Sea Working GroupRT [drilling] round trip of the drill string
(= POOH + bit change + RIH)RU [drilling] rig upRZ [science] range zone (biostratigraphy)SAM [curation] shipboard sampling computer
programSAMUTL [ODP] curation program to edit
sample databases and write sample reportsS/B [drilling] set backSBA [curation] shipboard analysis (sample
designation)SBDC [drilling] seal bore drill collarSCM [drilling] sonic core monitorSCR [electronics] silicon control rectifierSCS [science] single-channel seismicSCSI [computers] small computer system
interfaceSCBA [safety] Self-contained Breathing
ApparatusSCUBA [safety] Self-contained Underwater
Breathing ApparatusSDP [curation] Sample Distribution PolicySDT [logging] sonic digital logging tool
Markup LanguageSGPP [JOIDES] Sedimentary and Geochemical
Processes PanelSI [science] Système International (international
system of units)SID [curation] sample investigations computer
databaseSIO Scripps Institution of Oceanography
(University of California, San Diego)SLIDES [ODP] database program for smear-
slide descriptionsSLM [drilling] Steel Line Measurement
(measurement of drill string and BHA withsteel measuring tape)
SLWG [JOIDES] Sea Level Working GroupSMDC [drilling] short monel drill collar (non-
magnetic)SMF [computers] standard message formatSMOOTH [ODP] shipboard navigation-
plotting programSMOW [science] standard mean ocean waterSMP [JOIDES] Shipboard Measurements PanelSMS [computers] storage-management systemSN [ship] satellite navigationS/N signal-to-noise ratioSOE [JOIDES] Special Operating ExpenseSOEST School of Ocean and Earth Science
and Technology (University of Hawaii)SOHP [JOIDES] Sediments and Ocean History
PanelSOP [JOIDES] Southern Oceans Panel;
[general] standard operating procedure
SOW [JOIDES] Statement of WorkSP [science] shot point (on seismic survey
lines); Dogging] spontaneous potentialSPE Society of Petroleum Engineersspm [drilling] strokes per minuteSPR [computers] Software Problem ReportSR [publications] Scientific Results of the
Proceedings of ODPSR-DPG [JOIDES] Sedimented Ridges
Detailed Planning GroupSSA Seismological Society of AmericaSSDB [JOIDES] Site Survey Data Bank (at
LDEO)SSP [JOIDES] Site Survey PanelSSR [drilling] subsea release cementing systemSST [science] sea-surface temperatureSW [drilling] sea (salt) waterS-wave [science] secondary waveTAG [science] Trans-Atlantic GeotraverseTAI [science] thermal-alteration indexTAMRF Texas A&M Research FoundationTAMU Texas A&M Universitytbg [drilling] tubingTCCB [logging] digital telemetry toolTCD [science] thermal-conductivity detectorTCI [drilling] tungston carbide insertsTCP A [ship] time of closest point of approachTCP/IP [computers] networking protocol
available on the shipTD [drilling] total depth of a holeT/D [drilling] top driveTDK [drilling] tension device (Schlumberger)TDP [logging] TAM drilling packer (obsolete)TECP [JOIDES] Tectonics PanelTEDCOM [JOIDES] Technology and
Engineering Development CommitteeTGB [drilling] temporary guide baseTIFF [computers] tagged image file formatTIH [drilling] trip into hole (lower drill string
below the rig floor, not necessarily belowthe mud line, by adding drill pipe)
TLT [logging] temperature-logging toolTm a x [science] maximum temperature of
hydrocarbon generation during pyrolysisTOB [ship] thrown overboard (float test failure)TOC [science] total organic carbonTOH [drilling] trip out of hole (a.k.a. POOH)TOTCO drilling rig instrumentation companyTR [ship] transit satelliteTRM [science] thermoremanent magnetization
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TS [drilling] top subTSB [curation] thin-section billet (sample
designation)TSINFO [curation] ODP program to track
condition and location of ODP thin sectionsTSP [logging] Tam straddle packerTS V [ship] total support vesselt.u. University of Texas at AustinTWT [science] two-way traveltimeUBG used but goodUCSD University of California, San DiegoUDI Underseas Drilling, Inc. (now ODL)UHF ultra-high frequencyUGH [drilling] upper guide hornUMBRELLA [science] ODP database
containing descriptions of all ODP databasesURI University of Rhode IslandUSCG United States Coast GuardUSGS United States Geological SurveyUSSAC United States Science Advisory
CommitteeUSSSP United States Science Support
ProgramU.T. University of Texas at AustinUTC Universal Time Coordinated (used in
place of GMT or Z)UTIG University of Texas Institute for
Geophysicsuv ultravioletUW University of Washington; U/W, UW