Definitions by vaeren

schlumbergeer 

A person holding the job title of Field Engineer, who happens to be employed by the oilfield services company Schlumberger. Such a person will normally work offshore or on land, at times on a drilling rig.

Dave, my friend from Nigeria, is a Schlumbergeer.

schlumbergeer by vaeren October 1, 2011

puttin' foot to ass 

Getting it done, making it happen. You aren't 'motivating' or 'empowering' or anything remotely similar - you're puttin' foot to ass!

Sally: "Wow, look at Tom telling those committee members what's what."

Rick: "Yeah, he's really puttin' foot to ass in there."

puttin' foot to ass by vaeren October 16, 2009

failsuck 

A phenomenon which occurs during the final stages of a bad situation (or failboat), failsuck is the tendency of a situation to consume huge quantities of time and resources before it is corrected, resolved or abandoned. Once a situation collapses under its own 'gravity of fail' it becomes a 'vortex of failsuck' that begins to consume all people, time, and resources in its vicinity.

John left the meeting, but was pulled back in when Steve suggested changing the contract, collapsing the meeting into a vortex of failsuck.

failsuck by vaeren April 25, 2009

playbackable 

An oilfield term used to describe a condition that does not need to be corrected right away. For instance, a minor mistake which can be corrected later is deemed "playbackable."

The word originated when oilfield data was kept on computer tapes, and in order to re-access the data, the tape had to be played back.

Example:

Terry: "I can't believe I just spent my last $20 at the craps table. Too bad my bet isn't playbackable."

Example 2:

Jim: "I just computed some data with the wrong model."
Tom: "Don't worry, it's playbackable."

playbackable by vaeren March 18, 2009

snugglebitch 

n. One who needs constant close contact (i.e. snuggling, cuddling, spooning) with his/her partner/friend/significant other. Without this contact, whining or other forms of verbal protest may be issued accompanied by pouting.

name is such a snugglebitch, I can't keep him/her off of me!

snugglebitch by vaeren December 9, 2008

the skeeves 

Describes the state of being skeeved out. Usually results from associating with or being in the vicinity of a person or thing considered to be skeevy.

Trisha: "Let's get out of here, Richard gives me the skeeves."

the skeeves by vaeren September 27, 2008

Schlumberjargon 

A collective term for technical (and often confusing) oilfield shop talk.

Oilfield Engineer A: "Hey, we need to do an RST and a PLT in this well. Somebody call Schlumberger."

Oilfield Engineer B: "Shouldn't we run an SCMT and a CHFR in addition to the RST?"

Oilfield Engineer A: "Nah, on second thought, we'll just P&A."

Normal Person: "Hey guys, shut up with all the Schlumberjargon and let's just do the job!"

Schlumberjargon by vaeren August 27, 2008