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on-stream [3 records]

Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
  • Gas Industry
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
DEF

Descriptive ... of a gas-processing plant or refinery that is in operation.

CONT

After a completed well has been on stream for a short time, it may be found that the production rate is below that expected.

OBS

on stream: ... term ... used to signify the start of the intake of feedstock into a processing plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
  • Industrie du gaz
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés
DEF

Se dit d'un puits, d'une raffinerie ou d'une installation pétrolière à partir du moment où la production démarre ou dès que des charges d'alimentation sont introduites dans une unité de traitement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Metallurgy - General
  • Work and Production
DEF

The state of having been brought into production.

OBS

The term is usually used for chemical and metallurgical plants or processes.

Key term(s)
  • on stream

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Métallurgie générale
  • Travail et production

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Pumps
DEF

Descriptive of a pump or pump station that is operating to move oil by pumping ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Pompes

Spanish

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