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petroleum reservoir engineering [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

The applied science concerned with the development and operation of reservoirs for maximum economic recovery of oil or gas, or both ...

OBS

The gross measures of a reservoir as an entity of commercial interest are (1) the amount of oil or gas, or both, initially present in the reservoir;: (2) the rates at which the hydrocarbons can be withdrawn; and (3) the fraction of the original hydrocarbons in place which can be economically recovered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Ensemble des études visant à la connaissance aussi parfaite que possible d'un gisement et à son exploitation rationnelle: On distingue les trois phases suivantes: 1) L'investigation, dont le but est de rassembler les renseignements nécessaires à la connaissance du gisement. 2) L'interprétation de ces renseignements. 3) Les prévisions sur le comportement futur du gisement et l'élaboration d'un programme d'exploitation rationnelle.

Spanish

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