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Record 1 2000-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Oil Production
CONT

Water-drive reservoirs depend on water pressure to force the hydrocarbons out of the reservoir and into the wellbore.

OBS

See also "water drive."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Production pétrolière
OBS

Les gisements de pétrole produisent suivant quatre mécanismes : par expansion des gaz dissous (dissolved gas drive), par expansion de la calotte de gaz (gas cap drive), par poussée des eaux de gisements (water drive) et par drainage par gravité.

Spanish

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