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PAY ZONE [3 records]

Record 1 2011-08-24

English

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

[A zone in] a formation which is sufficiently thick and contains a heavy enough concentration of petroleum to make production from it commercially viable.

OBS

... producing formations that are not sandstone are [often] referred to as pay sands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Production pétrolière
DEF

[Zone d'une formation] produisant une quantité [de pétrole] commercialement exploitable.

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Employment Benefits
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
OBS

Code which identifies and represents geographical areas (...) and which is used as a basis for establishing rates of pay for those employees within the defined geographical areas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
OBS

Code définissant et représentant des secteurs géographiques (...) et que l'on prend pour base en établissant le taux de rémunération des employés dans le secteur géographique défini.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
OBS

(STAREDI 27-2-73)

Spanish

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