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DISSOLVED GAS DRIVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- solution-gas drive
1, record 1, English, solution%2Dgas%20drive
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- depletion drive 2, record 1, English, depletion%20drive
correct
- dissolved gas drive 2, record 1, English, dissolved%20gas%20drive
correct
- dissolved-gas drive 3, record 1, English, dissolved%2Dgas%20drive
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A source of natural reservoir energy in which the lighter hycrocarbon components that exist as a liquid in the reservoir before it is produced come out in the form of gas as the reservoir is produced. The solution gas coming out of the oil expands to force the oil into the wellbore. 4, record 1, English, - solution%2Dgas%20drive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- drainage par expansion de gaz dissous
1, record 1, French, drainage%20par%20expansion%20de%20gaz%20dissous
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- drainage par expansion du gaz dissous 2, record 1, French, drainage%20par%20expansion%20du%20gaz%20dissous
correct, masculine noun
- production par expansion des gaz dissous 2, record 1, French, production%20par%20expansion%20des%20gaz%20dissous
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
drainage par expansion de gaz dissous : On utilise dans ce mode d'extraction l'expansion graduelle du gaz contenu dans un pétrole saturé (au niveau du gisement). Cette expansion est une conséquence de la décompression qui se produit pendant l'ascension du pétrole vers la surface. 1, record 1, French, - drainage%20par%20expansion%20de%20gaz%20dissous
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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