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OIL SHOW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Oil Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oil show
1, record 1, English, oil%20show
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- show of oil 2, record 1, English, show%20of%20oil
correct
- SO 2, record 1, English, SO
correct, see observation
- SO 2, record 1, English, SO
- oil indication 3, record 1, English, oil%20indication
- oil trace 4, record 1, English, oil%20trace
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trace of oil ... detected in a core, cuttings, or circulated drilling fluid, or interpreted from the electrical or geophysical logs run in a well. 5, record 1, English, - oil%20show
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
SO: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling reports. 2, record 1, English, - oil%20show
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oil sign
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Production pétrolière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trace de pétrole
1, record 1, French, trace%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- indice de pétrole 2, record 1, French, indice%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
masculine noun
- indication d'huile 3, record 1, French, indication%20d%27huile
feminine noun
- indication d'hydrocarbures 3, record 1, French, indication%20d%27hydrocarbures
feminine noun
- indice d'huile 4, record 1, French, indice%20d%27huile
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Maersk Explorer [...] en est à son quatrième trou et plusieurs ont montré des traces encourageantes de pétrole et de gaz. [...] Esso, après ses six premiers puits, annonçait officiellement un «show» d'huile pour le deuxième et des indications d'huile pour le troisième. 3, record 1, French, - trace%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Si le puits [...] ne montre qu'un «show», c'est-à-dire des indications d'hydrocarbures mais en quantités non exploitables, il est abandonné. 3, record 1, French, - trace%20de%20p%C3%A9trole
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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