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CAVERN FORMATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- salt cavern
1, record 1, English, salt%20cavern
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cavern constructed within a soluble rock formation, commonly rock salt, by circulating fresh water in a controlled manner for the purposes of creating an underground hydrocarbon storage chamber. 2, record 1, English, - salt%20cavern
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caverne de sel
1, record 1, French, caverne%20de%20sel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cavité creusée dans la roche soluble, en général une formation salifère, en injectant de l'eau douce de manière contrôlée de façon à creuser une cuve de stockage d'hydrocarbures souterraine. 2, record 1, French, - caverne%20de%20sel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le stockage de grands volumes de propane dans des cavernes de sel est l'option privilégiée, car celles-ci peuvent abriter en toute sécurité d'importantes quantités en vrac à un coût relativement faible par comparaison au stockage hors sol. Les cavernes sont également plus faciles d'accès que d'autres emplacements de stockage souterrains comme les réservoirs de pétrole et de gaz épuisés ou les aquifères [...] 3, record 1, French, - caverne%20de%20sel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-08-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cavern formation
1, record 2, English, cavern%20formation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the lack of cavern formation in chalk. 1, record 2, English, - cavern%20formation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cavernement
1, record 2, French, cavernement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation d'une caverne. 1, record 2, French, - cavernement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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