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FREE GAS SATURATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- water channelling
1, record 1, English, water%20channelling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the gas coming out of solution causes some areas in the reservoir to increase in free gas saturation. These areas are then more susceptible to water channelling from the injection well to producing wells. 1, record 1, English, - water%20channelling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation de canaux pour l'écoulement de l'eau
1, record 1, French, formation%20de%20canaux%20pour%20l%27%C3%A9coulement%20de%20l%27eau
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le gaz qui se dégage a pour effet d'augmenter la saturation en gaz libre de certaines parties du réservoir. Ces parties deviennent alors un terrain propice à la formation de canaux par lesquels l'eau s'écoulera directement du puits d'injection aux puits de production. 2, record 1, French, - formation%20de%20canaux%20pour%20l%27%C3%A9coulement%20de%20l%27eau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free-gas saturation
1, record 2, English, free%2Dgas%20saturation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- free gas saturation 2, record 2, English, free%20gas%20saturation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the gas coming out of solution causes some areas in the reservoir to increase in free gas saturation. 2, record 2, English, - free%2Dgas%20saturation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- saturation en gaz libre
1, record 2, French, saturation%20en%20gaz%20libre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-03-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- channel
1, record 3, English, channel
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Waterflooding... the gas coming out of solution causes some areas in the reservoir to increase in free gas saturation. These areas are then more susceptible of water channelling from the injection well to producing wells. This tendency to channel is of course strongly affected by the state of depletion of the reservoir... 1, record 3, English, - channel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- passer préférentiellement
1, record 3, French, passer%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rentiellement
correct, verb phrase
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La forme du front [de combustion] est [...] conditionnée [...] par l'influence de la gravité [...] particulièrement importante dans les couches épaisses : dans ce cas, l'air tend à passer préférentiellement à la partie supérieure de la couche. 1, record 3, French, - passer%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rentiellement
Record 3, Key term(s)
- cheminer préférentiellement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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