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GAS PLAY AREA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
- Bitumen and Bituminous Shales
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shale gas play
1, record 1, English, shale%20gas%20play
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shale play 2, record 1, English, shale%20play
correct
- shale gas zone 3, record 1, English, shale%20gas%20zone
correct
- shale gas resource play 4, record 1, English, shale%20gas%20resource%20play
correct
- shale-gas resource play 5, record 1, English, shale%2Dgas%20resource%20play
correct
- shale resource play 6, record 1, English, shale%20resource%20play
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A shale formation] containing significant accumulations of natural gas ... 7, record 1, English, - shale%20gas%20play
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shale-gas resource plays may be extremely tight (low permeability) to highly fractured, with variable bulk mineralogical composition controlling the brittle versus ductile nature of the shale. 5, record 1, English, - shale%20gas%20play
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The resource is considered a resource play, [when] gas is pervasively distributed through the geologically defined play area. Thus, success at discovering the resource with a well is 100 per cent. 8, record 1, English, - shale%20gas%20play
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shale-gas play
- shale-gas zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Exploitation des schistes bitumineux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone de gaz de schiste
1, record 1, French, zone%20de%20gaz%20de%20schiste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone de schiste 2, record 1, French, zone%20de%20schiste
correct, feminine noun
- zone schisteuse 3, record 1, French, zone%20schisteuse
correct, feminine noun
- thème de gaz de schiste 4, record 1, French, th%C3%A8me%20de%20gaz%20de%20schiste
masculine noun
- thème de schiste 4, record 1, French, th%C3%A8me%20de%20schiste
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation de schiste contenant une accumulation importante de gaz naturel. 5, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20gaz%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On considère que la ressource forme une zone quand le gaz est fortement distribué à la grandeur de la zone géologique définie. Le taux de réussite pour la découverte de la ressource comportant un puits est ainsi de 100 %. 3, record 1, French, - zone%20de%20gaz%20de%20schiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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