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GAS STRATUM [3 records]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
DEF

A well employed for the introduction... of water, gas or other fluids under pressure [into an underground stratum].

CONT

... an injection well is not placed on production or injection unless the annulus between the production casing and tubing is effectively isolated from the completion interval ...

OBS

Injection wells are used to maintain or restore pressure in a reservoir.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Puits utilisé pour l'injection d'eau, de gaz ou d'un autre fluide sous pression afin de maintenir dans le gisement une pression constante ou encore de procéder à la remise en pression d'un gisement.

CONT

L'exploitant veille à ce que [...] aucun puits d'injection ne soit mis en exploitation si l'espace annulaire entre le tubage de production et la colonne de production n'est pas isolé de la couche productive [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Extracción de petróleo y gas natural
DEF

Pozo destinado a inyectar agua o gas en un yacimiento para aumentar su presión y facilitar o prolongar su explotación.

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Record 2 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
CONT

1. During the drilling of any oil or gas well, all strata bearing oil, gas or water above the producing horizon must be sealed or separated in order to prevent their contents from passing into other strata.... 3. The operator of any well must shut off and exclude all water from any oil-or gas-bearing stratum to the satisfaction of the division.(Div. of Mineral Res., 212 eff. 12-20-79)--(NAC A by Dep’t of Minerals, 7-22-87)

CONT

Water shut-offs. By approved reasonable methods, the owner or operator shall shut off and exclude all alien water from any oil or gas-bearing stratum to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, and to determine the effectiveness of such operations, the owner shall... make a casing and water shut-off test before suspending drilling operations or completing the well.

Key term(s)
  • gas stratum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés
OBS

Couche poreuse ou caverneuse d'un gisement de gaz naturel ou de pétrole, qui contient du gaz naturel.

OBS

Les parcelles 1 et 2 se trouvent dans les montagnes à l'ouest de la rivière Liard, à environ 20 km au nord-ouest du champ gazifère Pointed Mountain et à 10 km à l'est de l'importante découverte de gaz au puits Labiche F-18 (estimée à 510 millions de mètres cubes d'après des limites de confiance étendues).

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Geology
  • Natural Gas and Derivatives
DEF

A stratum of sand or porous sandstone from which natural gas is obtained.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie économique
  • Gaz naturel et dérivés

Spanish

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