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MATRIX PERMEABILITY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shale reservoir
1, record 1, English, shale%20reservoir
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shale gas reservoir 2, record 1, English, shale%20gas%20reservoir
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an organic-rich disposition with extremely low matrix permeability and clusters of mineral-filled natural fractures. 3, record 1, English, - shale%20reservoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shale reservoirs tend to occur over a broad geographic area rather than in discrete pools. 4, record 1, English, - shale%20reservoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The gas contained in a shale reservoir is called shale gas. 4, record 1, English, - shale%20reservoir
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réservoir de schiste
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20schiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le réservoir de schiste, contenant du gaz de schiste, est d'une très faible perméabilité. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réservoir : Ensemble de roches présentant des vides, pores ou fissures, reliés entre eux, et dans lesquels peuvent circuler et s'accumuler des fluides. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20schiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Yacimientos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- yacimiento de gas de lutita
1, record 1, Spanish, yacimiento%20de%20gas%20de%20lutita
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los yacimientos de gas de lutita son formaciones heterogéneas cuya mineralogía, contenido orgánico, fracturas naturales y otras propiedades varían de un lugar a otro. 2, record 1, Spanish, - yacimiento%20de%20gas%20de%20lutita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-09-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tight gas reservoir
1, record 2, English, tight%20gas%20reservoir
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- TGR 2, record 2, English, TGR
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- gas-bearing tight reservoir 3, record 2, English, gas%2Dbearing%20tight%20reservoir
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tight gas reservoirs are the gas-bearing rocks that are commonly characterized by an extremely low permeability of less than 0.1 millidarcy (mD), extensive and deep locations, and abnormal pressure such as over- or under-pressure. The tight gas reservoirs are identified offshore southeast of the Korean Peninsula. 3, record 2, English, - tight%20gas%20reservoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A tight gas reservoir is often defined also as a gas-bearing sandstone or carbonate matrix, which may or may not contain natural fractures which exhibits an in situ permeability to gas of less than 0. 10 mD. Many ultra tight gas reservoirs may have in situ permeability down to 0. 001 mD. 4, record 2, English, - tight%20gas%20reservoir
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réservoir de gaz étanche
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20gaz%20%C3%A9tanche
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réservoir gazier compact 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20gazier%20compact
correct, masculine noun
- réservoir de gaz compact 3, record 2, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20gaz%20compact
correct, masculine noun
- réservoir de gaz peu perméable 3, record 2, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20gaz%20peu%20perm%C3%A9able
correct, masculine noun
- réservoir de gaz à très faible perméabilité 4, record 2, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20gaz%20%C3%A0%20tr%C3%A8s%20faible%20perm%C3%A9abilit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La valorisation des réservoirs gaziers compacts, dits «tight gas reservoirs», dont les accumulations sont importantes, permettrait d'augmenter significativement les réserves mondiales d'hydrocarbures. [...] Caractérisés par des roches peu poreuses et peu perméables, les «tight gas reservoirs» constituent un prospect encore peu exploité en dehors des États-Unis [...] 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20gaz%20%C3%A9tanche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le gaz de réservoir étanche désigne une composante du gaz classique qui est produite à partir de réservoirs de faible perméabilité. Généralement, les réservoirs de gaz étanches n'ont pas de voies de cheminement naturelles suffisantes à travers le roc pour que le gaz naturel rejoigne le puits de forage; ils ont donc besoin d'une forme de stimulation artificielle pour créer ces voies de cheminement. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20gaz%20%C3%A9tanche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Yacimientos petrolíferos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- yacimiento de gas compacto
1, record 2, Spanish, yacimiento%20de%20gas%20compacto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- yacimiento de gas de baja permeabilidad 2, record 2, Spanish, yacimiento%20de%20gas%20de%20baja%20permeabilidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fracture permeability
1, record 3, English, fracture%20permeability
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... horizontal drilling is usually undertaken to achieve important technical objectives related to specific characteristics of a target reservoir [such as] the reservoir rock's permeability, which is its capacity to conduct fluid flow through the interconnections of its pore spaces(termed its "matrix permeability"), or through fractures(its "fracture permeability"), and/or the expected propensity of the reservoir to develop water or gas influxes deleterious to production, either from other parts of the reservoir or from adjacent rocks, as production takes place(an event called "coning"). 2, record 3, English, - fracture%20permeability
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- permeabilité par fracturation
1, record 3, French, permeabilit%C3%A9%20par%20fracturation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perméabilité secondaire artificiellement créée par les fractures provoquées dans un milieu rocheux. 1, record 3, French, - permeabilit%C3%A9%20par%20fracturation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fracturation est un procédé utilisé dans l'extraction du pétrole pour augmenter, en y pratiquant des fractures, la perméabilité de la couche productrice. 2, record 3, French, - permeabilit%C3%A9%20par%20fracturation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
perméabilité par fracturation : Équivalent confirmé par Robert Bélanger, chef, Services scientifiques, Ressources naturelles Canada. 2, record 3, French, - permeabilit%C3%A9%20par%20fracturation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
- Natural Gas and Derivatives
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ultra-tight gas reservoir
1, record 4, English, ultra%2Dtight%20gas%20reservoir
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- ultra tight gas reservoir 2, record 4, English, ultra%20tight%20gas%20reservoir
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A tight gas reservoir is often defined... as a gas bearing sandstone or carbonate matrix, which may or may not contain natural fractures which exhibits an in situ permeability to gas of less than 0. 10 mD. Many ultra tight gas reservoirs may have in situ permeability down to 0. 001 mD. 2, record 4, English, - ultra%2Dtight%20gas%20reservoir
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
- Gaz naturel et dérivés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réservoir gazier ultra-compact
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20gazier%20ultra%2Dcompact
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- réservoir de gaz ultra-compact 1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20gaz%20ultra%2Dcompact
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les réservoirs gaziers ultra-compacts figurent [...] en bonne place des cibles à maîtriser pour répondre, demain, à la croissance continue des marchés gaziers. Ces formations rocheuses, trop «serrées» pour laisser circuler le gaz exigent expertises et technologies de pointe pour que jaillisse leur précieuse ressource. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20gazier%20ultra%2Dcompact
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le gaz des réservoirs ultra-compacts. – […] Très compacts, difficiles et coûteux à exploiter, ces réservoirs à gaz constituent une cible encore peu valorisée en dehors des États-Unis. Seules quelques sociétés pétrolières, maîtrisant les techniques de pointe nécessaires à leur exploitation sont en mesure de s'intéresser au potentiel prometteur de ces gaz non conventionnels […] 2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20gazier%20ultra%2Dcompact
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-09-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- directional permeability 1, record 5, English, directional%20permeability
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Permeability that varies with direction of flow through the porous medium. 1, record 5, English, - directional%20permeability
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lateral permeability contrast can be particularly important in fractured formations, where effective permeability in the direction of the fractures may be many times greater than the matrix permeability. If the permeability in one direction is significantly more than in the other, the flow pattern may more closely approximate linear flow than radial flow. This can be detected from well-test data. Likewise, laminations in most clastic formations cause the permeability normal to the bedding plane to be less than the lateral permeability parallel to bedding. This is called vertical to horizontal permeability anisotropy. 1, record 5, English, - directional%20permeability
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- perméabilité directionnelle
1, record 5, French, perm%C3%A9abilit%C3%A9%20directionnelle
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coefficient de perméabilité de Darcy d'un milieu poreux (continu) anisotrope, selon une direction définie, vis-à-vis d'un flux de même direction. 1, record 5, French, - perm%C3%A9abilit%C3%A9%20directionnelle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec la conductivité hydraulique directionnelle qui est pour un milieu discontinu. 2, record 5, French, - perm%C3%A9abilit%C3%A9%20directionnelle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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