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DISSOLVED GAS DRIVE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dead oil
1, record 1, English, dead%20oil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Oil containing no dissolved gas, and therefore devoid of any built-in drive mechanism... 2, record 1, English, - dead%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... as opposed to wild or live oil. 2, record 1, English, - dead%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dead oil: term usually used in the plural (dead oils). 3, record 1, English, - dead%20oil
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dead oils
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- huile morte
1, record 1, French, huile%20morte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pétrole mort 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trole%20mort
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Huile privée de son gaz, qui ne se déplace plus dans le gisement que sous l'effet de la pesanteur [...] 3, record 1, French, - huile%20morte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
huile morte : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (huiles mortes). 4, record 1, French, - huile%20morte
Record 1, Key term(s)
- huiles mortes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drive mechanism
1, record 2, English, drive%20mechanism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- well drive mechanism 1, record 2, English, well%20drive%20mechanism
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The natural or induced force which is needed to drive oil or gas out of a reservoir and up the well bore. 1, record 2, English, - drive%20mechanism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some drive mechanisms used in modern well technology are dissolved gas drive, water drive, gas cap drive, gas drive, miscible flooding and gravity drainage. 1, record 2, English, - drive%20mechanism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mode de drainage
1, record 2, French, mode%20de%20drainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mécanisme de drainage 2, record 2, French, m%C3%A9canisme%20de%20drainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
drainage : [...] déplacement du pétrole à travers une roche réservoir dû à la mise en production des puits [...] Il existe plusieurs modes de drainage [...] drainage par expansion d'une calotte de gaz [...] drainage par expansion des gaz dissous [...] drainage par gravité [...] drainage par poussée de gaz [...] drainage en phase miscible [...] drainage par poussée hydraulique. 1, record 2, French, - mode%20de%20drainage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-06-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- solution-gas drive
1, record 3, English, solution%2Dgas%20drive
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- depletion drive 2, record 3, English, depletion%20drive
correct
- dissolved gas drive 2, record 3, English, dissolved%20gas%20drive
correct
- dissolved-gas drive 3, record 3, English, dissolved%2Dgas%20drive
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A source of natural reservoir energy in which the lighter hycrocarbon components that exist as a liquid in the reservoir before it is produced come out in the form of gas as the reservoir is produced. The solution gas coming out of the oil expands to force the oil into the wellbore. 4, record 3, English, - solution%2Dgas%20drive
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- drainage par expansion de gaz dissous
1, record 3, French, drainage%20par%20expansion%20de%20gaz%20dissous
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- drainage par expansion du gaz dissous 2, record 3, French, drainage%20par%20expansion%20du%20gaz%20dissous
correct, masculine noun
- production par expansion des gaz dissous 2, record 3, French, production%20par%20expansion%20des%20gaz%20dissous
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
drainage par expansion de gaz dissous : On utilise dans ce mode d'extraction l'expansion graduelle du gaz contenu dans un pétrole saturé (au niveau du gisement). Cette expansion est une conséquence de la décompression qui se produit pendant l'ascension du pétrole vers la surface. 1, record 3, French, - drainage%20par%20expansion%20de%20gaz%20dissous
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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