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ENRICHED GAS SLUG [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- enriched gas process
1, record 1, English, enriched%20gas%20process
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A miscible hydrocarbon displacement process consisting in the injection of a slug of enriched natural gas followed by lean gas or lean gas and water. 2, record 1, English, - enriched%20gas%20process
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The slug] is enriched with ethane through hexane (C2-C6). 2, record 1, English, - enriched%20gas%20process
Record 1, Key term(s)
- enriched gas drive
- enriched-gas drive
- condensing gas-drive
- enriched-gas injection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- injection de gaz riche
1, record 1, French, injection%20de%20gaz%20riche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Injection de gaz riche. [...] la formation du bouchon miscible est obtenue aux dépens des hydrocarbures intermédiaires contenus dans le gaz. 1, record 1, French, - injection%20de%20gaz%20riche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le gaz riche [...] est soit du gaz naturel provenant d'un gisement voisin, soit du gaz provenant d'un étage de séparation du brut produit, soit un gaz naturel pauvre que l'on aura chargé, avant injection, de propane et de butane. 1, record 1, French, - injection%20de%20gaz%20riche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] le propane et le butane sont des produits chers [...] Une fois le banc miscible formé, il convient d'arrêter l'injection de gaz riche et de la remplacer par une injection de gaz pauvre, miscible en toute proportion au gaz riche à l'arrière du front d'avancement. 1, record 1, French, - injection%20de%20gaz%20riche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-05-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hydrocarbon pore volume
1, record 2, English, hydrocarbon%20pore%20volume
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- HCPV 1, record 2, English, HCPV
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hydrocarbon-saturated pore space 2, record 2, English, hydrocarbon%2Dsaturated%20pore%20space
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Performance predictions(for miscible flood) were made on the basis of an enriched gas slug of 13% of the hydrocarbon pore volume HCPV. 1, record 2, English, - hydrocarbon%20pore%20volume
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- volume des pores imprégnés d'huile
1, record 2, French, volume%20des%20pores%20impr%C3%A9gn%C3%A9s%20d%27huile
masculine 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 2000-05-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- enriched slug
1, record 3, English, enriched%20slug
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- enriched gas slug 1, record 3, English, enriched%20gas%20slug
correct
- enriched gas buffer slug 1, record 3, English, enriched%20gas%20buffer%20slug
correct
- buffer-slug enriched gas 1, record 3, English, buffer%2Dslug%20enriched%20gas
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the enriched slug must contain at least 42 mol% of propane in order to maintain miscibility. 1, record 3, English, - enriched%20slug
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bouchon tampon de gaz enrichi
1, record 3, French, bouchon%20tampon%20de%20gaz%20enrichi
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bouchon de gaz enrichi 1, record 3, French, bouchon%20de%20gaz%20enrichi
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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