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FRACTURING GRADIENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hydraulic fracture
1, record 1, English, hydraulic%20fracture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A hydraulic fracture is formed by pumping the fracturing fluid into the wellbore at a rate sufficient to increase the pressure downhole to a value in excess of the fracture gradient of the formation rock. The pressure causes the formation to crack, allowing the fracturing fluid to enter and extend the crack farther into the formation. To keep this fracture open after the injection stops, a solid proppant, commonly a sieved round sand, is added to the fracture fluid. The propped hydraulic fracture then becomes a high permeability conduit through which the formation fluids can flow to the well. 2, record 1, English, - hydraulic%20fracture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fracture hydraulique
1, record 1, French, fracture%20hydraulique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fracture hydraulique se forme dans une formation rocheuse après que celle-ci ait subi une opération de fracturation hydraulique. 2, record 1, French, - fracture%20hydraulique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fracture gradient
1, record 2, English, fracture%20gradient
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- FG 2, record 2, English, FG
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fracturing gradient 3, record 2, English, fracturing%20gradient
correct
- FG 4, record 2, English, FG
correct
- FG 4, record 2, English, FG
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The pressure per unit depth necessary to fracture the formation. 5, record 2, English, - fracture%20gradient
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gradient de fracture
1, record 2, French, gradient%20de%20fracture
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gradient de fracturation 2, record 2, French, gradient%20de%20fracturation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gradient de pression qui, appliqué aux formations de subsurface, cause des fractures physiques aux formations géologiques. 3, record 2, French, - gradient%20de%20fracture
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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