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FRACTUROLOGY [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Petrography
OBS

fracture: A crack, joint, or fault in a rock due to mechanical failure by stress.

OBS

-ology: Any of various studies or concepts designated by terms ending in "-ology" and thereby regarded as generically related.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Étude des fractures géologiques, notamment de leur rôle dans l'exploration des gisements d'hydrocarbures.

CONT

Fracturologie [...]. La connaissance du schéma de fracturation d'un gisement fissuré est très importante, car elle conditionne l'écoulement des fluides [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Yacimientos petrolíferos
  • Petrografía
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