TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

HOMOGENEOUS RESERVOIR [3 records]

Record 1 2011-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Oil Production
OBS

Opposed to "heterogeneous reservoir."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Production pétrolière
DEF

Gisement dont le réservoir est constitué par une seule couche homogène.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2001-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Oil Production
CONT

For heterogeneous reservoirs, chemicals and high temperature gel have been developed to plug steam thief zones.

OBS

Opposed to "homogeneous reservoir. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Production pétrolière
DEF

On peut classer les gisements hétérogènes en trois types principaux : réservoirs fracturés [...]; réservoirs stratifiés [...]; réservoirs à hétérogénéité répartie.

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
DEF

A miscible hydrocarbon displacement process consisting in the injection of a liquid hydrocarbon slug equivalent to about 5% PV followed by natural gas, or gas and water, in order to drive the slug through the reservoir.

CONT

... miscible slug flooding is best applied to reservoirs with the following characteristics : oil viscosity less than 5 cp... steeply dipping reservoir rock... homogeneous permeability less than 100 md, reservoir temperature below the critical temperature of the slug and sufficient pressure for miscibility...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
OBS

Pour améliorer les récupérations d'huile, il vient tout naturellement à l'esprit de ne pas employer un fluide quelconque, mais un fluide miscible avec l'huile.

Spanish

Save record 3

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: