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HORIZONTAL FRACTURE [11 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
- horizontal fracture
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20fracture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When sufficient hydraulic pressure is applied through the wellbore against a particular formation, the formation rock fractures along the plane perpendicular to the direction of the least principal stress. A horizontal fracture will be created if fracture pressure is greater than overburden pressure; a vertical fracture will occur if overburden pressure is greater. 2, record 1, English, - horizontal%20fracture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fracture horizontale
1, record 1, French, fracture%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fissure horizontale 2, record 1, French, fissure%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
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
- horizontal multistage hydraulic fracturing
1, record 2, English, horizontal%20multistage%20hydraulic%20fracturing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- horizontal multistage fracturing 2, record 2, English, horizontal%20multistage%20fracturing
correct
- horizontal multistage fracing 1, record 2, English, horizontal%20multistage%20fracing
correct
- horizontal multi-stage fracturing 3, record 2, English, horizontal%20multi%2Dstage%20fracturing
correct
- horizontal multi-stage fraccing 4, record 2, English, horizontal%20multi%2Dstage%20fraccing
correct
- horizontal multi-stage fracing 5, record 2, English, horizontal%20multi%2Dstage%20fracing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process by which multiple fractures are created along the horizontal section of the wellbore in a series of consecutive operations. 1, record 2, English, - horizontal%20multistage%20hydraulic%20fracturing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Using mechanical means or fluid pressure, each segment of the horizontal wellbore is isolated and fractured individually. Frac fluid is pumped from the surface at a predetermined and constantly monitored rate to the "toe, "the farthest isolated segment in the horizontal section. When the fracture is created, proppant-laden fluid is pumped into the fracture to keep it open. Once complete, the process is repeated for each segment in the wellbore, working back towards the "heel. " 1, record 2, English, - horizontal%20multistage%20hydraulic%20fracturing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms "fraccing" and "fracing," short for "fracturing," are pronounced "fracking." 6, record 2, English, - horizontal%20multistage%20hydraulic%20fracturing
Record 2, Key term(s)
- horizontal multi-stage hydraulic fracturing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracturation hydraulique horizontale en plusieurs étapes
1, record 2, French, fracturation%20hydraulique%20horizontale%20en%20plusieurs%20%C3%A9tapes
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus qui consiste à créer de multiples fractures le long du segment horizontal d'un puits de forage dans une série d'opérations consécutives. 1, record 2, French, - fracturation%20hydraulique%20horizontale%20en%20plusieurs%20%C3%A9tapes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vertical fracture
1, record 3, English, vertical%20fracture
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When sufficient hydraulic pressure is applied through the wellbore against a particular formation, the formation rock fractures along the plane perpendicular to the direction of the least principal stress. A horizontal fracture will be created if fracture pressure is greater than overburden pressure; a vertical fracture will occur if overburden pressure is greater. 2, record 3, English, - vertical%20fracture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fracture verticale
1, record 3, French, fracture%20verticale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fissure verticale 2, record 3, French, fissure%20verticale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-08-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
- Research and Development (Petroleum Tech.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tight reservoir
1, record 4, English, tight%20reservoir
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sealed reservoir 2, record 4, English, sealed%20reservoir
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock body with low permeability and porosity where hydrocarbons have accumulated. 3, record 4, English, - tight%20reservoir
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a tight reservoir is a reservoir from which gas or liquids cannot be produced at economic flow rates nor recover economic volumes of natural gas unless the reservoir is stimulated by hydraulic fracture treatment or produced by use of a horizontal wellbore or multilateral wellbores. 4, record 4, English, - tight%20reservoir
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Recherche et développement (Technol. pétrol.)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réservoir étanche
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20%C3%A9tanche
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- réservoir compact 2, record 4, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20compact
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de roches avec une porosité et une perméabilité très faibles où il y a une accumulation d'hydrocarbures. 3, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20%C3%A9tanche
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une accumulation de gaz dans un réservoir compact peut venir d'une très forte réduction de la vitesse de migration. 4, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20%C3%A9tanche
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Yacimientos petrolíferos
- Investigación y desarrollo (Tecnología petrolera)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- yacimiento compacto
1, record 4, Spanish, yacimiento%20compacto
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- reservorio compacto 2, record 4, Spanish, reservorio%20compacto
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formación rocosa de baja permeablidad y porosidad donde se acumulan los hidrocarburos. 3, record 4, Spanish, - yacimiento%20compacto
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reservorios compactos (tight). [La] permeabilidad [de la roca] (facilidad de los fluidos para moverse dentro de ella) [...] es tan baja, que no permite el flujo del gas hacia el pozo, aunque no tanto como la de los esquistos y lutitas. 2, record 4, Spanish, - yacimiento%20compacto
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Le Fort’s fracture
1, record 5, English, Le%20Fort%26rsquo%3Bs%20fracture
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bilateral horizontal fracture of the maxilla. 2, record 5, English, - Le%20Fort%26rsquo%3Bs%20fracture
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fracture de Le Fort
1, record 5, French, fracture%20de%20Le%20Fort
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les disjonctions cranio-faciales (fractures de Le Fort) reposent sur la présence de zones de fragilité entre les piliers et les poutres du massif facial. 2, record 5, French, - fracture%20de%20Le%20Fort
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fracture permeability
1, record 6, English, fracture%20permeability
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... horizontal drilling is usually undertaken to achieve important technical objectives related to specific characteristics of a target reservoir [such as] the reservoir rock's permeability, which is its capacity to conduct fluid flow through the interconnections of its pore spaces(termed its "matrix permeability"), or through fractures(its "fracture permeability"), and/or the expected propensity of the reservoir to develop water or gas influxes deleterious to production, either from other parts of the reservoir or from adjacent rocks, as production takes place(an event called "coning"). 2, record 6, English, - fracture%20permeability
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- permeabilité par fracturation
1, record 6, French, permeabilit%C3%A9%20par%20fracturation
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perméabilité secondaire artificiellement créée par les fractures provoquées dans un milieu rocheux. 1, record 6, French, - permeabilit%C3%A9%20par%20fracturation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fracturation est un procédé utilisé dans l'extraction du pétrole pour augmenter, en y pratiquant des fractures, la perméabilité de la couche productrice. 2, record 6, French, - permeabilit%C3%A9%20par%20fracturation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
perméabilité par fracturation : Équivalent confirmé par Robert Bélanger, chef, Services scientifiques, Ressources naturelles Canada. 2, record 6, French, - permeabilit%C3%A9%20par%20fracturation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-03-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
- Bones and Joints
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Le Fort I fracture
1, record 7, English, Le%20Fort%20I%20fracture
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- Guérin’s fracture 1, record 7, English, Gu%C3%A9rin%26rsquo%3Bs%20fracture
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fracture of the facial bones in which there is a horizontal fracture at the base of the maxillae above the apices of the teeth. 1, record 7, English, - Le%20Fort%20I%20fracture
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
- Os et articulations
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fracture de Le Fort I
1, record 7, French, fracture%20de%20Le%20Fort%20I
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- fracture de Guérin 2, record 7, French, fracture%20de%20Gu%C3%A9rin
correct, feminine noun
- fracture de A. Guérin 3, record 7, French, fracture%20de%20A%2E%20Gu%C3%A9rin
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fracture totale des maxillaires supérieurs dont le trait horizontal passe au-dessus des apex dentaires et intéresse également les apophyses ptérygoïdes. 1, record 7, French, - fracture%20de%20Le%20Fort%20I
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Pauwels angle
1, record 8, English, Pauwels%20angle
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angle of a femoral neck fracture in reference to a horizontal line. [From BORTH, 1990, p. 73. ] 2, record 8, English, - Pauwels%20angle
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- angle de Pauwels
1, record 8, French, angle%20de%20Pauwels
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angle formé par le trait d'une fracture du col fémoral et une ligne horizontale. 2, record 8, French, - angle%20de%20Pauwels
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- tongue fracture
1, record 9, English, tongue%20fracture
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- tongue fracture of Essex-Lopresti 2, record 9, English, tongue%20fracture%20of%20Essex%2DLopresti
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Horizontal fracture of the posterior-superior surface of the calcaneus. 1, record 9, English, - tongue%20fracture
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- fracture en languette de Essex-Lopresti
1, record 9, French, fracture%20en%20languette%20de%20Essex%2DLopresti
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fracture du thalamus à trait horizontal qui rejoint la tubérosité postérieure du calcanéum. [D'après RIEUT, 1970, p. 329.] 2, record 9, French, - fracture%20en%20languette%20de%20Essex%2DLopresti
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1992-03-02
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- engine burn fracture
1, record 10, English, engine%20burn%20fracture
correct, officially approved
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Progressive fracture in the head of the rail, starting from a burn, with transverse separation substantially at right angles to the running surface. It is usually found compounded with a shallow horizontal separation where the zone of burned metal separates from the rail metal just below the surface.(RDMA, 64, p. 40). 2, record 10, English, - engine%20burn%20fracture
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) officially approved by CP Rail. 3, record 10, English, - engine%20burn%20fracture
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Voies ferrées
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- fissure sous empreinte de patinage
1, record 10, French, fissure%20sous%20empreinte%20de%20patinage
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- rupture provoquée par les patinages 1, record 10, French, rupture%20provoqu%C3%A9e%20par%20les%20patinages
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- fissuration sous empreinte de patinage 2, record 10, French, fissuration%20sous%20empreinte%20de%20patinage
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fissure sous empreinte de patinage; rupture provoquée par les patinages: Termes uniformisés par CP Rail. 3, record 10, French, - fissure%20sous%20empreinte%20de%20patinage
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les principales causes de défauts de rails attribuables aux bandages sont les ruptures fragiles provoquées par les méplats et les ruptures progressives provoquées par les patinages (ALVO 77, p. 174). 2, record 10, French, - fissure%20sous%20empreinte%20de%20patinage
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 3 OBS
fissuration sous empreinte de patinage : uniformisé par le CN. 2, record 10, French, - fissure%20sous%20empreinte%20de%20patinage
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Terme(s) uniformisé(s) par CP Rail. 3, record 10, French, - fissure%20sous%20empreinte%20de%20patinage
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1985-10-23
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- compound fissure
1, record 11, English, compound%20fissure
correct, officially approved
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
progressive fracture in the head of the rail generally starting as a horizontal separation which turns up or down or in both directions, to form a transverse separation substantially at right angles to the running surface(RDMA 64 p. 37) 2, record 11, English, - compound%20fissure
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term officialized by Canadian Pacific and Canadian National 3, record 11, English, - compound%20fissure
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Voies ferrées
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- fissure composée
1, record 11, French, fissure%20compos%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- fissuration composée 2, record 11, French, fissuration%20compos%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un rail rompu à partir d'une fissure composée présente au moment de la rupture une surface de couleur noirâtre à l'endroit où se trouvait la fissuration originelle. Le reste de la cassure est granulé et de couleur claire. (ARDR67, no 212.2) 2, record 11, French, - fissure%20compos%C3%A9e
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique et Canadien National 3, record 11, French, - fissure%20compos%C3%A9e
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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