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TERTIARY PRODUCTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tertiary production
1, record 1, English, tertiary%20production
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- production tertiaire
1, record 1, French, production%20tertiaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de biomasse produite par des organismes carnivores. 2, record 1, French, - production%20tertiaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Colaboración con la FAO
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- producción terciaria
1, record 1, Spanish, producci%C3%B3n%20terciaria
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-02-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Engineering
- Oil Drilling
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- petroleum engineer
1, record 2, English, petroleum%20engineer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an engineer who is involved in most stages of oil and gas field evaluation, development, and production, whose job is to maximize hydrocarbon recovery and reduce costs and environmental impact. 2, record 2, English, - petroleum%20engineer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Petroleum engineers develop and implement effective techniques for recovering, processing, and producing oil and natural gas. They apply engineering, environmental, and economic principles to ensure that exploration and development of oil and gas fields are efficient, cost effective, and environmentally safe. These engineers can specialize in drilling, reservoir management, completions, production, operations, secondary and tertiary recovery methods, and pipelines. 3, record 2, English, - petroleum%20engineer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Ingénierie
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ingénieur pétrolier
1, record 2, French, ing%C3%A9nieur%20p%C3%A9trolier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ingénieure pétrolière 2, record 2, French, ing%C3%A9nieure%20p%C3%A9troli%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ingénieurs pétroliers développent des techniques efficaces de récupération, de traitement et de production de pétrole et de gaz naturel. Ils appliquent des principes d'économie, d'environnement et d'ingénierie pour garantir l'exploitation et le développement efficaces, rentables et écologiques des champs de gaz et de pétrole. Ces ingénieurs se spécialisent dans le forage, la gestion des réservoirs, la réalisation, la production, l'exploitation, les méthodes de recouvrement secondaires ou tertiaires ou les pipelines. 3, record 2, French, - ing%C3%A9nieur%20p%C3%A9trolier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mature field revitalization
1, record 3, English, mature%20field%20revitalization
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oilfields, after a certain production period, are then called mature fields. Mature fields are those where the recovered oil fraction is close to the final recovery factor. Its mature phase is generally accompanied by an increasing production of water or gas, plus the aging of surface and subsurface equipment. To revitalize mature fields, a series of technologies is developed to increase the final recovery factor through treatments on a field(the so-called tertiary petroleum recovery) or well(stimulation, recompletion, treatments and logging) scale, in addition to optimizing the techniques relating to oil lift, its surface flow and treatment. 2, record 3, English, - mature%20field%20revitalization
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Many mature gas fields also have a fairly significant production decline, especially when development drilling has come to an end. These mature fields can be revitalized in many ways. In some instances, efforts are focused on the reservoir with further drilling to drain potentially unswept hydrocarbons with infill wells or horizontal laterals. The horizontal drilling might be from new wellbores or wells that are currently temporarily abandoned or near their economic limit. With the increase in horizontal-well activity, there is an abundance of new technology with advances in gravel-pack design, underbalanced drilling with coiled tubing, and coiled-tubing fracturing. Besides these production improvements, operators are revamping both downhole and surface facilities to help breathe new life into older fields. Advances are taking place in the areas of artificial lift, intelligent-well completions, expandable tubulars, and others. 3, record 3, English, - mature%20field%20revitalization
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- revitalisation des champs pétrolifères parvenus à maturité
1, record 3, French, revitalisation%20des%20champs%20p%C3%A9trolif%C3%A8res%20parvenus%20%C3%A0%20maturit%C3%A9
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les gisements du Néocomien s'épuisent en moyenne de 6 % par an, il nous fallait arrêter ce déclin par une revitalisation des champs pétrolifères que nous exploitons actuellement. 2, record 3, French, - revitalisation%20des%20champs%20p%C3%A9trolif%C3%A8res%20parvenus%20%C3%A0%20maturit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-04-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Production (Economics)
- Oil Production
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- production economics
1, record 4, English, production%20economics
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... tertiary recovery methods... could increase these recovery factors substantially. For this reason : recovery technology and production economics must be analyzed in some detail. 1, record 4, English, - production%20economics
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Production (Économie)
- Production pétrolière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- aspect économique de l'activité de production
1, record 4, French, aspect%20%C3%A9conomique%20de%20l%27activit%C3%A9%20de%20production
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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