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CONNATE WATER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- connate water
1, record 1, English, connate%20water
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- native water 2, record 1, English, native%20water
- trapped water 3, record 1, English, trapped%20water
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Water entrapped in the interstices of a sedimentary rock at the time of its deposition. 4, record 1, English, - connate%20water
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This water is] often of poor quality and unfit for normal use (for example potable purposes, industrial and agricultural use). 5, record 1, English, - connate%20water
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
connate water: term and definition standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - connate%20water
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
connate water: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - connate%20water
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eau connée
1, record 1, French, eau%20conn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- eau piégée 2, record 1, French, eau%20pi%C3%A9g%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eau emprisonnée dans des roches sédimentaires au moment de leur formation. 3, record 1, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sables et grès plus ou moins grossiers, calcaires fissurés plus ou moins dolomitisés sont des réservoirs typiques. Le volume intérieur, soit intergranulaire, soit matriciel, est toujours occupé à la fois par des hydrocarbures et par de l'eau. Cette eau interstitielle [...] est fossile et généralement contemporaine des hydrocarbures qu'elle accompagne, d'où son qualificatif d'eau «connée». 4, record 1, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le réservoir contenant de l'eau interstitielle, c'est l'eau de gisement, dite encore eau connée («connate water»), presque toujours salée. 5, record 1, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cette eau est] souvent de qualité médiocre et impropre à une utilisation normale (par exemple utilisation comme eau potable ou à des fins industrielles ou agricoles). 6, record 1, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
eau connée : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 7, record 1, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agua congénita
1, record 1, Spanish, agua%20cong%C3%A9nita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- agua connata 2, record 1, Spanish, agua%20connata
correct, feminine noun
- agua innata 3, record 1, Spanish, agua%20innata
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agua retenida en los intersticios de una roca sedimentaria en la época en que ésta se formó. 4, record 1, Spanish, - agua%20cong%C3%A9nita
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El agua fósil puede ser también congénita si quedó atrapada al momento de formarse la roca en una época geológica antigua. Sin embargo, el agua congénita no siempre es fósil ya que puede haberse producido en sedimentos recientes. El agua fósil y el agua congénita pueden calificarse asimismo de intersticiales si quedaron retenidas en los intersticios de una roca. 5, record 1, Spanish, - agua%20cong%C3%A9nita
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