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CRUDE OIL-IN-PLACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oil in place
1, record 1, English, oil%20in%20place
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- OIP 2, record 1, English, OIP
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oil-in-place 3, record 1, English, oil%2Din%2Dplace
correct
- crude oil-in-place 4, record 1, English, crude%20oil%2Din%2Dplace
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The amount of crude oil that is estimated to exist in a reservoir and that has not been produced. 5, record 1, English, - oil%20in%20place
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Total oil in place multiplied by the recovery factor constitutes the total recoverable oil reserves. 6, record 1, English, - oil%20in%20place
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lloydminster-area heavy oils do not represent a normal oil production situation and the percentage of oil-in-place thay may be recovered may bear little relationship to conventional oil recovery efficiency. 4, record 1, English, - oil%20in%20place
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not all of this oil can be recovered, amounts varying from about 10 to 80 per cent - the so-called recovery factor. 6, record 1, English, - oil%20in%20place
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pétrole en place
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trole%20en%20place
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pétrole in situ 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trole%20in%20situ
masculine noun
- huile en place 4, record 1, French, huile%20en%20place
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pétrole ou gaz en place (réserves). Les quantités de fluides initialement en place dans le gisement, c'est-à-dire les réserves du gisement, peuvent être déterminées avec simplicité comme le produit du volume de roche du gisement contenant les hydrocarbures intéressants par le taux d'huile ou de gaz par unité de volume de roche. 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trole%20en%20place
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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