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PAY SAND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
- Oil Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pay zone
1, record 1, English, pay%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pay sand 2, record 1, English, pay%20sand
correct
- producing zone 3, record 1, English, producing%20zone
correct
- productive horizon 4, record 1, English, productive%20horizon
correct
- production horizon 4, record 1, English, production%20horizon
correct
- production zone 5, record 1, English, production%20zone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A zone in] a formation which is sufficiently thick and contains a heavy enough concentration of petroleum to make production from it commercially viable. 4, record 1, English, - pay%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... producing formations that are not sandstone are [often] referred to as pay sands. 6, record 1, English, - pay%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Production pétrolière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone productrice
1, record 1, French, zone%20productrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couche productrice 2, record 1, French, couche%20productrice
correct, feminine noun
- couche rentable 3, record 1, French, couche%20rentable
correct, feminine noun
- zone de production 4, record 1, French, zone%20de%20production
correct, feminine noun
- horizon producteur 5, record 1, French, horizon%20producteur
correct, masculine noun
- zone productive 6, record 1, French, zone%20productive
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Zone d'une formation] produisant une quantité [de pétrole] commercialement exploitable. 5, record 1, French, - zone%20productrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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