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ULTIMATE RESERVE [2 records]

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Record 1 2009-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Economic Geology
CONT

The ultimate reserves include both the produced and what remains ... [Estimation of Petroleum Resources of Canada, GSC, p. 1-6]

OBS

ultimate reserves: term rarely used in singular (ultimate reserve).

OBS

ultimate reserves: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • ultimate reserve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Les réserves ultimes à une date donnée représentent l'ensemble du pétrole existant et ayant existé. Il s'agit donc de la somme du pétrole déjà consommé, des réserves restantes découvertes et du «restant à découvrir».

OBS

réserves ultimes : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • réserve ultime

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Economic Geology
DEF

The total amount of oil and gas recovered and believed to be recoverable from both discovered and undiscovered reservoirs, in the light of probable improvements in technology and based on a geological evaluation of a particular area or territory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Géologie économique
DEF

[...] le maximum de pétrole prouvé, probable et à découvrir que l'on puisse espérer exploiter.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Yacimientos petrolíferos
  • Geología económica
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