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WELL DRIVE MECHANISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
DEF

The natural or induced force which is needed to drive oil or gas out of a reservoir and up the well bore.

CONT

Some drive mechanisms used in modern well technology are dissolved gas drive, water drive, gas cap drive, gas drive, miscible flooding and gravity drainage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

drainage : [...] déplacement du pétrole à travers une roche réservoir dû à la mise en production des puits [...] Il existe plusieurs modes de drainage [...] drainage par expansion d'une calotte de gaz [...] drainage par expansion des gaz dissous [...] drainage par gravité [...] drainage par poussée de gaz [...] drainage en phase miscible [...] drainage par poussée hydraulique.

Spanish

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