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YACIMIENTO GAS LUTITA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shale reservoir
1, record 1, English, shale%20reservoir
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shale gas reservoir 2, record 1, English, shale%20gas%20reservoir
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an organic-rich disposition with extremely low matrix permeability and clusters of mineral-filled natural fractures. 3, record 1, English, - shale%20reservoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Shale reservoirs tend to occur over a broad geographic area rather than in discrete pools. 4, record 1, English, - shale%20reservoir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The gas contained in a shale reservoir is called shale gas. 4, record 1, English, - shale%20reservoir
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réservoir de schiste
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20schiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le réservoir de schiste, contenant du gaz de schiste, est d'une très faible perméabilité. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réservoir : Ensemble de roches présentant des vides, pores ou fissures, reliés entre eux, et dans lesquels peuvent circuler et s'accumuler des fluides. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20de%20schiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Yacimientos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- yacimiento de gas de lutita
1, record 1, Spanish, yacimiento%20de%20gas%20de%20lutita
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los yacimientos de gas de lutita son formaciones heterogéneas cuya mineralogía, contenido orgánico, fracturas naturales y otras propiedades varían de un lugar a otro. 2, record 1, Spanish, - yacimiento%20de%20gas%20de%20lutita
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