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FORAGE SOCLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abandoned well
1, record 1, English, abandoned%20well
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oil or gas well from which a well-head equipment has been removed and the opening sealed because its yield has fallen below that necessary for profitable production. 1, record 1, English, - abandoned%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When permanent drilling and production platforms became operational in 1974, the four subsea wells were plugged and abandoned. 2, record 1, English, - abandoned%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"abandoned" means, in respect of a well or test hole, a well or test hole that has been permanently plugged; ... 3, record 1, English, - abandoned%20well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puits abandonné
1, record 1, French, puits%20abandonn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un dernier carottage [...] permet de vérifier que l'outil a bien pénétré dans le «socle», basalte ou autre roche sous-jacente aux terrains sédimentaires : qualifié de sec, le puits est abandonné. L'appareil de forage est alors démonté et transporté sur un autre site. 2, record 1, French, - puits%20abandonn%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«abandonné» signifie, en ce qui concerne un puits ou un trou d’essai, qu’il a été obturé de façon permanente; [...] 3, record 1, French, - puits%20abandonn%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pad drilling
1, record 2, English, pad%20drilling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With horizontal drilling, many wells can be drilled from a single well pad, known as pad drilling. Pad drilling reduces the environmental footprint – or surface area – of well sites. 2, record 2, English, - pad%20drilling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- forage sur socle
1, record 2, French, forage%20sur%20socle
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En faisant appel au forage horizontal, plusieurs puits peuvent être forés à partir d’un seul socle de puits, ce qu'on appelle forage sur socle. Le forage sur socle réduit l'empreinte environnementale – ou la zone de surface – d’un site de puits. 1, record 2, French, - forage%20sur%20socle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- colluviated bedrock
1, record 3, English, colluviated%20bedrock
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Nitinat bedrock formation consists of pillow lava and breccia of augite (uralite) porphyry, basic tuff and chlorite-actinolite schist. In these mountainous regions, the till and colluviated bedrock form a veneer over the bedrock with exposed bedrock showing only at the steepest areas. 2, record 3, English, - colluviated%20bedrock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colluviated bedrock: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 3, English, - colluviated%20bedrock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Colluviated weathered bedrock. 3, record 3, English, - colluviated%20bedrock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- substratum désagrégé
1, record 3, French, substratum%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- substratum rocheux désagrégé 2, record 3, French, substratum%20rocheux%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9
masculine noun
- substrat rocheux désagrégé 2, record 3, French, substrat%20rocheux%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9
masculine noun
- socle désagrégé 3, record 3, French, socle%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Des valeurs plus faibles ont localement été obtenues, principalement dans la portion supérieure du socle rocheux, notamment dans le forage F-10, où le roc est désagrégé sur une épaisseur de 0, 47 mètre [...] 4, record 3, French, - substratum%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Substratum (bedrock) : Soubassement rocheux, «en place», d’une accumulation alluviale (alluvions fluviatiles ou glaciaires, éboulis etc., en général quaternaires). 5, record 3, French, - substratum%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
socle désagrégé : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 2, record 3, French, - substratum%20d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9g%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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