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FRACTURE EXTENSION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- proppant
1, record 1, English, proppant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- propping agent 2, record 1, English, propping%20agent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A granular substance (as sand grains, walnut shells, or other material carried in suspension by the fracturing fluid) that serves to keep the fracture open when the fracturing fluid is withdrawn after a fracture treatment. 3, record 1, English, - proppant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent de soutènement
1, record 1, French, agent%20de%20sout%C3%A8nement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sable, céramique ou billes de résine pompés dans un trou de forage à la fin de l’étape de fracturation afin d’agrandir les fractures nouvellement créées et ainsi augmenter la perméabilité. 2, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20sout%C3%A8nement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fracturation. [...] au fur et à mesure de l'extension de la fracture, on injecte un matériau granulaire, appelé agent de soutènement, destiné à maintenir la fracture ouverte lorsque la pression est relâchée. 3, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20sout%C3%A8nement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- extension fracture
1, record 2, English, extension%20fracture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- extensional fracture 2, record 2, English, extensional%20fracture
correct
- tension fracture 3, record 2, English, tension%20fracture
correct
- tensional fracture 3, record 2, English, tensional%20fracture
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fracture that develops perpendicular to the direction of greatest stress and parallel to the direction of compression ... 4, record 2, English, - extension%20fracture
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Even at the local scale, veins are typically associated with, and hosted by, shear zones or faults, extensional fractures and stockwork zones. 5, record 2, English, - extension%20fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracture d'extension
1, record 2, French, fracture%20d%27extension
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Écartement des lèvres d’une fracture perpendiculairement au plan de fracturation. 2, record 2, French, - fracture%20d%27extension
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-04-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Economic Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- horsetail structure
1, record 3, English, horsetail%20structure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- horse-tail structure 2, record 3, English, horse%2Dtail%20structure
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arrangement in the shape of a horsetail, of closely spaced mineralized fissures emanating from major veins and forming together a stockwork. 1, record 3, English, - horsetail%20structure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- dispositif en queue de cheval
1, record 3, French, dispositif%20en%20queue%20de%20cheval
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- structure en queue de cheval 2, record 3, French, structure%20en%20queue%20de%20cheval
correct, feminine noun
- queue de cheval 1, record 3, French, queue%20de%20cheval
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque les fissures d’extension se branchent sur l'extrémité d’une grande fracture, on a un dispositif en «queue de cheval»; c'est le cas de certaines zones du réseau filonien de Butte, Montana [...] 1, record 3, French, - dispositif%20en%20queue%20de%20cheval
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La «queue de cheval» [...] présente de beaux exemples dans certaines parties des gisements de Butte [...] 1, record 3, French, - dispositif%20en%20queue%20de%20cheval
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-05-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- non-union fracture 1, record 4, English, non%2Dunion%20fracture
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fracture non consolidée
1, record 4, French, fracture%20non%20consolid%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
consolidation : soudure des fragments d’un os fracturé(Manuila), par extension :fracturé non consolidée. 1, record 4, French, - fracture%20non%20consolid%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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