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CHEMINER PREFERENTIELLEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

Waterflooding ... the gas coming out of solution causes some areas in the reservoir to increase in free gas saturation. These areas are then more susceptible of water channelling from the injection well to producing wells. This tendency to channel is of course strongly affected by the state of depletion of the reservoir ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

La forme du front [de combustion] est [...] conditionnée [...] par l'influence de la gravité [...] particulièrement importante dans les couches épaisses : dans ce cas, l'air tend à passer préférentiellement à la partie supérieure de la couche.

Key term(s)
  • cheminer préférentiellement

Spanish

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