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FORAGE PRODUCTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- development drilling
1, record 1, English, development%20drilling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- production drilling 2, record 1, English, production%20drilling
correct
- development well drilling 3, record 1, English, development%20well%20drilling
correct
- production hole drilling 4, record 1, English, production%20hole%20drilling
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extension of a drilling programme once a strike has been established and proved to be capable of economic production. 5, record 1, English, - development%20drilling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually several wells are required to adequately develop a reservoir. 6, record 1, English, - development%20drilling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forage de développement
1, record 1, French, forage%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- forage de puits de développement 2, record 1, French, forage%20de%20puits%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement
correct, masculine noun
- forage d'exploitation 3, record 1, French, forage%20d%27exploitation
correct, masculine noun
- forage d'extension 4, record 1, French, forage%20d%27extension
masculine noun
- forage de production 5, record 1, French, forage%20de%20production
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extension d'un programme de forage après qu'on a établi une découverte, qu'elle est prouvée, et que sa production s'avère rentable sur le plan économique. 6, record 1, French, - forage%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Destinés à créer des points d'extraction de l'huile, les forages de développement coûtent sensiblement moins cher [...] que les forages d'exploration [...] 7, record 1, French, - forage%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...]si ces [barges semi-submersibles] étaient, jusqu'à présent, [utilisées] à peu près uniquement pour des forages d'exploration et d'appréciation, dans le futur, [elles] serviront au forage de puits de développement. 2, record 1, French, - forage%20de%20d%C3%A9veloppement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- barrenado por producción
1, record 1, Spanish, barrenado%20por%20producci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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