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FORMATION PETROLIFERE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
- Economic Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oil-bearing formation
1, record 1, English, oil%2Dbearing%20formation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oil bearing formation 2, record 1, English, oil%20bearing%20formation
correct
- hydrocarbon-bearing formation 1, record 1, English, hydrocarbon%2Dbearing%20formation
correct
- petroleum-bearing formation 1, record 1, English, petroleum%2Dbearing%20formation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A common method of completing a well is to set casing through the oil-bearing formation and cement it at that depth. 1, record 1, English, - oil%2Dbearing%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A factor that decreases the effectiveness of steam operations in the Lloydminster area is the relative thinness of the sand lenses (10 to 20 feet). Heat losses to the formations above and below the oil-bearing formation are appreciable when the sands are thin. 2, record 1, English, - oil%2Dbearing%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
If no hydrocarbon-bearing formations are found above the basement, the well is assumed to be dry. 1, record 1, English, - oil%2Dbearing%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
... oil-bearing formations are less conductive to electricity than water-bearing formations ... 1, record 1, English, - oil%2Dbearing%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 CONT
multiple completion: An arrangement for producing a well in which one wellbore penetrates two or more ... petroleum-bearing formations that lie one over the other. 1, record 1, English, - oil%2Dbearing%20formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
- Géologie économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation pétrolifère
1, record 1, French, formation%20p%C3%A9trolif%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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