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PROFONDEUR GISEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reservoir depth
1, record 1, English, reservoir%20depth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The main advantage of steam injection ... is that steam can be applied to a wide variety of reservoirs. Two limiting factors are: depth (less than 5000 ft) and reservoir thickness. 2, record 1, English, - reservoir%20depth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- profondeur du gisement
1, record 1, French, profondeur%20du%20gisement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- profondeur de la couche 2, record 1, French, profondeur%20de%20la%20couche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Déplacement par fluides chauds.) Deux paramètres principaux limitent [...] le choix des sites, l'importance relative des fuites thermiques qui dépend de l'épaisseur de la couche comme de sa profondeur [...] On admet généralement que l'épaisseur doit être supérieure à 10 m. La profondeur est, elle, limitée à 1 000 m. 2, record 1, French, - profondeur%20du%20gisement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mining of Organic Materials
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deposit depth
1, record 2, English, deposit%20depth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This property, together with the deposit depths, prohibits the use of mining techniques but makes the [heavy oil] deposits increasingly amenable to thermal methods of in situ recovery. 1, record 2, English, - deposit%20depth
Record 2, Key term(s)
- depth of deposit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- profondeur du gisement
1, record 2, French, profondeur%20du%20gisement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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