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GAS-LIFT METHOD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gas lift
1, record 1, English, gas%20lift
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gas-lift method 2, record 1, English, gas%2Dlift%20method
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of lifting oil from the bottom of a well to the surface by the use of compressed gas. 3, record 1, English, - gas%20lift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many oil wells do not have a formation pressure high enough to push the oil ... to the surface. In these cases, some artificial method for lifting the oil to the surface must be installed. [A] method, called gas lift, uses the buoyancy of a bubble of gas in the tubing to push the oil to the surface. 4, record 1, English, - gas%20lift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The gas is pumped into the hole and at the lower end of the tubing it becomes a part of the fluid in the well. As the gas expands, it lifts the oil to the surface. 3, record 1, English, - gas%20lift
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gas lifting
- gas lift method
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ascension par poussée de gaz
1, record 1, French, ascension%20par%20pouss%C3%A9e%20de%20gaz
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ascension au gaz 2, record 1, French, ascension%20au%20gaz
feminine noun
- extraction au gaz 3, record 1, French, extraction%20au%20gaz
feminine noun
- extraction par injection de gaz 4, record 1, French, extraction%20par%20injection%20de%20gaz
feminine noun
- allégement de la colonne d'huile au gaz 5, record 1, French, all%C3%A9gement%20de%20la%20colonne%20d%27huile%20au%20gaz
see observation, masculine noun
- allègement de la colonne d'huile au gaz 6, record 1, French, all%C3%A8gement%20de%20la%20colonne%20d%27huile%20au%20gaz
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'exploitation des puits de pétrole par injection de gaz provoquant l'allégement par émulsion de la colonne d'huile. 5, record 1, French, - ascension%20par%20pouss%C3%A9e%20de%20gaz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la plupart des puits ne sont pas jaillissants et on doit avoir recours à un procédé d'extraction artificielle : pompage, ascension par poussée de gaz, etc. 1, record 1, French, - ascension%20par%20pouss%C3%A9e%20de%20gaz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Extraction de pétrole par injection de gaz. 4, record 1, French, - ascension%20par%20pouss%C3%A9e%20de%20gaz
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
allègement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 1, French, - ascension%20par%20pouss%C3%A9e%20de%20gaz
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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