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TIGHT RESERVOIR [1 record]

Record 1 2017-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
  • Research and Development (Petroleum Tech.)
DEF

A rock body with low permeability and porosity where hydrocarbons have accumulated.

CONT

... a tight reservoir is a reservoir from which gas or liquids cannot be produced at economic flow rates nor recover economic volumes of natural gas unless the reservoir is stimulated by hydraulic fracture treatment or produced by use of a horizontal wellbore or multilateral wellbores.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
  • Recherche et développement (Technol. pétrol.)
DEF

Ensemble de roches avec une porosité et une perméabilité très faibles où il y a une accumulation d'hydrocarbures.

CONT

Une accumulation de gaz dans un réservoir compact peut venir d'une très forte réduction de la vitesse de migration.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Yacimientos petrolíferos
  • Investigación y desarrollo (Tecnología petrolera)
DEF

Formación rocosa de baja permeablidad y porosidad donde se acumulan los hidrocarburos.

CONT

Reservorios compactos (tight). [La] permeabilidad [de la roca] (facilidad de los fluidos para moverse dentro de ella) [...] es tan baja, que no permite el flujo del gas hacia el pozo, aunque no tanto como la de los esquistos y lutitas.

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