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SHALE GAS RESERVOIR [1 record]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
DEF

... an organic-rich disposition with extremely low matrix permeability and clusters of mineral-filled natural fractures.

OBS

Shale reservoirs tend to occur over a broad geographic area rather than in discrete pools.

OBS

The gas contained in a shale reservoir is called shale gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
OBS

Le réservoir de schiste, contenant du gaz de schiste, est d'une très faible perméabilité.

OBS

réservoir : Ensemble de roches présentant des vides, pores ou fissures, reliés entre eux, et dans lesquels peuvent circuler et s'accumuler des fluides.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Yacimientos petrolíferos
CONT

Los yacimientos de gas de lutita son formaciones heterogéneas cuya mineralogía, contenido orgánico, fracturas naturales y otras propiedades varían de un lugar a otro.

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