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POINT DEBORDEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Deposits
DEF

The structurally lowest point in a hydrocarbon trap that can retain hydrocarbons.

CONT

Once a trap has been filled to its spill point, further storage or retention of hydrocarbons will not occur for lack of reservoir space within that trap. The hydrocarbons spill or leak out, and they continue to migrate until they are trapped elsewhere.

OBS

spill point: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gisements pétrolifères
DEF

Point structural dans un réservoir, où les hydrocarbures pourraient fuir et migrer hors de la structure de stockage.

OBS

point de fuite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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