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TRACE PETROLE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Oil Production
DEF

A trace of oil ... detected in a core, cuttings, or circulated drilling fluid, or interpreted from the electrical or geophysical logs run in a well.

OBS

SO: ... abbreviation ... used in drilling reports.

Key term(s)
  • oil sign

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

[...] Maersk Explorer [...] en est à son quatrième trou et plusieurs ont montré des traces encourageantes de pétrole et de gaz. [...] Esso, après ses six premiers puits, annonçait officiellement un «show» d'huile pour le deuxième et des indications d'huile pour le troisième.

CONT

Si le puits [...] ne montre qu'un «show», c'est-à-dire des indications d'hydrocarbures mais en quantités non exploitables, il est abandonné.

Spanish

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