Glossary
Glossary
This glossary more specifically relates to oil and gas exploration and production terms.
- Accumulation:
- Quantity of hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas) found in the reservoir rock in an oil or gas field.
- Albian:
- The oldest terrain from the secondary (also called "Cretaceous") era.
- Alkylation:
- A chemical reaction that consists in fixing an alkyl radical (formula: CnH2n+1) onto a molecule. This technique is used in refining to produce high octane gasolines comprising 8 atoms from gassy molecules containing 4 atoms.
- Amino acids:
- Fundamental constituents of proteins, with both an acid and a basal function.
- Appraisal well:
- A well drilled in order to evaluate the characteristics of a field.
- Aquifer:
- a geologic formation of porous rock that is permanently or periodically saturated with water.
- Assisted recovery:
- Set of techniques for increasing the productivity of a field.
- Associated gas:
- Gases present in the reservoir rock.
- Atom:
- Particle of a chemical element forming the smallest unit capable of combining with another.
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