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Appendix E Glossary
Appendix E Glossary
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DISCOVERY The process by which the existence of data or information is gleaned. DRILL WELL A hole created by the process of drilling into the ground ENDANGERED COLLECTION A collection that lacks curatorial support at the moment and is in imminent danger of permanently losing curatorial support.
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FOR, also called tertiary recovery, supplement available reservoir energy, improved drive mechanism efficiency and/or production rate. Chemical flooding is an FOR method that involves the addition of chemicals to injected water or gas to recover additional oil by reducing the mobility of the injected fluid, or reducing the oil/water interracial tension or both.
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A layer of sedimentary rock visually distinguishable from other layers above and below. SUPERGIANT A contiguous surface area beneath which one or more petroleum reservoirs either has produced or is expected to produce more than 5 billion barrels of oil or more than 30 trillion cubic feet of combustible gas.
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