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Oilfield

Oilfield refers to a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below the ground.

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impermeable

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to a rock that is incapable of transmitting fluids because of low permeability. Shale has a high porosity, but its pores are small and disconnected, so it is relatively impermeable. ...

elastic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to a material that can undergo stress, deform, and then recover and return to its original shape after the stress ceases. Once stress exceeds the yield stress or elastic limit of a ...

logging

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to a log.

plastic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to a material that can deform permanently without rupturing.

post-mature

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to a hydrocarbon source rock that has generated as much hydrocarbon as possible and is becoming thermally altered.

immature

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to a hydrocarbon source rock that has not fully entered optimal conditions for generation.

overmature

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to a hydrocarbon source rock that has generated as much hydrocarbon as possible and is becoming thermally altered.

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