Oilfield

Oilfield

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

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Oilfield

Pertaining to techniques in which the same quantity is measured at different times in the life of a reservoir. Normally the only change in a time-lapse measurement or survey will be due to changes in ...

harmonic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to structures in which the shapes of adjacent layers resemble or conform to one another. Folds of rock layers that have similar mechanical properties or competence tend to be harmonic, ...

disharmonic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to structures in which the shapes of adjacent layers differ or do not conform to one another. Folds of rock layers that have different mechanical properties or competence tend to be ...

incompetent

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to strata that are relatively ductile and tend to flow under stress rather than deform by brittle faulting or fracturing. The bed thickness of incompetent beds tends to change during ...

acoustic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to sound. Generally, acoustic describes sound or vibrational events, regardless of frequency. The term sonic is limited to frequencies and tools operated in the frequency range of 1 to 25 ...

sonic

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to sound waves in the frequency range of 1 to 25 kilohertz.

coherent

Oil & gas; Oilfield

Pertaining to seismic events that show continuity from trace to trace. Seismic processing to enhance recognition of coherent events and emphasize discontinuities such as faults and stratigraphic ...