Oilfield

Oilfield

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

Industry: Oil & gas

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oil in place

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An estimated measure of the total amount of oil contained in a reservoir, and, as such, a higher figure than the estimated recoverable reserves of oil.

cap rock

Oil & gas; Oilfield

An impervious layer of rocks (e g shale or evaponte) which overlies a reservoir, rock, thus preventing hydrocarbons from escaping to the surface.

creep

Oil & gas; Oilfield

The process whereby a pipeline expands and becomes longer due to high pressure or temperature variation of its contents.and thus tends to shift its position on the sea bed.