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l'approche d'un gisement

English translation: when drilling into the oil reservoir


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French term or phrase:l\'approche d\'un gisement
English translation:when drilling into the oil reservoir
Entered by: Victoria Novak
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00:18 Sep 29, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / drilling activities
French term or phrase: l'approche d'un gisement
Décider des mesures de sécurité à prendre à l'approche d'un gisement
Victoria Novak
Local time: 09:10
when drilling into the oil reservoir
Explanation:
This answer works if the text refers to safety measures to be taken in the course of drilling a well when the borehole is about to reach the depth of the oil reservoir.
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Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:10
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Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1when drilling into the oil reservoir
Mark Bossanyi
3in the proximity of an oil field
Adam James


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in the proximity of an oil field


Explanation:
or In the deposit area

Adam James
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
when drilling into the oil reservoir


Explanation:
This answer works if the text refers to safety measures to be taken in the course of drilling a well when the borehole is about to reach the depth of the oil reservoir.


    Reference: http://alaskadispatch.com/voices/medred/5200-wheres-the-oil
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxBourth: That's how I see it. Possibly "deposit" rather than "reservoir".
33 mins
  -> Thanks, Bourth. When I worked on the oil rigs in the North Sea, both the geologists and the drilling crews called it "the reservoir".
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