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English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
Salt dome — A salt dome is a type of structural dome formed when a thick bed of evaporite minerals (mainly salt, or halite) found at depth intrudes vertically into surrounding rock strata, forming a diapir.The salt that forms these domes was deposited within … Wikipedia
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artesianwell — ar·te·sian well (är tēʹzhən) A water table higher than the well ensures water pressure will consistently force water into an artesian well. Precision Graphics n. A well drilled through impermeable strata to reach water capable of rising to the… … Universalium
confined aquifer — /kənfaɪnd ˈækwəfə/ (say kuhnfuynd akwuhfuh) noun an aquifer in which water is confined under pressure by overlying and underlying impermeable strata …
deep well injection — noun a method of disposing of liquid pollutants by injecting them into geological formations deep in the earth which are sealed by impermeable strata, the insertion point being plugged by concrete …
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
petroleum — petroleous, adj. /peuh troh lee euhm/, n. an oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that is a form of bitumen or a mixture of various hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in various parts of the world and commonly obtained by drilling:… … Universalium
natural gas — a combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that accumulates in porous sedimentary rocks, esp. those yielding petroleum, consisting usually of over 80 percent methane together with minor amounts of ethane, propane, butane, nitrogen, and,… … Universalium
geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… … Universalium