techo de la formación

English translation: cap rock / caprock, roof rock or seal

20:54 Nov 11, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
Spanish term or phrase: techo de la formación
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Corte O-E horizontalizado al techo de la Fm. XXX

Mapa estructural al techo del Ciclo Precuyano

Hacia el techo, subyaciendo las facies deltaicas del ciclo inferior de la Fm. XXX, se reconocen 100 m de limoarcilitas gris claro con delgadas intercalaciones arenosas y calcáreas que no presentan potencial generador.

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Cecilia Franetovich
Argentina
Local time: 09:51
English translation:cap rock / caprock, roof rock or seal
Explanation:
cap rock / caprock, roof rock or seal

fuentes:

Cap rock - Energy Education
https://energyeducation.ca › encyclopedia › Cap_rock
Jan 4, 2019 - Cap rocks are relatively impermeable rocks layers that seal the top of reservoirs and other geologic formations. Cap rocks are commonly referred to in the context of topping oil and gas reservoirs but can also top formations of softer or less resistant rock and salt domes.

Petroleum trap | geology | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com › science › petroleum-trap
The most common type of structural trap is formed by an anticline, a structure with a concave (as viewed from below) roof caused by the local deformation of the reservoir rock and the impermeable cap rock. In this case, the intersection of the oil-water contact with the cap rock determines the edges of the reservoir.

The Petroleum Handbook - Page 56 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com › books
Shell - 1986 - ‎Technology & Engineering
O The presence of reservoir rock, i.e. formations containing interconnected ... rock, as in most oil and gas accumulations, it is called a “cap rock”, “roof rock” or “seal”. ... of fluids, such as when the cap rock is concave when viewed from below.

cap rock - Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary
https://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com › Terms › cap_rock
The permeability of a cap rock capable of retaining fluids through geologic time is ~ 10-6-10-8 darcies. Synonyms: ... See: halite, migration, petroleum system ...

Origin of Oil - Stanford University
large.stanford.edu › courses › malyshev2
Dec 13, 2013 - Fifth, there should be a cap rock on top that prevents the oil from .... of undiscovered oil (assuming that the current theory of oil formation is ...

Caprock - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Caprock
Jump to Petroleum - In the petroleum industry, caprock is any nonpermeable formation that may trap oil, gas or water, preventing it from migrating to the ...

Holmes' Principles of Physical Geology -
https://books.google.com › books
Peter MacLaren Donald Duff, ‎Donald Duff - 1993
In general, then, oil migrates outwards and upwards from the source rocks, passes ... that the oil can hold in solution, bubbles to the top and forms a gas cap over the ... 'If the roof rock is concave as viewed from below it keeps the oil and gas from ... situated in areas of sedimentary rocks and therefore the existence, formation ...

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¡Con gusto, Cecilia!
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Local time: 08:51
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3top/apex of the structure
liz askew
1 +1cap rock / caprock, roof rock or seal
andres-larsen


  

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top/apex of the structure


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liz askew
United Kingdom
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Asker: Thank you liz!!

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cap rock / caprock, roof rock or seal


Explanation:
cap rock / caprock, roof rock or seal

fuentes:

Cap rock - Energy Education
https://energyeducation.ca › encyclopedia › Cap_rock
Jan 4, 2019 - Cap rocks are relatively impermeable rocks layers that seal the top of reservoirs and other geologic formations. Cap rocks are commonly referred to in the context of topping oil and gas reservoirs but can also top formations of softer or less resistant rock and salt domes.

Petroleum trap | geology | Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com › science › petroleum-trap
The most common type of structural trap is formed by an anticline, a structure with a concave (as viewed from below) roof caused by the local deformation of the reservoir rock and the impermeable cap rock. In this case, the intersection of the oil-water contact with the cap rock determines the edges of the reservoir.

The Petroleum Handbook - Page 56 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.com › books
Shell - 1986 - ‎Technology & Engineering
O The presence of reservoir rock, i.e. formations containing interconnected ... rock, as in most oil and gas accumulations, it is called a “cap rock”, “roof rock” or “seal”. ... of fluids, such as when the cap rock is concave when viewed from below.

cap rock - Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary
https://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com › Terms › cap_rock
The permeability of a cap rock capable of retaining fluids through geologic time is ~ 10-6-10-8 darcies. Synonyms: ... See: halite, migration, petroleum system ...

Origin of Oil - Stanford University
large.stanford.edu › courses › malyshev2
Dec 13, 2013 - Fifth, there should be a cap rock on top that prevents the oil from .... of undiscovered oil (assuming that the current theory of oil formation is ...

Caprock - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Caprock
Jump to Petroleum - In the petroleum industry, caprock is any nonpermeable formation that may trap oil, gas or water, preventing it from migrating to the ...

Holmes' Principles of Physical Geology -
https://books.google.com › books
Peter MacLaren Donald Duff, ‎Donald Duff - 1993
In general, then, oil migrates outwards and upwards from the source rocks, passes ... that the oil can hold in solution, bubbles to the top and forms a gas cap over the ... 'If the roof rock is concave as viewed from below it keeps the oil and gas from ... situated in areas of sedimentary rocks and therefore the existence, formation ...

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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs (2019-11-13 16:36:42 GMT) Post-grading
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¡Con gusto, Cecilia!

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 08:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, Andrés!


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