artificial reservoir

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• Artificial lift — involves the use of artificial means to increase the flow of liquids, such as crude oil or water, to the surface of a production well. Generally this is achieved by a mechanical device inside the well, such as a pump; decreasing the weight of the …   Wikipedia

• Reservoir simulation — is an area of reservoir engineering in which computer models are used to predict the flow of fluids (typically, oil, water, and gas) through porous media.UsesReservoir simulation models are used by oil and gas companies in the development of new… …   Wikipedia

• Reservoir (disambiguation) — Reservoir may mean:* Reservoir (water), an artificial lake created by flooding land behind a dam * Reservoir, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne * Petroleum reservoir, an accumulation of oil or gas beneath the earth s surface * Pressure tank, part… …   Wikipedia

• reservoir — [rez′ər vwär΄, rez′əvwär΄; rez′ər vwôr΄, rez′əvwôr, rez′ər vôr΄, rez′ərvôr΄] n. [Fr réservoir < réserver: see RESERVE] 1. a place where anything is collected and stored, generally in large quantity; esp., a natural or artificial lake or pond… …   English World dictionary

• reservoir — 1680s, a place where something tends to collect, from Fr. réservoir storehouse, from O.Fr. reserver to reserve (see RESERVE (Cf. reserve)). Specific meaning artificial basin to collect and store a large body of water is from 1705 …   Etymology dictionary

• reservoir — ► NOUN 1) a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply. 2) a place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body. 3) a receptacle or part of a machine designed to hold fluid. 4) a supply or source of… …   English terms dictionary

• Reservoir — This article is about an artificial body of water. For other uses, see Reservoir (disambiguation). The Jhonghua Dam on the Dahan River in Taoyuan County, Taiwan. A reservoir (pronounced either REZ ur vore or REZ er vwar, etymology: from French… …   Wikipedia

• reservoir — /rez euhr vwahr , vwawr , vawr , rez euh /, n. 1. a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for use, esp. water for supplying a community, irrigating land, furnishing power, etc. 2. a receptacle or chamber for holding a… …   Universalium

• Artificial organ — An artificial organ is a man made device that is implanted into, or integrated onto, a human to replace a natural organ, for the purpose of restoring a specific function or a group of related functions so the patient may return to as normal a… …   Wikipedia

• reservoir — n. an artificial; natural reservoir * * * [ rezəvwɑː] natural reservoir an artificial …   Combinatory dictionary

• reservoir — noun 1 where water is stored ADJECTIVE ▪ natural ▪ artificial, man made ▪ underground ▪ water ▪ large …   Collocations dictionary