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saved wells

French translation: a évité le forage de puits

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English term or phrase:saved wells
French translation:a évité le forage de puits
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

09:34 Dec 22, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology / geology
English term or phrase: saved wells
The early interpretations (aided by the newly acquired 3D seismic survey) was a significant departure from the early Horst Block model, and saved wells originally planned in the nonexistent corners of the structure
AkretcheFazia
United States
Local time: 05:06
a évité le forage de puits
Explanation:
saved wells
originally planned in the nonexistent corners of the structure
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:06
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3a évité le forage de puits
FX Fraipont (X)
3a permis d'épargner les puits 'qui auraient dû être construits ...)
Layla de Chabot


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a évité le forage de puits


Explanation:
saved wells
originally planned in the nonexistent corners of the structure

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:06
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 150

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a permis d'épargner les puits 'qui auraient dû être construits ...)


Explanation:
L'idée est -il me semble- que le nouveau modèle a permis d'éviter aux puits une destruction quasi-certaine puisqu'ils auraient été construits sur une zone sismique.


Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 12:06
Native speaker of: French
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