"water out"

German translation: verwässern

13:34 Apr 27, 2009
English to German translations [PRO]
Petroleum Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: "water out"
For more than 25 years it has bothered me that so many oil and/or gas fields "**water out**" very early in their production life, leaving huge hydrocarbon reserves behind.

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Judith den Otter
Germany
Local time: 18:49
German translation:verwässern
Explanation:
Vermute, dass das gemeint ist, was in u.a. Artikeln als Verwässerung beschrieben wird:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdölförderung_in_Deutschland

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ölfeld
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Ansgar Knirim
Germany
Local time: 18:49
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Vielen Dank für die Hilfe!
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verwässern


Explanation:
Vermute, dass das gemeint ist, was in u.a. Artikeln als Verwässerung beschrieben wird:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdölförderung_in_Deutschland

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ölfeld

Ansgar Knirim
Germany
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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Vielen Dank für die Hilfe!
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