石油英语词汇(中英文对照).docVIP

Generation of Oil and Gas Technical terms: tectonic forces构造作用力 are those originating beneath the surface that alter the surface configuration of the earth as a result of tectonic (lithospheric) plate movement. organic material有机质 is matter that has come from a once-living organism hydrocarbons烃类 an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen overlying rocks上覆岩层 the rocks that covering the reservoir pools of tar焦油池 Is where the petroleum eventually reached the surface and be collected in seeps油苗 places where oil has reached shows 显示 places where oil has reached impermeable layer of rock不透水岩层 the layer of rock that cant be passed by liquids. source bed生油层 the original stratigraphic horizon from which petroleum is derived. shale页岩 a dark fine-grained laminated sedimentary rock formed by compression of successive layers of clay-rich sediment organic compounds有机化合物 any compound of carbon and another element or a radical reservoir bed储集层 the stratigraphic horizon in which the petroleum is collected. anticline背斜 a fold with strata sloping downward on both sides from a common crest.salt plug盐柱the salt core of a salt dome fault断层 a fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earths crust, in which adjacent surfaces are displaced relative to one another and parallel to the plane of fracture trap圈闭 a device for sealing a passage against the escape of gases, especially a U-shaped or S-shaped bend in a drainpipe that prevents the return flow of sewer gas by means of a water barrier structural traps 构造圈闭the traps that hold oil and gas because the earth has been bent and deformed in some way. Stratigraphic traps 地层圈闭 the traps which are depositional in nature.? This means they are formed in place, usually by a sandstone ending up enclosed in shale.? The shale keeps the oil and gas from escaping the trap. marl泥灰岩 a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils d