- Waterflood
- Waterflood Wa"ter*flood`, n. [AS. w[ae]terfl[=o]d.] A flood of water; an inundation. [1913 Webster]
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Waterflood
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waterflood — 1. noun a) An inundation of water. b) An instance of waterflooding. 2. verb To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil We will waterflood the well in order to obtain the… … Wiktionary
waterflood — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæterflōd from wæter water + flōd flood more at water, flood 1. : a sweeping flood of water 2 … Useful english dictionary
waterflood — I. noun Date: 1928 the process of waterflooding an oil well II. intransitive verb Date: 1928 to pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil … New Collegiate Dictionary
waterflood — /waw teuhr flud , wot euhr /, n. (in the petroleum industry) a method of secondary recovery whereby water is pumped into reservoir rock to force out oil that has ceased to flow under its own pressure. [1925 30; WATER + FLOOD] * * * … Universalium
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secondary recovery — noun : the process of obtaining oil (as by waterflood) from a well that has stopped producing * * * extraction of oil or natural gas under artificially induced pressure after the natural flow has ceased. Cf. waterflood. [1935 40] * * * secondary… … Useful english dictionary
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