well spacing

Japanese: well spacing(英語表記)wellspacing
well spacing


[Oil well]
The first problem in developing a new oil field is how many wells to drill. This also means how far apart the wells should be, i.e., how well spacing should be. It was once thought that the more wells there were, the more oil would be recovered from the reservoir.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "well spacing" are listed below.

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Japanese:


[油井]
 新油田開発の最初の問題は掘削する採油井の数をなん本にするかということである。これは坑井間隔,すなわちウェルスペーシングwell spacingをどのくらいにするかということでもある。かつては油井の数が多いほど,油層からの回収油量も多いと考えられていた。…

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