hydrocarbon reserves

collocation in English

meaningsofhydrocarbonandreservation

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hydrocarbon
noun[C]
uk
/ˌhaɪ.drəʊˈkɑː.bən/us
/ˌhaɪ.droʊˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical combination of hydrogen and carbon, such as in oil ...
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reservation
noun
uk
/ˌrez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌrez.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
an arrangement in which something such as a seat on an aircraft or a table at a restaurant is kept ...
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(Definition ofhydrocarbonandreservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One gap in the current treatment is the limited coverage of the basins containing hydrocarbon reserves.
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The region contains over 50 per cent of the world's remaining hydrocarbon reserves.
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It is vital that we should properly use the hydrocarbon reserves that are given to us.
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There is huge investment at present in oil exploration as we search for more hydrocarbon reserves.
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The principal one is that hydrocarbon reserves can now be clearly seen to be being used up more quickly than they are discovered.
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Are we so blind, greedy and selfish that we shall squander our precious hydrocarbon reserves in that short period?
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Indeed, sedimentary basins are the location for almost all of the world's hydrocarbon reserves and as such are the focus of intense commercial interest.
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The goal is to establish a sustainable economic base in preparation for the time when hydrocarbon reserves are depleted.
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In poorly porous intervals, the oil-water, gas-water or gas-oil contacts can similarly be obscured, which makes estimation of hydrocarbon reserves difficult.
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The reservoir is a porous and permeable lithological unit or set of units that holds the hydrocarbon reserves.
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The sea contains a number of reefs, uninhabited islands and significant hydrocarbon reserves.
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