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Places where fluids collect are called reservoirs.[1] Within energy science the word reservoir usually refers to either:
- Reservoir - Oil and Gas: a formation of rock in which oil and natural gas has accumulated.
- Reservoir - Water: a human made structure that stores water in a defined volumetric area (ex. hydroelectric reservoir)
- Types of Reservoirs
Figure 1. Gas reservoirs are located deep underground.[2]
Figure 2. The reservoir behind the Hoover Dam is called Lake Mead.[3]
For Further Reading
- Oil and gas reservoir
- Water reservoir
- Hydroelectric reservoir
- Oil
- Gas
- Water
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References
- ↑ See for example the Oxford English Dictionary, oed.com accessed Aug. 21st, 2018.
- ↑ "Example of a Multiple Lease Unit with Wells Developing a Conventional Gas Reservoir", Flickr, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usgao/13985529318. [Accessed: 15- Aug- 2018].
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons. (September 1, 2015). Hoover Dam [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Hoover_Dam_Nevada_Luftaufnahme.jpg
