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Exploratory

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001354

Relating to the initial phase of oil and gas operations aimed at discovering new hydrocarbon accumulations. This involves geological and geophysical studies, followed by drilling wells in unproven areas. An exploratory well is drilled to determine if hydrocarbons are present in a previously untested prospect.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001354
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001354",
  "term": "Exploratory",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Relating to the initial phase of oil and gas operations aimed at discovering new hydrocarbon accumulations. This involves geological and geophysical studies, followed by drilling wells in unproven areas. An exploratory well is drilled to determine if hydrocarbons are present in a previously untested prospect.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/exploratory/"
}

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