drive
the displacement of crude oil and gas through the pore spaces of the reservoir rock towards a well bore, as the result of expansion of reservoir fluids or movements of fluids under pressure towards areas with lower pressure, thus enabling the oil or gas to be produced
GRM: n.
References:
SPE
depletion drive
SPE
dissolved-gas drive
SPE
gas-cap drive
SPE
solution-gas drive
SPE
solution gas drive
SPE
water drive
SPE
dissolved gas drive
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