Resources · Glossary
The language of oil, in plain words.
The key terms of Chad’s oil sector and of EnerTchad’s businesses — explained simply, for citizens, partners and institutions.
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Educational glossary. Definitions describe general oil-industry notions; figures and capacities specific to EnerTchad are targets presented elsewhere on the site, and market data lives in the Atlas. Lire en français.
From the word to the story: the Notebooks that bring these terms to life
A glossary gives the definition; the EnerTchad Notebooks tell the context. Six reads to see these notions at work, from reservoir to pump.
Making a crude flow when it doesn’t want to
All the fluid mechanics of heavy oil — why it resists, and the three levers that make it move anyway.
EPF · Wellpad · Frac tankEarly production: converting time into capital
How mobile equipment delivers a first barrel within months — and pays for the reservoir data.
Distillation · Flash point · BitumenThe modular mini-refinery: refining close to demand
From crude to finished product in transportable units: atmospheric distillation explained from the field.
Produced water · BS&WWater-to-Value™: produced water, the second reservoir
Every barrel comes up with its water: what you do with it decides the field’s economics — and footprint.
EOR · ASP · OOIPEOR screening: the right method for the right reservoir
Why no enhanced-recovery technique is universal, and how the right one gets chosen.
EOR · °API · Reserves"The additional barrel": the oil we thought was lost
Two thirds of the oil stays in place after primary production: the story of going after it.