reservoir
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
The term “reservoir” means any producible natural accumulation of natural gas, crude oil, or both, confined—
(A) by impermeable rock or water barriers and characterized by a single natural pressure system; or
(B) by lithologic or structural barriers which prevent pressure communication.
Source
- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 3301Commerce and Trade · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter
the term “reservoir” means the physical subsurface geologic structure which forms the natural repository for the undisturbed geothermal resource; and
Source
- 1994–present30 U.S.C. § 1522Mineral Lands and Mining · Establishment of program · in this section