دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: natural gas that overlies and contacts crude oil in a reservoir. Where reservoir conditions are such that the production of associated gas does not substantially affect the recovery of crude oil in the reservoir, such gas may also be reclassified as non-associated gas by a regulatory agency. Also called associated free gas. See gas cap.

the natural gas which occurs with crude oil. It may be free or dissolved. When it occurs as free gas, it may be called unassociated gas.