Reservoir definition

Reservoir means a porous and permeable underground formation containing a natural accumulation of producible oil or gas that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is individual and separate from other reservoirs.
Reservoir means a water impoundment project operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers that is intended to retain water or delay the runoff of water in a designated surface area of land.
Reservoir means a porous and permeable subsurface rock formation that contains a separate accumulation of petroleum that is confined by impermeable rock or water barriers and is characterized by a single pressure system.

Examples of Reservoir in a sentence

  • FEMA and Dam or Reservoir Inundation Flood Hazard Boundary Maps identify the general flood hazards within a community.


More Definitions of Reservoir

Reservoir means an animal, plant or substance in which an infectious agent normally lives and whose presence may constitute a public health risk;
Reservoir means a naturally occurring discrete accumulation of Petroleum.
Reservoir means a component or components of the climate system where a greenhouse gas or a precursor of a greenhouse gas is stored.
Reservoir means a subsurface rock unit that contains an accumulation of petroleum.
Reservoir means pool or common source of supply.
Reservoir means any artificial or natural holding area that contains or will contain the water impounded by a dam. [Section 373.403(4), F.S.]
Reservoir means a separate structural or stratigraphic trap containing an accumulation of oil or gas.