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tight
1.  adj.  [Geology] ID: 500

Describing a relatively impermeable reservoir rock from which hydrocarbon production is difficult. Stimulation of tight formations can result in increased production from formations that previously would have been abandoned or produced uneconomically.

See: formation, impermeable, reservoir
2.  adj.  [Geology] ID: 501

A term to describe secrecy. A tight hole is a well whose status and data are not widely disseminated by the operator.

See: scout