gathering line

基本解释

Functionally, pump station are either gathering stations or trunk line stations, and in some cases both.
按功能来分，泵站既可指集油泵站也可指干线泵站，在某些情况下统指集油泵站和干线泵站。
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The plug-up of the crude oil gathering line due to wax condensation is a common trouble occurring in the oil field.
油田集油和输油管线冻（凝）堵是油田生产常见故障之一。
Based on the flow mechanism and performance of gas liquid two phase plug flow in oil gas gathering line, a slug unit are divided into both gas slug region with liquid film and liquid slug region.
针对油气集输管线中气液两相团状流的流动机理和特点，将每一段塞单元划分为带液层的气塞区和液塞区两个区域。

If so, that would appear to cross the line from simple information-gathering by people outside a company to sharing of potentially material information by employees who have a duty to keep it confidential.
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