nonassociated
adjective
non·as·so·ci·at·ed
| \ ˌnän-ə-ˈsō-shē-ˌā-təd
, -sē-\
, -sē-\
Definition of nonassociated
: not associated with someone or something else : unassociated
especially, of natural gas
: not found in the same reservoir with petroleum deposits
When wells are drilled along this coast, they commonly encounter "nonassociated" gas—natural gas not associated with oil—under very high pressure. — Barry Commoner