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cased hole [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Excavation (Construction)
  • Deep Foundations
DEF

A small but deep usually rectangular hole dug for underpinning, foundations, retaining walls and the like.

CONT

Hand-excavated pits with timber sheeting were once common and may still often be used to advantage, especially in underpinning ...

CONT

Limited-area, vertical excavation might almost be called foundation excavation, because a large part of it consists of digging single excavations of small size.

Key term(s)
  • sheeted pit
  • cased hole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fouilles (Construction)
  • Fondations profondes
DEF

Excavation verticale exécutée dans le sol destinée [...] à l'établissement de fondations profondes.

DEF

[...] fouille de section étroite et de grande profondeur, remplie ensuite de béton [...] peut être exécutée soit à la main, soit à la machine.

DEF

[...] terrassement de petite surface et de grande profondeur [...] exécuté pour l'établissement des fondations de piliers isolés, par exemple.

OBS

Par extension, [puits désigne aussi] la maçonnerie elle-même qui remplit le puits.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A wellbore in which casing has been run.

CONT

The radioactive logs have the advantage that they can be run in cased wells as well as in open holes.

OBS

Most wells are cased through the production zone or zones, and the casing is perforated as necessary.

Key term(s)
  • cased wellbore

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
CONT

Le profil d'un forage pétrolier dépend de sa profondeur [...] et de l'objectif visé. Il est défini dans le programme de forage et de tubage du puits qui précise les caractéristiques des différentes phases de forage successives entre lesquelles le trou est «tubé»; c'est-à-dire cuvelé par une colonne de tubes en acier.

Key term(s)
  • puits cuvelé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
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