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BAC MANOEUVRE [2 records]

Record 1 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A receiving tank situated at the end of the mud-return line.

OBS

The flow of mud comes into the bottom of the device and travels over baffles to control mud flow over the shale shaker.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A small mud pit with a capacity of 10 to 15 bbl, usually with 1 bbl divisions, used exclusively to ascertain the amount of mud necessary to keep the well bore full with the exact amount of mud that is displaced by drill pipe. When the bit comes out of the hole, a volume of mud equal to that which the drill pipe occupied while in the hole must be pumped into the hole to replace the pipe. When the bit goes back in the hole, the drill pipe displaces a certain amount of mud, and a trip tank again can be used to keep track of this volume.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

[Bac] permettant le remplissage du puits en continu pendant la remontée des tiges de forage.

Spanish

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