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BLIND-DRILLING TECHNIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

... a drilling operation in which the drilling fluid is not returned to the surface.

CONT

Drilling with no returns to surface using water, referred to as blind drilling, is used in the most severe conditions of lost circulation, where unlimited supplies of water are available.

CONT

The mineralization ... was discovered by blind drilling based solely on geological concepts ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Méthode de forage qui ne permet pas les détections habituellement faites dans les déblais du fait qu'il n'y a pas de retour du fluide de forage.

Spanish

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