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BOP RAM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Oil Drilling
- Petroleum Technology - Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ram
1, record 1, English, ram
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A closure mechanism on a blow-out preventer stack; a hydraulically operated type of valve designed to close in a well as with a conventional valve or to close on tubing or drill pipe and maintain high pressure contact. Hydraulic pistons push the valves rams against the pipe, one ram on each side, making a pressure-tight contact. 2, record 1, English, - ram
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rams are of three types: blind, pipe and shear. 3, record 1, English, - ram
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rams
- blowout preventer ram
- BOP ram
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mâchoire d'obturateur
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A2choire%20d%27obturateur
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mâchoire 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A2choire
correct, feminine noun
- piston hydraulique 3, record 1, French, piston%20hydraulique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piston d'acier ou de caoutchouc dur, à fonctionnement hydraulique. Dans les opérations offshore, c'est le piston remplaçable qui ferme le sondage quand on fait fonctionner l'obturateur anti-éruption. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20d%27obturateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
obturateur [en anglais : «blow out preventer; B.O.P.»] : Un obturateur est une sorte de vanne très puissante, à commande hydraulique permettant la fermeture quasi instantanée d'un forage. [...] Il existe des obturateurs à mâchoires formant deux demi opercules et composés de telle façon qu'ils puissent fermer soit sur les tiges, soit sur les joints de tiges soit sur les masses-tiges, soit assurer une fermeture totale et même une coupure instantanée des tiges. Ces obturateurs peuvent être soit simples, soit doubles (deux paires de mâchoires dans un même corps). 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20d%27obturateur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mâchoires
- mâchoires d'obturateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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