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CELLAR DECK [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The lower deck of a double-decked submersible drilling rig.

CONT

[Offshore] drilling ... proceeds as on land, the wellhead being set on a cellar deck approximately 15 ft below the main deck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Plancher inférieur au plancher de forage.

CONT

[...] sous l'action d'un vent de travers [la plate-forme] a tendance à faire cap au vent. Cet effet est obtenu par la localisation du cellar deck vers l'arrière. Remarquons, l'extension du chemin de roulement du pont roulant du cellar deck vers l'arrière, en porte à faux par rapport au plan d'entretoisement : il est ainsi possible d'aller pêcher un élément de tête de puits sur le pont d'un bateau ravitailleur amarré à couple.

Key term(s)
  • plancher inférieur

Spanish

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