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MOUSEHOLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-10-12

English

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

... an opening on the rig floor that extends downward through the substructure and a short distance into the ground, in which a length of drill pipe is temporarily placed for later connection to the drill stem.

CONT

The mousehole is used to stow the next joint of pipe until it is required for threading into the drill string.

French

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

Trou auxiliaire de stockage en surface de la tige de forage à ajouter.

OBS

trou de souris : terme officiellement recommandé par le Gouvernement français comme le titre du livre duquel il est tiré le précise

Spanish

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