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Record 1 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

To thread the drilling line through the sheaves of the crown block and traveling block.

OBS

One end of the line is secured to the hoisting drum, and the other is anchored to the derrick substructure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Préparer les moufles et les câbles pour la descente ou la remontée des tubes (dans un puits).

OBS

moufler : Construction par inférence au verbe moufler à partir du substantif «mouflage» et de l'adjectif «mouflé» (Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse, 1982, vol.7, p. 7142).

Spanish

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