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WASH PIPE [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-08-04

English

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

A short length of surface-hardened pipe that fits inside the swivel and serves as a conduit for drilling fluid through the swivel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
OBS

(de la tête d'injection).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-09

English

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

An accessory used in fishing operations to go over the outside of tubing or drill pipe that is stuck in the hole because of cuttings, mud, etc., that have collected in the annulus. The washover pipe cleans the annular space and permits recovery of the pipe.

French

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

Tube utilisé dans un forage pour dégager un «poisson» coincé.

Spanish

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