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WORK OVER [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
CONT

The cover story for the August-and final-issue, for example, is on television evangelism, a worthy topic but one long since worked over by other magazines. TM 30.6.80.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
DEF

To perform one or more of a variety of remedial operations on a production well with the hope of restoring or increasing production. Examples of workover operations are deepening, plugging back, pulling and resetting the liner, squeeze cementing, or other work involved in changing the producing interval in a well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
OBS

Nous proposons d'utiliser la forme verbale du «reconditionnement», terme officiellement recommandé pour rendre «workover» utilisé en forme nominale.

Spanish

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