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BORE CUTTINGS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
DEF

drill cuttings: The fragments of rock that are dislodged by the bit and brought to the surface in the drilling mud.

OBS

drill cutting; drilling cutting; drilled cutting; drill-bit cutting; bore cutting; cutting: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • drill cuttings
  • drilling cuttings
  • drilled cuttings
  • drill-bit cuttings
  • bore cuttings
  • cuttings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
DEF

déblais de forage : Particules des formations détruites pendant les opérations de forage et évacuées.

OBS

déblai de forage; débris de forage; déblai : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • déblais de forage
  • déblais

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
CONT

Un fluido semejante al fango, impulsado por una bomba, retira los detritos de perforación a medida que el taladro penetra en la roca.

OBS

detrito de perforación; detrito de sondeo; detrito: términos utilizados generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • detritos de perforación
  • detritos de sondeo
  • detritos
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