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MARINE RISER [1 record]

Record 1 2024-01-30

English

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

[A] pipe ... used on floating, offshore drilling rigs to establish a seal between the top of the wellbore, which is on the ocean floor, and the drilling equipment, located above the water.

CONT

The riser or marine conductor is ... run and latched on to the top of the wellhead, establishing the connection from the well to the rig.

French

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

Conduite verticale qui relie la tête de puits sous-marine à la plateforme de forage.

OBS

colonne montante : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 14 janvier 2023.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
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