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PERCUSSION BORING [1 record]

Record 1 2000-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Prospecting
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

Either cable-tool drilling or rotary drilling when combined with the hammering action of a special tool, called a hammer drill, on which is made up a roller-cone bit.

Key term(s)
  • boring by percussion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Prospection géologique
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Forage réalisé à l'aide d'un taillant sur lequel agissent deux contraintes : un martellement continu transmis par un marteau hors du trou ou au fond du trou et un mouvement de rotation transmis par la tête de rotation.

Spanish

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