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SURFACE PIPE [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-24

English

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

The first string of casing to be set in a well.

DEF

A short string of casing installed inside the conductor pipe in a well, and forming the base for attachment of well-head equipment. It is cemented in place just like any other casing, and derives its name from the fact that the top protrudes above the surface of the borehole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
CONT

Dans la plupart des cas, les sondages pétroliers comportent deux ou trois phases de forage qui permettent de mettre en place : une colonne de surface destinée à retenir les terrains de surface peu consolidés; d'une longueur comprise entre 100 et 1000 m, cette colonne sert en outre de support à la tête de puits; une colonne technique [...] [et] une colonne de production [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
CONT

The trickle method is being assessed at the Research Station, Summerland, B.C., because of its advantages in irrigating orchards and vineyards. The surface pipe presents no obstruction in a permanent tree or grape row (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
CONT

La Station de recherche de Summerland en Colombie-Britannique évalue actuellement la méthode goutte à goutte à cause des avantages qu'elle semble offrir pour les vergers et les vignobles. Le tuyau à la surface ne constitue pas une obstruction à la surface des rangs permanents d'arbres fruitiers ou de vignes (...)

Spanish

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