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gage well [2 records]

Record 1 2000-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

Vertical cylindrical structure built into the roof of a floating-roof tank to contain and guide the detecting element. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

gauge well: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • gage well

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Structure cylindrique verticale construite dans le toit d'un réservoir à toit flottant, destinée à abriter et guider le détecteur. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

puits de jauge : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A kind of stilling well in which stage measurements are performed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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