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CASING SHOE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-20

English

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

A short, heavy, hollow, cylindrical steel section, beveled on the bottom edge, that is placed on the end of the casing string to serve as a reinforcing shoe and to aid in cutting off minor projections from the bore hole wall as the casing is being lowered.

French

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

Pièce annulaire en acier, plus épaisse que les tubes composant le tubage, qui, fixée sur le prolongement inférieur du tubage, le protège et facilite sa descente dans le puits.

Spanish

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