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DRILLING RATE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
DEF

A measure of the speed with which the bit drills into formations; usually expressed in terms of feet per hour.

CONT

Drilling rates can often be increased by using water to circulate the cuttings from the hole; when feasible, the use of gas as a drilling fluid can lead to drilling rates as much as 10 times those attained with mud.

CONT

Improved lubricity by addition of oil and special proprietary additives can contribute to longer bit-life and increased rate of penetration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
DEF

Taux d'avancement, taux de pénétration. C'est, mesurée en mètres, la longueur de puits, forée en une heure : m/h.

CONT

[...] pour forer une r oche dure [...] la vitesse de pénétration ne dépasse pas 1 m/h. En revanche, dans un terrain tendre, il n'est pas rare d'obtenir un avancement de 100 m/h.

CONT

Vitesse de pénétration du trépan.

CONT

Vitesse d'avancement des trépans.

OBS

La mesure de l'avancement se fait [...] par [...] la descente de la tige carrée à travers la table de rotation [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
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