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JARRING ACTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-15

English

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

Jars are used for such purposes as freeing stuck objects in the hole in fishing operations or imparting a jarring motion to stuck tubing or drill pipe for the purpose of freeing it.

CONT

A bumper sub ... provides jarring action but to a lesser extent than a jar.

OBS

jar: To loosen or free stuck drill-stem equipment or tools by impacts delivered by quick, sharp, upward-travelling blows delivered by a drive hammer or jars.

French

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

Serrage ou relâchement des outils dans le puits au moyen de coulisses de battage.

CONT

Coulisse d'accélération, pour amplifier l'effet de battage.

Spanish

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