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UNDERGAGE BIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-03-15

English

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

A drilling bit whose outside diameter has been worn down until it is smaller than the bit specifications call for.

CONT

A 6 7/8-in. bit worn down to 6 5/8 in. is an undergauge bit.

OBS

Often, bit gauges are used to determine if the bit has been worn to a diameter smaller than specifications. Such a bit is undergauge.

French

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

Outil ayant perdu sur le diamètre.

Key term(s)
  • trépan sous-dimensionné

Spanish

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