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POWER SLIP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- automatic slips
1, record 1, English, automatic%20slips
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- power slips 2, record 1, English, power%20slips
correct, see observation, plural
- power-slips 3, record 1, English, power%2Dslips
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An air- or hydraulic-fluid-operated device that fits into the opening in the rotary table when the drill stem must be suspended in the wellbore (as when a connection, or trip is being made). 4, record 1, English, - automatic%20slips
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Power slips are pneumatically or hydraulically actuated devices that are operated by the driller at his station, thus dispensing with the manual handling of slips when making a connection. 4, record 1, English, - automatic%20slips
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Automatic slips, also called power slips, eliminate the need for roughnecks to set and take out slips manually. 5, record 1, English, - automatic%20slips
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
automatic slips; power(-)slips: terms rarely used in the singular (automatic slip; power(-)slip). 6, record 1, English, - automatic%20slips
Record 1, Key term(s)
- automatic slip
- power slip
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coins de retenue automatique
1, record 1, French, coins%20de%20retenue%20automatique
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Coins de retenue] à commande pneumatique ou hydropneumatique, servant à retenir le train de tiges dans la table de rotation au cours des manœuvres. 2, record 1, French, - coins%20de%20retenue%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coins de retenue automatique : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (coin de retenue automatique). 3, record 1, French, - coins%20de%20retenue%20automatique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coin de retenue automatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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