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COLUMN-STABILIZED SEMISUBMERSIBLE DRILLING RIG [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- column-stabilized, semisubmersible drilling rig
1, record 1, English, column%2Dstabilized%2C%20semisubmersible%20drilling%20rig
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- column-stabilized semisubmersible drilling unit 2, record 1, English, column%2Dstabilized%20semisubmersible%20drilling%20unit
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A semisubmersible drilling rig that has a large lower hull, boxlike or tubular in shape, with several round, watertight columns extending to an upper deck on which the drilling machinery is located. 1, record 1, English, - column%2Dstabilized%2C%20semisubmersible%20drilling%20rig
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such a rig can drill with the lower hull resting on bottom or the hull may be floating and submerged below the water. Usually the distance between the lower hull and upper deck is fixed. 1, record 1, English, - column%2Dstabilized%2C%20semisubmersible%20drilling%20rig
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Column Stabilized Drilling Units ... are self contained and are supported by either lower displacement type hulls by means of columns or by large caissons with or without bottom footings. Drilling operations may be carried out in the floating condition, in which case the unit is defined as a semisubmersible, or when resting on the bottom, in which case the unit is defined as submersible. A semisubmersible drilling unit may operate either floating or resting on the bottom. 2, record 1, English, - column%2Dstabilized%2C%20semisubmersible%20drilling%20rig
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme semisubmersible sur colonnes
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20semisubmersible%20sur%20colonnes
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plateforme semisubmersible sur colonnes 2, record 1, French, plateforme%20semisubmersible%20sur%20colonnes
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 3, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20semisubmersible%20sur%20colonnes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20semisubmersible%20sur%20colonnes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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