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CASING CUTTER [1 record]

Record 1 2004-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A heavy cylindrical body fitted with a set of knives used to free a section of casing in the well.

DEF

A tool used to cut off a length of casing in a borehole at any desired point below the collar of the borehole.

OBS

See also "external cutter" and "internal cutter" which are more specific terms.

French

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

Outil de repêchage monté sur une colonne de forage comportant un dispositif pour ancrer un ensemble de couteaux rotatifs à l'aide de coins au point de coupage.

DEF

[...] appareil d'instrumentation destiné à découper un tubage.

Key term(s)
  • coupe-cuvelage

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Mecánica)
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
  • Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
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