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CASING STRING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- casing string
1, record 1, English, casing%20string
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- string of casing 2, record 1, English, string%20of%20casing
correct
- string 3, record 1, English, string
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The total footage of casing run in a well. 4, record 1, English, - casing%20string
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Casing is manufactured in lengths of about 30 ft, each length or joint being joined to another as casing is run in a well. The entire length of all the joints of casing is called the casing string. 3, record 1, English, - casing%20string
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The upper drill pipe is constantly moving vertically through the marine riser, the blowout preventers, the wellhead, and the casing strings. 5, record 1, English, - casing%20string
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
If casing is needed lower down than the bottom of the previous casing, a new string of lining pipe must be extended into the well from the surface. Each additional casing string reduces the internal diameter of the well. 6, record 1, English, - casing%20string
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colonne de tubage
1, record 1, French, colonne%20de%20tubage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colonne de cuvelage 2, record 1, French, colonne%20de%20cuvelage
feminine noun
- train de tubage 3, record 1, French, train%20de%20tubage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- columna de intubado
1, record 1, Spanish, columna%20de%20intubado
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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