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Record 1 2011-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
DEF

A portable derrick capable of being erected as a unit, as distinguished from a standard derrick, which cannot be raised to a working position as a unit.

OBS

[A mast consists] of two parallel legs, in contrast to the conventional four-legged derrick in the form of a pyramid. The mast is held upright by guy wires.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Sondage et forage miniers
CONT

La fonction de levage est réalisée grâce à un ensemble d'éléments comprenant : une tour (derrick) ou un mât de forage [...] destiné à permettre la manœuvre et le stockage vertical des tiges de forage [...]

OBS

[...] contrairement aux derricks, les mâts ne se démontent que peu ou pas, on les dresse tout montés sur l'emplacement de forage.

Spanish

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