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CROOKED HOLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A condition downhole when the drill collar or another part of the drill string becomes wedged in a section of crooked hole, particularly a dog leg which is an abrupt deviation from the vertical or the general direction of the hole being drilled.

CONT

Key seating takes place as a result of the dragging action of pipe on a sharp bend in the hole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Situation résultant de la transformation du trou de sonde à section circulaire en trou à section ressemblant à un trou de serrure par suite d'une déviation de forage.

Spanish

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