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FREE-POINT INDICATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2000-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

... A tool that is designed to measure the amount of stretch in a string of stuck pipe and to indicate the deepest point at which the pipe is free.

CONT

The free-point indicator is lowered into the well on a conducting cable. Each end of a strain-gauge element is anchored to the pipe wall by friction springs or magnets, and, as strain is put on the pipe, a very accurate measurement of its stretch is transmitted to the surface. By interpreting the stretch measurements, the depth at which the pipe is stuck is determined.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Appareil permettant de déterminer l'endroit où les tiges de forage sont coincées.

Spanish

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