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FUNNEL WALL [1 record]

Record 1 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

Conical-shaped cloth device used in cementing a drill column through perforations and preventing the cement from falling any lower.

CONT

... a cement basket is a funnel shaped rubber bucket which is provided with spring type fingers to hold the upper rim against the well wall. A basket is run on a string of casing... when it is desirable, for reasons such as protecting a formation from contamination, to cement the casing only above the point at which the basket is set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Écran conique en toile employé dans la cimentation d'une colonne de forage à travers les perforations, et empêchant le ciment de descendre au-dessous de son point de sortie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
  • Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
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