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PIPE RAM [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Oil Drilling
- Petroleum Technology - Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shear ram
1, record 1, English, shear%20ram
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ram specially designed to cut through or shear drill pipe when the string is in the hole and it is necessary to seal the bore completely and quickly against high well pressure. 2, record 1, English, - shear%20ram
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A closure mechanism on a well' s blowout preventer stack fitted with chisel-like jaws that are hydraulically operated. When the ram is closed on the pipe the jaws or blades cut the pipe, permitting the upper section to be removed from the BOP stack. 3, record 1, English, - shear%20ram
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... shear rams cut through drill pipe and then form a seal. 4, record 1, English, - shear%20ram
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Shear rams are used in mobile, offshore drilling operations to afford a quick method for moving the rig away from the hole when there is not time to trip the drill stem out of the hole. 4, record 1, English, - shear%20ram
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shear rams
- shearing ram
- shearing rams
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mâchoire de sécurité à cisaillement
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A2choire%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mâchoire coupante 1, record 1, French, m%C3%A2choire%20coupante
correct, feminine noun
- mâchoire cisaillante 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A2choire%20cisaillante
correct, feminine noun
- mâchoire-cisaille 3, record 1, French, m%C3%A2choire%2Dcisaille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opercule d'un obturateur de puits muni de lames qui permettent d'assurer une coupure instantanée des tiges. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20cisaillement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Figure.] Obturateur double à mâchoires (dont un jeu de mâchoires-cisailles). 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20cisaillement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les BOP [obturateurs de puits] fonctionnent à 1 500 psi (pression maxi de travail) sauf pour la fonction de cisaillage («shear-ram») de la garniture où la pression nécessaire peut être importante compte tenu de la résistance des tiges. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20cisaillement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mâchoire de sécurité à cisaillement : terme confirmé par l'Institut français du pétrole. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20cisaillement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mâchoires de sécurité à cisaillement
- mâchoires coupantes
- mâchoires cisaillantes
- mâchoires-cisailles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- semi-circular ram 1, record 2, English, semi%2Dcircular%20ram
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In case of a blow-out during drilling, two safety devices are provided. First are the Shaffer gates ... which can be closed almost instantaneously either manually or by means of compressed air. The gates have semi-circular rubber rams that can fit closely around the drill stem, drill collar or casing, as may be appropriate, so as to seal-off the surrounding annular space. 1, record 2, English, - semi%2Dcircular%20ram
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ram : The closing and sealing component on a blowout preventer. One of three types-blind, pipe, or shear-may be installed in several preventers mounted in a stack of top of the wellbore. 2, record 2, English, - semi%2Dcircular%20ram
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mâchoire semi-circulaire
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A2choire%20semi%2Dcirculaire
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En cas d'éruption en cours de forage, deux dispositifs de sécurité sont prévus. Les premiers correspondent aux fermetures de sécurité de Shaffer que l'on peut bloquer presque instantanément, soit manuellement, soit au moyen d'air comprimé. Ces fermetures ont des mâchoires semi-circulaires en caoutchouc qui peuvent s'ajuster étroitement autour du train des tiges, de la garniture du forage ou du tubage, de façon à obturer l'espace annulaire environnant. 1, record 2, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20semi%2Dcirculaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mâchoire : Élément de fermeture et d'étanchéité d'un bloc obturateur de puits. Il existe trois types de mâchoires : la mâchoire pleine, la mâchoire de fermeture sur tige et les mâchoires-cisailles que l'on peut monter dans les obturateurs empilés verticalement à l'entrée du puits. 2, record 2, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20semi%2Dcirculaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-06-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Oil Drilling
- Petroleum Technology - Safety
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ram
1, record 3, English, ram
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A closure mechanism on a blow-out preventer stack; a hydraulically operated type of valve designed to close in a well as with a conventional valve or to close on tubing or drill pipe and maintain high pressure contact. Hydraulic pistons push the valves rams against the pipe, one ram on each side, making a pressure-tight contact. 2, record 3, English, - ram
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rams are of three types: blind, pipe and shear. 3, record 3, English, - ram
Record 3, Key term(s)
- rams
- blowout preventer ram
- BOP ram
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mâchoire d'obturateur
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A2choire%20d%27obturateur
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mâchoire 2, record 3, French, m%C3%A2choire
correct, feminine noun
- piston hydraulique 3, record 3, French, piston%20hydraulique
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piston d'acier ou de caoutchouc dur, à fonctionnement hydraulique. Dans les opérations offshore, c'est le piston remplaçable qui ferme le sondage quand on fait fonctionner l'obturateur anti-éruption. 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20d%27obturateur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
obturateur [en anglais : «blow out preventer; B.O.P.»] : Un obturateur est une sorte de vanne très puissante, à commande hydraulique permettant la fermeture quasi instantanée d'un forage. [...] Il existe des obturateurs à mâchoires formant deux demi opercules et composés de telle façon qu'ils puissent fermer soit sur les tiges, soit sur les joints de tiges soit sur les masses-tiges, soit assurer une fermeture totale et même une coupure instantanée des tiges. Ces obturateurs peuvent être soit simples, soit doubles (deux paires de mâchoires dans un même corps). 4, record 3, French, - m%C3%A2choire%20d%27obturateur
Record 3, Key term(s)
- mâchoires
- mâchoires d'obturateur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Petroleum Technology - Safety
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- annular blowout preventer
1, record 4, English, annular%20blowout%20preventer
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- annular BOP 2, record 4, English, annular%20BOP
correct
- annular preventer 3, record 4, English, annular%20preventer
- Hydril 4, record 4, English, Hydril
trademark
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large valve, usually installed above the ram preventers, which forms a seal in the annular space between the pipe and wellbore or, if no pipe is present, on the wellbore itself. 5, record 4, English, - annular%20blowout%20preventer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An annular BOP will seal an irregular hole effectively, whether or not the drill string is in the casing, and furthermore the rubber is sufficiently pliable to enable the string to be moved up or down without fluid escaping. 6, record 4, English, - annular%20blowout%20preventer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... often called a Hydril after one of the manufacturers of such units. 4, record 4, English, - annular%20blowout%20preventer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Often any brand of annular preventer is called a Hydril, even though Cameron, Rucker-Shaffer, and others manufacture such units. 4, record 4, English, - annular%20blowout%20preventer
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- obturateur annulaire
1, record 4, French, obturateur%20annulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- Hydril 2, record 4, French, Hydril
trademark
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obturateur antiéruption annulaire fermant sur tous les diamètres. 2, record 4, French, - obturateur%20annulaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'obturateur annulaire (annular BOP) est l'obturateur le plus largement utilisé dans l'industrie des forages pétroliers. 3, record 4, French, - obturateur%20annulaire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hydril : Dénomination d'un obturateur annulaire qui porte le nom de la compagnie qui le fabrique. 2, record 4, French, - obturateur%20annulaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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