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PIPE STORAGE RACK [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A frame built by the side of a drilling well to store drill pipe or casing horizontally.

CONT

In addition to the rig, the platform will also support living quarters ..., cranes and storage racks for drill pipes, drill collars, casing and probably production equipment.

CONT

The main upper deck [of a jack-up platform] is the pipe rack and storage area, and the mud pumps, tanks, generators and other machinery are located within the hull.

CONT

The derrick or mast is located over the drill well with the pipe racks adjacent either fore or aft.

Key term(s)
  • pipe storage rack

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Chevalets sur lesquels est entreposé le matériel tubulaire (tiges de forage, tubes, etc.).

CONT

râtelier : Support de rangement comportant des échancrures régulièrement espacées ou dispositif doté d'évidements fixé à une cloison pour recevoir des outils, des matériaux, [...] : râtelier à pipes, à tubes, à essais.

Key term(s)
  • râtelier de stockage

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
DEF

A lift truck with mast structure or fork arm carriage which can be extended and retracted between the axles and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the truck, allowing it to pick up and raise a load in a counterbalanced position in relation to one side of the truck and stack or unstack alongside the truck. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

The sideloader travels forward down a storage aisle with the forks facing perpendicular to the racks. This allows the truck to stop in front of a rack location and to position loads directly into and out of the rack structure.... The chief advantage of the sideloader is that extremely long loads, such as steel pipe and lumber, can be carried without any danger of spilling the load.

OBS

side-loading truck: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

side loader: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

OBS

sideloader fork truck: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

Key term(s)
  • side loading truck
  • side-loader
  • side-loader fork truck
  • side loader fork truck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
DEF

Chariot de manutention dont le dispositif de charge est situé sur le côté.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

chariot à prise latérale d'un seul côté : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

chariot latéral : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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