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STOP DRILL [5 records]

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Record 1 2005-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Mining Operations
DEF

To stop drilling and remove the drill rig from the site of a borehole before the intended depth or target is reached.

OBS

Compare with "junk."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Exploitation minière
DEF

[...] arrêter un trou de forage [...] en cours de route, avant d'atteindre la profondeur voulue ou l'objectif fixé au départ, et déplacer la foreuse ailleurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
  • Investigaciones y prospecciones geológicas
  • Explotación minera
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Record 2 2003-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Use a drill stop or wrap masking tape 1/4" from end of drill bits.

Key term(s)
  • drill-stop

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Utilisez une butée de perçage ou enroulez du ruban cache à 0,6 cm (1/4 po) de l'extrémité des mèches.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

To rapidly lower the drill stem a few feet into the hole and then suddenly stop it with the drawworks brake.

OBS

A surge of pressure in the mud in the drilling stem and annular space results, and may help to flush out debris accumulated in or on the pipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
OBS

(la tige de forage).

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
DEF

The phenomenon of transient elastic-wave generation due to a rapid release of strain energy caused by a structural alteration in a solid material.

CONT

An acoustic emission sensor(AE) can detect high-frequency emission, for example, from a crack opening in a piece of metal. Current devices aim to detect a breaking drill or cutting tool as the crack is propagating. The intention is to stop the machine tool spindle before serious damage occurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
CONT

La méthode de contrôle par l'émission acoustique est une méthode volumique (détection d'un signal quelle que soit la partie de la structure siège de l'émission) et dynamique (détection du signal au moment même du relâchement des contraintes). Le contrôle par l'émission acoustique s'applique aux métaux et alliages, roches, bétons, céramiques, matériaux composites.

Spanish

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Record 5 1987-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

The [repair] kits [called Stop Crack] are supplied in carry-cases containing all the necessary tools including drill bits, reamers, mandrels, gauges and cold expanding split sleeves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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