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BACK-OFF CONNECTOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pipes and Fittings
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- back-off joint
1, record 1, English, back%2Doff%20joint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- backoff joint 2, record 1, English, backoff%20joint
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A section of pipe with left-hand threads on one end and conventional right-hand threads on the other. 3, record 1, English, - back%2Doff%20joint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In setting a liner, a back-off joint is attached to it so that the drill pipe may be disengaged from the liner by conventional right-hand rotation. 3, record 1, English, - back%2Doff%20joint
Record 1, Key term(s)
- backoff connector
- back-off connector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tuyauterie et raccords
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tige filetée à gauche
1, record 1, French, tige%20filet%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- joint de dévissage 2, record 1, French, joint%20de%20d%C3%A9vissage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «tige filetée à gauche» figure à l'entrée «inverseur de rotation» de la source Le langage pétrolier : recueil des principaux termes et expressions usuels en France, dans l'industrie du pétrole (EPETR, 1964). 3, record 1, French, - tige%20filet%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- washover-back-off connector tool
1, record 2, English, washover%2Dback%2Doff%20connector%20tool
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- washover back-off connector tool 2, record 2, English, washover%20back%2Doff%20connector%20%20tool
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fishing tool that is made up in a length of washover pipe ... connected to the top of the fish ... 3, record 2, English, - washover%2Dback%2Doff%20connector%20tool
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dispositif de repêchage des tiges de forage
1, record 2, French, dispositif%20de%20rep%C3%AAchage%20des%20tiges%20de%20forage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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