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BAILER LINE [4 records]

Record 1 2015-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

A cylinder with a valve at the bottom, lowered into a drill hole from time to time to take out the accumulated slime resulting from the action of the drill on the rock.

DEF

A bailer fitted with a plunger for removing wet sand, mud, or silt from the bottom of a borehole.

CONT

When [a bailer is] fitted with a plunger to which the bailing line is attached, it sucks the liquid in as it is lifted and is then called a sand pump or an American pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
CONT

Effectivement, dans les sables très divisés, la curette est munie d'un piston avec ressorts : c'est la «pompe à sable». Avec cette disposition on évite le trépan et son train de tiges dont la remontée prend du temps.

OBS

Les pompes à sable conviennent pour les sables fins [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-20

English

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

The cable that is attached to the bailer, passed over a sheave at the top of the derrick, and spooled on the reel.

CONT

A cable tool rig... consists of a derrick to support the drilling line, the sand-line on which the bailer is run, and the casing line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
DEF

Câble auquel est attachée la cuiller de curage, dans le forage au câble.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-10

English

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

A bailing device with a release valve, usually of the disk or flapper type, that is used to place or spot material (as cement slurry) at the bottom of a well.

CONT

This technique... called laying in a plug... may be accomplished by placing the cement with a dump-bottom bailer on a wire line or by pumping cement down the drill pipe or tubing.

OBS

dump bailer; dump-bottom bailer: These terms are more general than "cement dump bailer," since they are used for cement or any other slurry material.

Key term(s)
  • dump bottom bailer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

[Dispositif] servant à déposer à l'aide d'un câble un bouchon de ciment au fond d'un puits.

OBS

cuiller de cimentation; cuillère de cimentation; cuiller pour mise en place du ciment : Ces termes, qui s'appliquent à la mise en place du ciment, sont plus spécifiques que les termes anglais «dump bailer» ou «dump-bottom bailer» qui peuvent s'appliquer à d'autres matériaux.

Key term(s)
  • cuillère pour mise en place du ciment

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety (Water Transport)
OBS

Includes a manual propelling device, anchor, bailer, water pump, fire extinguisher, line, cable, rope, chain, bilge-pumping arrangement, axe, bucket and fire pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Transport par eau)
OBS

Vise notamment le dispositif à propulsion manuelle, l'ancre, l'écope, la pompe à eau, l'extincteur d'incendie, la ligne, le câble, le cordage, la chaîne, l'installation d'épuisement de cale, la hache, le seau et la pompe à incendie.

OBS

Source(s) : Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur les petits bâtiments, DORS/99-54 [Décrets, ordonnances et règlements statutaires].

Spanish

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