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CAPPING PROCESS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capped gas well
1, record 1, English, capped%20gas%20well
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This contiguous block of land is centred on a capped gas well 7-12-77-25 W6 which tested gas at commercial rates from the Falher zone. Gas reserves of 5.1 BCF were assigned to this well. 2, record 1, English, - capped%20gas%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capping : The process of sealing a well to prevent oil or gas from leaking out. 3, record 1, English, - capped%20gas%20well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puits de gaz obturé
1, record 1, French, puits%20de%20gaz%20obtur%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- puits de gaz coiffé 2, record 1, French, puits%20de%20gaz%20coiff%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
puits de gaz obturé : Source : Discours de M. Howe, Hansard, 14 mai 1956, p. 3860-4003 1, record 1, French, - puits%20de%20gaz%20obtur%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coiffage : Procédé consistant à encapuchonner un puits en surface pour arrêter une fuite de pétrole ou de gaz. 3, record 1, French, - puits%20de%20gaz%20obtur%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Treatment of Wood
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tyre-tube process
1, record 2, English, tyre%2Dtube%20process
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- capping process 1, record 2, English, capping%20process
correct, North America
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A gravity process by which a waterborne-type preservative is applied to freshly cut, unbarked round timber (mainly poles) via the butt, thereby displacing the sap. ... The tyre-tube process ... is a simplification, for small round timber, e.g. fence posts, in which the preservative solution is applied by hydrostatic pressure via a short length of tyre tube fitted over one end of the piece. 1, record 2, English, - tyre%2Dtube%20process
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tire-tube process
- tire tube process
- tyre tube process
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des bois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- procédé de la chambre à air
1, record 2, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20de%20la%20chambre%20%C3%A0%20air
proposal, 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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