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HOLE REAMING [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal directional drilling
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20directional%20drilling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HDD 2, record 1, English, HDD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The HDD construction method is used to install pipelines beneath obstacles-such as stream crossings, lakes, coastal bluffs and road or railroad crossings where conventional open trench pipe construction techniques would cause unacceptable environmental disturbance or resource impacts. Using the continuous bore hole method, a HDD tunnels beneath surface obstacles and then pulls pipeline back through the underground tunnel, leaving the surface undisturbed. The HDD installation involves four main steps : pre-site planning, drilling the pilot hole, expanding pilot hole by reaming, and pullback of a pre-fabricated steel pipe string. 3, record 1, English, - horizontal%20directional%20drilling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forage directionnel horizontal
1, record 1, French, forage%20directionnel%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- FDH 2, record 1, French, FDH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- forage dirigé horizontal 2, record 1, French, forage%20dirig%C3%A9%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
- FDH 2, record 1, French, FDH
correct, masculine noun
- FDH 2, record 1, French, FDH
- forage horizontal dirigé 3, record 1, French, forage%20horizontal%20dirig%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le forage directionnel horizontal est une technique de construction pour l'installation de conduites ou de câbles de petites dimensions ne nécessitant pas le creusage de tranchées. Elle s'est développée à partir des technologies de forage vertical principalement utilisées en industrie pétrolière. 4, record 1, French, - forage%20directionnel%20horizontal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- subdrilled
1, record 2, English, subdrilled
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bolted parts. ... Holes may be punched, subpunched or subdrilled and reamed, or drilled ... 1, record 2, English, - subdrilled
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subdrill : To drill(a hole) to a size that leaves sufficient metal for finishing by reaming. 2, record 2, English, - subdrilled
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Perçage (Usinage)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préalablement percé
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9alablement%20perc%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- préalablement usiné 2, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9alablement%20usin%C3%A9
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
perceuse: Machine-outil servant soit à percer des trous cylindriques ou coniques (rarement polygonaux), débouchants ou borgnes, soit à aléser avec des alésoirs des trous préalablement percés, ou venant de fonderie ou de forge, soit encore à tarauder avec des tarauds, et parfois à réaliser certaines autres opérations. 1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9alablement%20perc%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le travail de perçage, on distingue le perçage en pleine matière et le perçage complémentaire de trous préalablement usinés. 2, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9alablement%20perc%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-06-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- reaming shell
1, record 3, English, reaming%20shell
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- reamer 2, record 3, English, reamer
correct
- reamer shell 3, record 3, English, reamer%20shell
correct
- drill reamer 4, record 3, English, drill%20reamer
- rimer 5, record 3, English, rimer
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tool employed in drilling and used for smoothing the wall of a well, enlarging the hole to the desired size, stabilizing the bit, straightening the wellbore where kinks or doglegs are encountered, and drilling directionally. 6, record 3, English, - reaming%20shell
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The outside surface of the reaming shell is provided with inset diamonds or other cutting media set to a diameter to cut a specific clearance for the core barrel. 3, record 3, English, - reaming%20shell
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Reaming shells maintain the desired diameter of the [bore] hole. These make it unnecessary to ream with new bits to the bottom, reduce wear on the core barrel, and prevent sticking of bits due to loss of gauge. 7, record 3, English, - reaming%20shell
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- aléseur
1, record 3, French, al%C3%A9seur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- alésoir 2, record 3, French, al%C3%A9soir
correct, masculine noun
- trépan aléseur 3, record 3, French, tr%C3%A9pan%20al%C3%A9seur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil muni de lames ou de rouleaux qu'on utilise généralement pour régulariser et calibrer les parois d'un puits avant le tubage. 4, record 3, French, - al%C3%A9seur
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Construits avec des lames ou avec des molettes, les aléseurs [...] sont destinés à calibrer le trou [de forage] [...] 5, record 3, French, - al%C3%A9seur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- junk mill
1, record 4, English, junk%20mill
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mills are run on drill pipe or tubing and are used for such purposes as grinding up debris in the hole, removing stuck portions of drill stem, removing sections of casing for sidetracking, and reaming out tight spots in casing. They are variously termed junk mills, reaming mills, etc., according to the use for which they were designed. 1, record 4, English, - junk%20mill
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fraise à ferraille
1, record 4, French, fraise%20%C3%A0%20ferraille
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1999-01-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- subdrill a hole
1, record 5, English, subdrill%20a%20hole
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subdrill : to drill(a hole) to a size that leaves sufficient metal for finishing by reaming. 1, record 5, English, - subdrill%20a%20hole
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Perçage (Usinage)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- percer un avant-trou
1, record 5, French, percer%20un%20avant%2Dtrou
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour exécuter un trou à la cote précise, percer d'abord un avant-trou, quelque peu plus petit que le diamètre prescrit. 1, record 5, French, - percer%20un%20avant%2Dtrou
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-02-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
- Riveting (Metals)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hole reaming
1, record 6, English, hole%20reaming
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hole reaming : term standardized by ISO. 2, record 6, English, - hole%20reaming
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Alésage (Usinage)
- Rivetage (Métallurgie)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- alésage du trou
1, record 6, French, al%C3%A9sage%20du%20trou
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alésage du trou : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 6, French, - al%C3%A9sage%20du%20trou
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1987-10-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- chucking reamer
1, record 7, English, chucking%20reamer
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- machine reamer 1, record 7, English, machine%20reamer
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Machine reamers may be used in any machine tool for both roughing and finishing a hole. They are also called chucking reamers because of the method used to hold them for the reaming operation. 1, record 7, English, - chucking%20reamer
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Alésage (Usinage)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- alésoir-machine
1, record 7, French, al%C3%A9soir%2Dmachine
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1981-03-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- fastener hole
1, record 8, English, fastener%20hole
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After initial difficulties, McDonnell Douglas is aiming at combining drilling and reaming operations, to take about one minute per fastener hole. 1, record 8, English, - fastener%20hole
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- orifice d'assemblage 1, record 8, French, orifice%20d%27assemblage
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) McDonnell Douglas envisage de combiner les opérations de perçage et d'alésage, ce qui ne demanderait qu'une minute environ par orifice d'assemblage. 1, record 8, French, - orifice%20d%27assemblage
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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