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HOLLOW CARRIER GUN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ground-Drilling Facilities (Mining)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hollow carrier gun
1, record 1, English, hollow%20carrier%20gun
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A perforating gun consisting of a hollow, cylindrical, metal tube into which are loaded shaped charges or bullets. On detonation, any debris caused by the exploded charges falls into the carrier to be retrieved along with the gun. This type of gun is reusable. 2, record 1, English, - hollow%20carrier%20gun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations de forage minier
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perforateur à récupération
1, record 1, French, perforateur%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- expendable-retrievable gun
1, record 2, English, expendable%2Dretrievable%20gun
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A perforating gun that consists of a hollow, cylindrical carrier into which are placed shaped charges; upon detonation, any debris created by the exploded charges falls into the carrier and is retrieved along with it when the gun is pulled; however, the gun cannot be reused. 1, record 2, English, - expendable%2Dretrievable%20gun
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
- perforateur auto-destructible à récupération
1, record 2, French, perforateur%20auto%2Ddestructible%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- perforateur autodestructible à récupération
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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