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CROWN BLOCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ground-Drilling Facilities (Mining)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crown block
1, record 1, English, crown%20block
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crown pulley 2, record 1, English, crown%20pulley
correct
- crown wheel 2, record 1, English, crown%20wheel
correct
- crown 3, record 1, English, crown
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pulley, set of pulleys, or sheaves at the top of a drill derrick on and over which the hoist and/or other lines run. 2, record 1, English, - crown%20block
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The crown block is an assembly of sheaves mounted on beams at the top of the derrick. The drilling cable is reeved over the sheaves of the crown block alternately with the sheaves of the traveling block, which is hoisted and lowered in the derrick by means of the drilling cable. 3, record 1, English, - crown%20block
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
At the top of the derrick there is a crown block containing pulley wheels over which are run three steel cables: the casing line ..., the sand line ..., and the drilling line ... 4, record 1, English, - crown%20block
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations de forage minier
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moufle fixe
1, record 1, French, moufle%20fixe
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des poulies de renvoi placées au sommet de l'appareil de forage. 2, record 1, French, - moufle%20fixe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un moufle fixe] composé [...] de poulies montées [...] sur un même axe [...] monté sur un bâti comprend une petite poulie fixée au-dessous du bâti et qui sert à la manœuvre du câble de curage. 3, record 1, French, - moufle%20fixe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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