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Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sidetracked hole
1, record 1, English, sidetracked%20hole
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- directional hole 2, record 1, English, directional%20hole
correct
- directional well 3, record 1, English, directional%20well
correct
- deviated hole 4, record 1, English, deviated%20hole
correct
- deviated well 5, record 1, English, deviated%20well
correct
- crooked hole 6, record 1, English, crooked%20hole
correct
- directionally drilled well 7, record 1, English, directionally%20drilled%20well
- deflected hole 8, record 1, English, deflected%20hole
- directional drilling 8, record 1, English, directional%20drilling
- deflected well 8, record 1, English, deflected%20well
- slant hole 7, record 1, English, slant%20hole
- deviated bore 9, record 1, English, deviated%20bore
- curved bore 9, record 1, English, curved%20bore
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wellbore purposely drilled at some angle from the vertical. 10, record 1, English, - sidetracked%20hole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
deflected: [Said of] a borehole, the course of which has intentionally or unintentionally been changed at some point below the collar. 11, record 1, English, - sidetracked%20hole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The ability to aim a bore in any direction can be extremely useful for either of two specific purposes: it can provide means of sealing off a "rogue" bore that has broken out of control; it offers great possibilities of economizing in surface pipework and in land acquisition costs, while at the same time giving access to parts of an aquifer that underlie difficult or inaccessible terrain. 12, record 1, English, - sidetracked%20hole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The term "directional drilling" usually refers to the method of drilling but can sometimes refer to the result obtained by this method. 13, record 1, English, - sidetracked%20hole
Record 1, Key term(s)
- side-tracked hole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sondage dévié
1, record 1, French, sondage%20d%C3%A9vi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- forage dévié 2, record 1, French, forage%20d%C3%A9vi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- puits dévié 3, record 1, French, puits%20d%C3%A9vi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- trou dévié 1, record 1, French, trou%20d%C3%A9vi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- forage dirigé 4, record 1, French, forage%20dirig%C3%A9
masculine noun
- puits dirigé 5, record 1, French, puits%20dirig%C3%A9
masculine noun
- puits directeur 6, record 1, French, puits%20directeur
masculine noun
- puits directionnel 7, record 1, French, puits%20directionnel
masculine noun
- trou déjeté 8, record 1, French, trou%20d%C3%A9jet%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Puits [...] effectué pour passer à côté d'un objet qu'on n'a pu repêcher. 1, record 1, French, - sondage%20d%C3%A9vi%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'aptitude à diriger un forage dans n'importe quelle direction choisie peut être extrêmement utile pour chacun des deux objectifs spécifiques suivants : elle peut permettre d'obturer un forage «malicieux» qui s'est affranchi de tout contrôle [...]; elle offre de grandes possibilités de faire des économies en tuyauterie et en coûts d'acquisition de terres, tout en donnant accès à des parties d'un aquifère qui se trouvent en terrain difficile ou inaccessible. 9, record 1, French, - sondage%20d%C3%A9vi%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
forage : En français, on se sert du même mot pour désigner la méthode ainsi que son résultat, le puits. 1, record 1, French, - sondage%20d%C3%A9vi%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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