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DRILL RIG [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rig
1, record 1, English, rig
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drilling rig 2, record 1, English, drilling%20rig
correct
- drilling unit 3, record 1, English, drilling%20unit
correct
- drill unit 4, record 1, English, drill%20unit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An assembly of hole boring equipment used for drilling for oil or gas. 5, record 1, English, - rig
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The principal components of a rig are ... a derrick, the drawworks, with its drilling line, crown and traveling blocks, a drilling fluid circulation system, including standpipe, flexible hose, mud tanks and pumps. 5, record 1, English, - rig
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Before cable-tool drilling can begin, a rig must be set at the site. The rig includes a square open tower or derrick about 70 to 180 feet (20-25 meters) high and 20 to 28 feet (6-8.5 meters) square at the bottom. 6, record 1, English, - rig
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The term "drilling unit" as used herein is intended to mean the complete structure of any mobile unit used for drilling purposes, whether afloat or supported by the sea bed and includes all components such as the drilling deck, deck houses, lower decks, barge hulls, caissons, footings, columns, lower hulls, legs, bottom pads or lower mats. 7, record 1, English, - rig
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Types of Drilling Units: ... Self-elevating Drilling Units ...; Column Stabilized Drilling Units ...; Surface Type Drilling Units ...: (a) Ship Type Drilling Unit ...; (b) Barge Drilling Units ... 7, record 1, English, - rig
Record 1, Key term(s)
- drill rig
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil de forage
1, record 1, French, appareil%20de%20forage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appareil 2, record 1, French, appareil
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- engin de forage 3, record 1, French, engin%20de%20forage
correct
- installation de forage 4, record 1, French, installation%20de%20forage
correct, feminine noun
- rig de forage 5, record 1, French, rig%20de%20forage
masculine noun
- rig 5, record 1, French, rig
masculine noun
- sondeuse 6, record 1, French, sondeuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des installations de forage. 2, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20forage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'installation de forage est conçue pour permettre la manœuvre de la garniture de forage, pour le chargement des trépans, la rotation de la garniture et l'injection du fluide de forage. 7, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20forage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'appareil de forage a été placé sur une plate-forme ou sur un navire. 8, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20forage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
appareil : forme abrégée utilisée couramment par les foreurs pour désigner l'appareil de forage. 9, record 1, French, - appareil%20de%20forage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- equipo de perforación
1, record 1, Spanish, equipo%20de%20perforaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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