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EXPANSION REAMER [2 records]

Record 1 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

A tool or device having cutters that can be expanded or contracted by mechanical or hydraulic means and used to enlarge or ream a borehole below the casing or drivepipe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
CONT

[...] les élargisseurs sont employés pour [...] donner [au trou de forage] sa dimension définitive lorsque celle-ci n'a pas été obtenue directement [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

A reamer whose diameter may be adjusted between limits by an expanding screw.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
OBS

Certains alésoirs de grand diamètre ont des lames rapportées et sont expansibles.

Spanish

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