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MOBILE DRILLING PLATFORM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mobile drilling platform
1, record 1, English, mobile%20drilling%20platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- movable structure 2, record 1, English, movable%20structure
correct
- mobile platform 1, record 1, English, mobile%20platform
correct
- offshore mobile drilling unit 2, record 1, English, offshore%20mobile%20drilling%20unit
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mobile drilling platform. The underwater search has been made possible only by vast improvement in offshore technology ... new types [of platform] stress characteristics of mobility and the capacity for work in [deep] water. The world's mobile platform fleet can be divided into four main groupings: self-elevating platform, submersibles, semisubmersibles, and floating drill ships. The most widely used mobile platform is the self-elevating, or jack-up unit. It is towed to location, where the legs are lowered to the sea floor, and the platform is jacked up above wave height. 1, record 1, English, - mobile%20drilling%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "offshore mobile drilling unit": offshore mobile drilling unit 2, record 1, English, - mobile%20drilling%20platform
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mobile drilling unit
- mobile unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- infrastructure mobile
1, record 1, French, infrastructure%20mobile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- support de forage mobile 2, record 1, French, support%20de%20forage%20mobile
correct, masculine noun
- unité mobile 2, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20mobile
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aussi pour exécuter [les forages d'exploration] qui ne durent que quelques mois chacun, utilise-t-on des infrastructures mobiles, que l'on déplace d'un site à un autre [...] À faible profondeur on utilise des «jack-up» ou plates-formes autoélévatrices à piles mobiles verticalement actionnées par vérins ou par crémaillères. En cours de déplacement le pont fait office de coque et flotte à la surface de l'eau, les piles étant relevées [...] Au-delà de [90 mètres d'eau], on utilise des engins de forage flottants, navires ou plates-formes semi-submersibles. 1, record 1, French, - infrastructure%20mobile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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