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ROPE BORING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Ground-Drilling Facilities (Mining)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cable-tool drilling
1, record 1, English, cable%2Dtool%20drilling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cable tool drilling 2, record 1, English, cable%20tool%20drilling
correct
- cable-tool drilling system 3, record 1, English, cable%2Dtool%20drilling%20system
correct
- cable-tool method 4, record 1, English, cable%2Dtool%20method
correct
- cable tooling 5, record 1, English, cable%20tooling
correct
- cable drilling 6, record 1, English, cable%20drilling
correct
- cable system 7, record 1, English, cable%20system
correct
- rope drilling 6, record 1, English, rope%20drilling
correct
- rope boring 8, record 1, English, rope%20boring
correct
- rope system 7, record 1, English, rope%20system
correct
- churn drilling 7, record 1, English, churn%20drilling
correct
- American system 7, record 1, English, American%20system
correct
- American system of drilling 7, record 1, English, American%20system%20of%20drilling
correct
- American boring system 7, record 1, English, American%20boring%20system
correct
- Pennsylvanian drilling 9, record 1, English, Pennsylvanian%20drilling
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The percussion method of drilling, whereby a heavy bit makes hole by a pounding action. 10, record 1, English, - cable%2Dtool%20drilling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cable-tool drilling consists in pulverizing the rock formation a little at a time by alternately raising and dropping a heavy cutting tool called a bit, thereby driving a hole into the earth. Water must be present in the bottom of the hole to keep the rock fragments in suspension, and from time to time the excess water and rock particles must be bailed out. 4, record 1, English, - cable%2Dtool%20drilling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Early wells were drilled with impact-type tools, in a method called cable-tool drilling, in which a chisel-like bit was suspended from a cable to a lever at the surface, and an up-and-down motion of the lever caused the bit to pound the bottom of the hole and chip away the rock. Such drilling had to be interrupted periodically to allow loose rock chips to be removed with a basket-like device. 5, record 1, English, - cable%2Dtool%20drilling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It has largely been replaced by rotary drilling. 10, record 1, English, - cable%2Dtool%20drilling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Installations de forage minier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forage au battage
1, record 1, French, forage%20au%20battage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système de forage par battage au câble 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20forage%20par%20battage%20au%20c%C3%A2ble
correct, masculine noun
- forage au câble 3, record 1, French, forage%20au%20c%C3%A2ble
correct, masculine noun
- forage par battage 4, record 1, French, forage%20par%20battage
correct, masculine noun
- système de forage par battage 3, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20forage%20par%20battage
correct, masculine noun
- sondage au câble 5, record 1, French, sondage%20au%20c%C3%A2ble
correct, masculine noun
- sondage par battage 3, record 1, French, sondage%20par%20battage
correct, masculine noun
- forage pennsylvanien 6, record 1, French, forage%20pennsylvanien
correct, masculine noun
- sondage à la corde 5, record 1, French, sondage%20%C3%A0%20la%20corde
masculine noun
- forage à la corde 5, record 1, French, forage%20%C3%A0%20la%20corde
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le forage au battage consiste à désagréger la roche en faisant tomber de quelques centimètres de hauteur, à une cadence assez rapide, un instrument lourd et tranchant. Les déblais sont ensuite recueillis au moyen d'une cuiller, après injection d'une petite quantité d'eau au fond du puits. 1, record 1, French, - forage%20au%20battage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le forage par battage fut employé jusque vers 1922; ce type de forage consistait à attaquer la roche au moyen d'un trépan [...] animé d'un mouvement alternatif vertical qui assurait le creusement du trou. 4, record 1, French, - forage%20au%20battage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes «forage au câble», «forage par battage» et «système de forage par battage» portent la mention CORRECT puisqu'ils représentent des formes abrégées du syntagme «système de forage par battage au câble» dûment attesté dans UNIVE (Encyclopaedia Universalis). Nous attribuons également la mention CORRECT aux termes «sondage au câble» et «sondage par battage» puisqu'ils sont construits sur les modèles «forage au câble» et «forage par battage». Toutefois, nous recommandons que ces termes soient utilisés dans le domaine minier puisque le Dictionnaire de géologie de A. Foucault et J.-F. Raoult [source FOUGE, 1984, p. 132] et le Dictionnaire du pétrole de Yves Barbier [source BARPE, 1981, p.78] signalent que le terme sondage s'applique à la reconnaissance du sous-sol. 7, record 1, French, - forage%20au%20battage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- forage par battage au câble
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
- Instalaciones de perforación minera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sondeo a la cuerda
1, record 1, Spanish, sondeo%20a%20la%20cuerda
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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