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Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Geological Research and Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sand pump
1, record 1, English, sand%20pump
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shell pump 2, record 1, English, shell%20pump
correct
- sludger 3, record 1, English, sludger
correct
- sludge pump 2, record 1, English, sludge%20pump
correct
- American pump 2, record 1, English, American%20pump
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cylinder with a valve at the bottom, lowered into a drill hole from time to time to take out the accumulated slime resulting from the action of the drill on the rock. 2, record 1, English, - sand%20pump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A bailer fitted with a plunger for removing wet sand, mud, or silt from the bottom of a borehole. 4, record 1, English, - sand%20pump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When [a bailer is] fitted with a plunger to which the bailing line is attached, it sucks the liquid in as it is lifted and is then called a sand pump or an American pump. 2, record 1, English, - sand%20pump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pompe à sable
1, record 1, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20sable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- désensableur 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sensableur
masculine noun
- pompe à boue 2, record 1, French, pompe%20%C3%A0%20boue
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Effectivement, dans les sables très divisés, la curette est munie d'un piston avec ressorts : c'est la «pompe à sable». Avec cette disposition on évite le trépan et son train de tiges dont la remontée prend du temps. 3, record 1, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20sable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les pompes à sable conviennent pour les sables fins [...] 4, record 1, French, - pompe%20%C3%A0%20sable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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