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WELLHEAD PRESSURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Oil Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wellhead pressure
1, record 1, English, wellhead%20pressure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- well head pressure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Production pétrolière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pression en tête de puits
1, record 1, French, pression%20en%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20puits
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pression à la tête du puits 2, record 1, French, pression%20%C3%A0%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20puits
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pression à la tête du puits pouvant atteindre 700 atm, il faut réaliser des équipements capables de résister à ces pressions. 2, record 1, French, - pression%20en%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20puits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La pression imposée en tête de puits doit être étudiée en fonction du rendement de puissance maximal. L'augmentation de la pression en tête de puits réduit le rendement de chaleur, mais augmente l'énergie extractible par kg de vapeur. 3, record 1, French, - pression%20en%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20puits
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- atmospheric wellhead pressure
1, record 2, English, atmospheric%20wellhead%20pressure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The total flow characteristic of the hypothetical well bore ... is almost horizontal at atmospheric wellhead pressure, which shows that this bore, with the (unspecified) diameter in use, would just about attain critical flow - i.e. sonic velocity - when discharging freely to atmosphere. 1, record 2, English, - atmospheric%20wellhead%20pressure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pression atmosphérique en tête de puits
1, record 2, French, pression%20atmosph%C3%A9rique%20en%20t%C3%AAte%20de%20puits
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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