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WHIPSTOCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deflecting wedge
1, record 1, English, deflecting%20wedge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deflection wedge 1, record 1, English, deflection%20wedge
correct
- whipstock 2, record 1, English, whipstock
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long, steel casing using an inclined plane to cause the bit to deflect from the original borehole at a slight angle. 3, record 1, English, - deflecting%20wedge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Whipstocks are used in controlled directional drilling, for straightening crooked boreholes, and for sidetracking in order to avoid unretrieved fish. 3, record 1, English, - deflecting%20wedge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All such devices are basically long, tapered, concave metal plugs which can be set at a predetermined point and bearing in a borehole ... 1, record 1, English, - deflecting%20wedge
Record 1, Key term(s)
- deflection drive wedge
- deflecting drive wedge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sifflet déviateur
1, record 1, French, sifflet%20d%C3%A9viateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil utilisé pour dévier la trajectoire d'un puits de forage. 2, record 1, French, - sifflet%20d%C3%A9viateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme officiellement recommandé par le Gouvernement français. 3, record 1, French, - sifflet%20d%C3%A9viateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'usage du sifflet déviateur a été avantageusement remplacé par celui de la turboforeuse. 3, record 1, French, - sifflet%20d%C3%A9viateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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