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CORONA DIAMANTES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diamond bit
1, record 1, English, diamond%20bit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crown 2, record 1, English, crown
correct
- boart bit 3, record 1, English, boart%20bit
correct
- boart-set bit 3, record 1, English, boart%2Dset%20bit
correct
- bort bit 3, record 1, English, bort%20bit
correct
- bort-set bit 3, record 1, English, bort%2Dset%20bit
correct
- bortz bit 3, record 1, English, bortz%20bit
correct
- bortz-set bit 3, record 1, English, bortz%2Dset%20bit
correct
- diamond crown 3, record 1, English, diamond%20crown
correct
- diamond set coring crown 4, record 1, English, diamond%20set%20coring%20crown
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rotary-drilling bit studded with diamonds (usually borts). 2, record 1, English, - diamond%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In harder rocks, diamond bits are essential. There are several types of diamond set coring crowns, as they are often called ... 4, record 1, English, - diamond%20bit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The diamond bit] is used for drilling extremely hard rock or in a program of continuous coring. 2, record 1, English, - diamond%20bit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couronne à diamants
1, record 1, French, couronne%20%C3%A0%20diamants
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couronne au diamant 2, record 1, French, couronne%20au%20diamant
correct, feminine noun
- couronne de diamant 2, record 1, French, couronne%20de%20diamant
correct, feminine noun
- couronne diamantée 2, record 1, French, couronne%20diamant%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- fleuret au diamant 3, record 1, French, fleuret%20au%20diamant
correct, masculine noun
- outil de forage à diamant 4, record 1, French, outil%20de%20forage%20%C3%A0%20diamant
correct, masculine noun
- outil à diamant 5, record 1, French, outil%20%C3%A0%20diamant
correct, masculine noun
- outil diamanté 6, record 1, French, outil%20diamant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- trépan à diamant 5, record 1, French, tr%C3%A9pan%20%C3%A0%20diamant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les couronnes à diamants (diamants noirs impropres à la joaillerie) les pierres sont «serties» à la main, sur le pourtour de la couronne du carottier, dans des logements ou alvéoles proportionnés à leurs dimensions, tout au moins pour les gros éléments. Pour les petites pierres on se contente d'un alliage métallique, brasé sur le pourtour de la couronne, et dans lequel sont disposés les diamants [...] 7, record 1, French, - couronne%20%C3%A0%20diamants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y herramientas (Explotación minera)
- Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corona de diamantes
1, record 1, Spanish, corona%20de%20diamantes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- corona 1, record 1, Spanish, corona
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Trépano de sonda de forma anular, que corta la roca con una o varias hileras [...] de diamantes engastados en el metal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - corona%20de%20diamantes
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bit
1, record 2, English, bit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- drill bit 2, record 2, English, drill%20bit
correct
- drilling bit 3, record 2, English, drilling%20bit
correct
- boring bit 4, record 2, English, boring%20bit
correct
- boring tool 5, record 2, English, boring%20tool
- bore bit 4, record 2, English, bore%20bit
- borebit 5, record 2, English, borebit
- rock bit 6, record 2, English, rock%20bit
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A drilling tool for cutting through rock. 7, record 2, English, - bit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In rotary drilling ... there are two basic types of bit. The rolling-cutter bit shears, chips or grinds the rock as the drill string is rotated; the drag bit and the diamond bit scrape or grind. 7, record 2, English, - bit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There are three principal kinds of bits used in rotary drilling: roller-cone bits (rock bits), diamond bits, and fishtail bits (drag bits). 8, record 2, English, - bit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The earliest type of drilling bit was the percussion bit for cable-tool drilling. 8, record 2, English, - bit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the oil and gas industry the use of the word "bit" dates from the time when percussion drilling was general practice and has since been extended to describe the tool employed in rotary drilling. There is a great variety of drilling tools. 9, record 2, English, - bit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trépan
1, record 2, French, tr%C3%A9pan
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- outil de forage 2, record 2, French, outil%20de%20forage
correct, masculine noun
- outil 3, record 2, French, outil
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil qui, dans un sondage, attaque le terrain sur tout le fond du trou. 4, record 2, French, - tr%C3%A9pan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le procédé de forage rotary [...] consiste à utiliser des trépans à molettes dentées ou des trépans diamantés, sur lesquels on appuie et que l'on fait tourner. L'action combinée du poids et de la rotation permet aux dents des trépans à molettes d'écailler la roche ou aux trépans diamantés de strier et détruire celle-ci. 5, record 2, French, - tr%C3%A9pan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«outil» : D'apparence peu technique, ce terme est néanmoins utilisé par les spécialistes du domaine sur le même pied que trépan. 6, record 2, French, - tr%C3%A9pan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans l'industrie du pétrole, l'usage du mot trépan remonte à l'époque où l'on forait par battage, puis il s'est étendu aux outils de forage par rotation. Il existe une grande variété de trépans. 7, record 2, French, - tr%C3%A9pan
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- trépano
1, record 2, Spanish, tr%C3%A9pano
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Herramienta que se fija en el extremo inferior del vástago o varillaje de una sonda y que muerde en la roca con los dientes de sus rodillos, si se trata de un tricono, o con su revestimiento de diamantes, si es una corona sacamuestras. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tr%C3%A9pano
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