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EAU FUNICULAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mooring system
1, record 1, English, mooring%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The equipment (as anchors, chain, wire line, buoys, etc.) by which a floating offshore drilling rig is maintained on location at the drilling site. 2, record 1, English, - mooring%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Semisubmersibles permit drilling to be carried out in very deep waters and they are held on location either by a conventional mooring system or by dynamic positioning. The conventional mooring system (FIG-1-16) usually consists of 8 anchors placed in spread pattern and connected to the hull by chain or wire rope, sometimes even a combination of both. 3, record 1, English, - mooring%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ancrage funiculaire
1, record 1, French, ancrage%20funiculaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- amarrage funiculaire 2, record 1, French, amarrage%20funiculaire
correct, masculine noun
- système d'ancrage funiculaire 3, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27ancrage%20funiculaire
correct, masculine noun
- ancrage par lignes 1, record 1, French, ancrage%20par%20lignes
correct, masculine noun
- système de lignes d'ancrage 1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20lignes%20d%27ancrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ancrage. [...] Deux systèmes [...] sont en présence : Tout d’abord, l'ancrage funiculaire classique, prévu pour 200 m d’eau, basé sur un ensemble de 8 lignes d’ancrage composées de chaînes ou de câbles d’environ 1200 m de long, de 3" de diamètre [et équipées] d’ancres de 15 tonnes [...] Ensuite, l'ancrage dynamique qui, apparu en 1972 pour les forages pétroliers, est parfaitement au point. 1, record 1, French, - ancrage%20funiculaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pentagone, comme toutes les semi-submersibles jusqu’à présent, est maintenue en station par un encombrant système de lignes d’ancrage composé de câbles, de chaînes et d’ancres. 1, record 1, French, - ancrage%20funiculaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de anclaje
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20anclaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Existen diferentes sistemas de anclaje, algunos están compuestos por cadenas reforzadas con cables unidas a pequeñas torres que se encuentran en el barco [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - sistema%20de%20anclaje
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