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TUYAU FORAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blooey line
1, record 1, English, blooey%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blooey-line 2, record 1, English, blooey%2Dline
- blooie-line 2, record 1, English, blooie%2Dline
- blowing line 2, record 1, English, blowing%20line
- bleed-of line 3, record 1, English, bleed%2Dof%20line
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The discharge pipe from a well being drilled by air drilling. 4, record 1, English, - blooey%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The blooey line is used to conduct the air or gas used for circulation away from the rig to reduce the fire hazard as well as to transport the cuttings a suitable distance from the well. 4, record 1, English, - blooey%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conduite d'évacuation
1, record 1, French, conduite%20d%27%C3%A9vacuation
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tuyau de fuite 2, record 1, French, tuyau%20de%20fuite
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque le forage se fait à l'air ou au gaz inerte, l'exploitant doit installer et maintenir en bon état [...] une tête de circulation, une tête de contrôle ou un obturateur rotatif de résistance nominale à la pression appropriée, capable de dévier le flux d’air ou de gaz de remontée vers un tuyau de fuite lequel doit être aussi droit que possible et d’une longueur d’au moins 50m menant vers une installation de séparation appropriée. 2, record 1, French, - conduite%20d%27%C3%A9vacuation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Transport of Water (Water Supply)
- Long-Distance Pipelines
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- slurry system
1, record 2, English, slurry%20system
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- microtunnel slurry system 2, record 2, English, microtunnel%20slurry%20system
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bristol Relief Sewer... this particular pipeline was to be used as a gravity flow sanitary sewer-line... A Herrenknecht microtunnel slurry system with an AVN 800 drilling head was used to install a 36-inch concrete pipe. Pipe sections were installed in sixteen (16) foot lengths, which required the tunnel alignment be kept straight as possible, as the longer lengths of pipe made for a very rigid tunnel line. 2, record 2, English, - slurry%20system
Record 2, Key term(s)
- microtunneling slurry system
- microtunnelling slurry system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
- Canalisations à grande distance
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- système à boue liquide
1, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20boue%20liquide
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- appareil à boue liquide 2, record 2, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20boue%20liquide
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type d’appareil de creusage utilisé pour le microtunnelage. Une conduite de plus petit diamètre est installée à l'intérieur du tunnel foré pour pousser, soit de l'eau, soit une boue de bentonite vers la tête de forage. Le retour se fait par un autre tuyau vers le puits d’entrée où les déblais sont pompés en surface vers des réservoirs à boue. 1, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20boue%20liquide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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