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EPAISSEUR CAKE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- filtration quality
1, record 1, English, filtration%20quality
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The filtration characteristics of a drilling fluid. 2, record 1, English, - filtration%20quality
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These qualities are inversely proportional to the thickness of filter cake deposited on the face of a porous medium and the amount of water allowed to escape from the drilling fluid into or through the medium. 2, record 1, English, - filtration%20quality
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term usually plural. 3, record 1, English, - filtration%20quality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- qualité de filtration
1, record 1, French, qualit%C3%A9%20de%20filtration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractéristiques de filtration d’une boue de forage. Ces qualités sont inversement proportionnelles à l'épaisseur du cake déposé sur la surface d’un milieu poreux. 1, record 1, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20de%20filtration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme généralement usité au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - qualit%C3%A9%20de%20filtration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cake thickness
1, record 2, English, cake%20thickness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- thickness of the cake 2, record 2, English, thickness%20of%20the%20cake
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The measure of the thickness of the filter cake deposited against a permeable medium by a fluid containing suspended solids. 2, record 2, English, - cake%20thickness
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Thickness of the cake is reported in thirty-seconds of an inch. 2, record 2, English, - cake%20thickness
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épaisseur du cake
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9paisseur%20du%20cake
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-12-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Economic Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Baroid filter press
1, record 3, English, Baroid%20filter%20press
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "Baroid" and "filter press." 1, record 3, English, - Baroid%20filter%20press
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Géologie économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- filtre-presse Baroïd
1, record 3, French, filtre%2Dpresse%20Baro%C3%AFd
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le but principal de la boue [de forage] étant de créer sur les parois du forage un cake formant tubage tout en évitant l'imprégnation des terrains, traversés par l'eau, on a inventé un essai qualitatif permettant d’évaluer l'épaisseur du cake et la quantité d’eau libre de la boue. [...] L'appareil universellement utilisé est le filtre-presse Baroïd. 1, record 3, French, - filtre%2Dpresse%20Baro%C3%AFd
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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