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FORAGES FAIBLE PROFONDEUR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- interception well
1, record 1, English, interception%20well
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- interceptor well 2, record 1, English, interceptor%20well
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The increasing concentration of 1,2-DCP detected in Village production wells concerned SWDO's Division of Drinking and Ground Water (DDAGW). In the summer of 1997, DDAGW requested that Ripley take action to reduce the concentration of 1,2-DCP to below 5.0 µg/l. Failure to do so would lead to requirements for costly treatment. The most viable option for the village was determined to be the installation of a interception well as a temporary method to capture the 1,2-DCP plume before it reaches the well field. 1, record 1, English, - interception%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... at the time, it was indicated that interceptor wells were being dug on the site to determine whether or not there would be contamination of the surrounding water table. 3, record 1, English, - interception%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Last month, the federal Environmental Protection Agency directed Union Carbide to install an "interceptor well," in the well field, which is located off Dugan Lane near the Garden State Parkway. A plume of ground water contamination from the nearby Reich Farm Superfund site has seeped into the well field. Craig A. Wilger, Carbide's project manager for the Reich Farm site, said Carbide consultant Jon Sykes is trying to determine the best placement for an interceptor well by using a computer model of ground water in the area. 4, record 1, English, - interception%20well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puits d’interception
1, record 1, French, puits%20d%26rsquo%3Binterception
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- puits de captage 2, record 1, French, puits%20de%20captage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Problème(s) : Découverte d’hydrocarbures dans l’eau des puits d’un lotissement rural. [...] Matrix a réalisé des essais pilotes et la modélisation de l’écoulement des eaux souterraines dans le but de concevoir et d’installer un réseau de 16 puits d’interception pour récupérer les eaux souterraines contaminées. 3, record 1, French, - puits%20d%26rsquo%3Binterception
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Captage par puits ou forages. L'utilisation de ce type de captage est chronologiquement celui qui a été mis en œuvre en dernier lieu(1904) en vue de l'exploitation des ressources des sables bruxelliens. Selon qu'il est réalisé par sondage ou par creusement, l'ouvrage captant est dénommé forage ou puits de captage. [...] Alors que le diamètre intérieur des forages varie entre 400 et 1000 mm, celui des puits de captage peut atteindre 5 m. Fort variable, la profondeur des forages peut atteindre jusqu'à 60 m. Celle des puits est généralement plus faible. 4, record 1, French, - puits%20d%26rsquo%3Binterception
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
L’exploitant a réalisé au cours des derniers mois d’importants travaux consistant à restructurer le réseau d’évacuation des eaux, d’une part, et à déplacer le puits de captage des eaux industrielles (conformément à une étude hydrogéologique préalable) d’autre part. 5, record 1, French, - puits%20d%26rsquo%3Binterception
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
L’ARAP [Administration du rétablissement agricole des Prairies] continue de travailler avec le ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Alimentation et du Développement rural de l’Alberta, Protection de l’environnement Alberta et l’industrie des puits de captage des eaux souterraines pour promouvoir la durabilité des puits pendant des générations. 6, record 1, French, - puits%20d%26rsquo%3Binterception
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mobile drilling platform
1, record 2, English, mobile%20drilling%20platform
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- movable structure 2, record 2, English, movable%20structure
correct
- mobile platform 1, record 2, English, mobile%20platform
correct
- offshore mobile drilling unit 2, record 2, English, offshore%20mobile%20drilling%20unit
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mobile drilling platform. The underwater search has been made possible only by vast improvement in offshore technology ... new types [of platform] stress characteristics of mobility and the capacity for work in [deep] water. The world's mobile platform fleet can be divided into four main groupings: self-elevating platform, submersibles, semisubmersibles, and floating drill ships. The most widely used mobile platform is the self-elevating, or jack-up unit. It is towed to location, where the legs are lowered to the sea floor, and the platform is jacked up above wave height. 1, record 2, English, - mobile%20drilling%20platform
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "offshore mobile drilling unit": offshore mobile drilling unit 2, record 2, English, - mobile%20drilling%20platform
Record 2, Key term(s)
- mobile drilling unit
- mobile unit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- infrastructure mobile
1, record 2, French, infrastructure%20mobile
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- support de forage mobile 2, record 2, French, support%20de%20forage%20mobile
correct, masculine noun
- unité mobile 2, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20mobile
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aussi pour exécuter [les forages d’exploration] qui ne durent que quelques mois chacun, utilise-t-on des infrastructures mobiles, que l'on déplace d’un site à un autre [...] À faible profondeur on utilise des «jack-up» ou plates-formes autoélévatrices à piles mobiles verticalement actionnées par vérins ou par crémaillères. En cours de déplacement le pont fait office de coque et flotte à la surface de l'eau, les piles étant relevées [...] Au-delà de [90 mètres d’eau], on utilise des engins de forage flottants, navires ou plates-formes semi-submersibles. 1, record 2, French, - infrastructure%20mobile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- subsurface investigation
1, record 3, English, subsurface%20investigation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- subsurface exploration 2, record 3, English, subsurface%20exploration
correct
- subsoil exploration 3, record 3, English, subsoil%20exploration
correct
- subsoil investigation 4, record 3, English, subsoil%20investigation
correct
- subsoil reconnaissance 5, record 3, English, subsoil%20reconnaissance
correct
- subsurface exploratory analysis 6, record 3, English, subsurface%20exploratory%20analysis
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soil boring and sampling program, together with the associated laboratory tests, necessary to establish subsurface profiles and the relative strengths, compressibility, and other characteristics of the various strata encountered within the depths likely to have an influence on the design of the substructure for the project. 7, record 3, English, - subsurface%20investigation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Field investigations to identify soils can be made by surface surveying, aerial surveying, or geophysical or subsurface exploratory analysis. 6, record 3, English, - subsurface%20investigation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Essais du sol (Construction)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- reconnaissance du sol en profondeur
1, record 3, French, reconnaissance%20du%20sol%20en%20profondeur
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- reconnaissance en profondeur 1, record 3, French, reconnaissance%20en%20profondeur
correct, feminine noun
- reconnaissance du sous-sol 2, record 3, French, reconnaissance%20du%20sous%2Dsol
correct, feminine noun
- étude du sous-sol 3, record 3, French, %C3%A9tude%20du%20sous%2Dsol
correct, feminine noun
- exploration du sous-sol 4, record 3, French, exploration%20du%20sous%2Dsol
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La reconnaissance. Cette opération est faite en deux temps : la reconnaissance de la surface du terrain sur laquelle doit être édifiée la construction, et la reconnaissance du sol en profondeur [...] La reconnaissance en profondeur peut être faite par l'examen de fouilles [...] pour des constructions d’assez faible importance, quand le sol est relativement bon [...] Mais dès que les constructions [...] sont importantes, et qu'elles doivent apporter de grandes charges sur le sol, il faut effectuer une reconnaissance par forages suffisamment rapprochés. 1, record 3, French, - reconnaissance%20du%20sol%20en%20profondeur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- shallow drilling 1, record 4, English, shallow%20drilling
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- forages à faible profondeur
1, record 4, French, forages%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pluriel d’usage. 2, record 4, French, - forages%20%C3%A0%20faible%20profondeur
Record 4, Key term(s)
- forage à faible profondeur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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