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CANON PERFORATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- perforating gun
1, record 1, English, perforating%20gun
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gun perforator 2, record 1, English, gun%20perforator
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device fitted with shaped charges or bullets that is lowered to the desired depth in a well and fired to create penetrating holes in casing (or liner) and cement and some distance into the formation. 3, record 1, English, - perforating%20gun
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A special tool used downhole for shooting holes in the well's casing opposite the producing formation. The gun, a steel tube of various lengths, has steel projectiles placed at intervals over its outer circumference, perpendicular to the gun's long axis. When lowered into the well's casing on a wire line opposite the formation to be produced, the gun is fired electrically, shooting numerous holes in the casing which permit oil or gas to flow into the casing. 4, record 1, English, - perforating%20gun
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perforateur
1, record 1, French, perforateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- perforateur de tubage 2, record 1, French, perforateur%20de%20tubage
correct, masculine noun
- canon de perforation 3, record 1, French, canon%20de%20perforation
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] appareil descendu sur câble conducteur [...] dans un puits afin de perforer le tubage de production en face de couches productives, de façon à permettre au pétrole ou au gaz naturel de pénétrer dans le puits. 4, record 1, French, - perforateur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces perforateurs sont soit à balles, soit à charges creuses. 2, record 1, French, - perforateur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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