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DERRICK TRADITIONNEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- standard derrick
1, record 1, English, standard%20derrick
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A derrick that is built piece by piece at the drilling location as opposed to a jackknife mast, which is a portable, folding mast that is already assembled. 1, record 1, English, - standard%20derrick
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Standard derricks have been replaced almost totally by jackknife masts; however, in some deep drilling locations and on some offshore drilling rigs, they are still employed. 1, record 1, English, - standard%20derrick
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- derrick classique
1, record 1, French, derrick%20classique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- derrick traditionnel 1, record 1, French, derrick%20traditionnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
derrick. Tour de forage. Chevalement métallique [...] dressé à l'endroit où doit être effectué un forage, pour l'exécution des manœuvres de levage et de descente des outils dans les puits. À l'heure actuelle, le derrick classique tend de plus en plus à être remplacé par des mâts de forage, plus maniables. 1, record 1, French, - derrick%20classique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
mât de forage. Installation de forage constituée par deux poutres à treillis en forme de V renversé [...] Les mâts se substituent de plus en plus aux derricks traditionnels dans la mesure où ils sont installés plus facilement et plus rapidement. 1, record 1, French, - derrick%20classique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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