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FORAGE SOUS-PRESSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- underbalanced drilling
1, record 1, English, underbalanced%20drilling
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- UBD 2, record 1, English, UBD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice of drilling a well with the wellbore fluid gradient less than the natural formation gradient. 3, record 1, English, - underbalanced%20drilling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It differs from conventional drilling in that the bottomhole circulating pressure is lower than the formation pressure, thereby permitting the well to flow while drilling proceeds. 3, record 1, English, - underbalanced%20drilling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forage en sous-pression
1, record 1, French, forage%20en%20sous%2Dpression
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- forage en dépression 2, record 1, French, forage%20en%20d%C3%A9pression
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forage où la pression hydrostatique des fluides dans le trou de sonde est plus faible que la pression du gisement. 3, record 1, French, - forage%20en%20sous%2Dpression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Milieux dispersés et colloïdaux. [...] Les mousses (air dans eau) sont étudiées dans le cadre des travaux sur les fluides de forage appliqués aux conditions de forage en dépression dites «underbalanced». 4, record 1, French, - forage%20en%20sous%2Dpression
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- perforación bajo balance
1, record 1, Spanish, perforaci%C3%B3n%20bajo%20balance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- perforación en depresión 2, record 1, Spanish, perforaci%C3%B3n%20en%20depresi%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- perforación UBD 1, record 1, Spanish, perforaci%C3%B3n%20UBD
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Perforación dirigida. [...] Número uno a nivel mundial en la aplicación de la tecnología MWD (Measurement while Drilling) en perforación en depresión, Geoservices ha perforado más de 1000 pozos con su MWD electromagnético, que es el único en comercializarse en la actualidad sobre una base mundial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - perforaci%C3%B3n%20bajo%20balance
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