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PLATE-FORME AUTOELEVATRICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mobile jack-up platform
1, record 1, English, mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mobile jack-up 2, record 1, English, mobile%20jack%2Dup
correct
- JU 3, record 1, English, JU
correct
- JU 3, record 1, English, JU
- jack-up barge 4, record 1, English, jack%2Dup%20barge
correct
- jack-up unit 5, record 1, English, jack%2Dup%20unit
correct
- jack-up drilling rig 6, record 1, English, jack%2Dup%20drilling%20rig
correct
- jack-up drilling unit 3, record 1, English, jack%2Dup%20drilling%20unit
correct, see observation
- jack-up rig 7, record 1, English, jack%2Dup%20rig
correct
- jackup rig 2, record 1, English, jackup%20rig
correct
- jack-up 3, record 1, English, jack%2Dup
correct, noun
- jack-up platform 1, record 1, English, jack%2Dup%20platform
correct
- self-elevating rig 3, record 1, English, self%2Delevating%20rig
correct
- self-elevating platform 3, record 1, English, self%2Delevating%20platform
correct
- self-elevating drilling unit 7, record 1, English, self%2Delevating%20drilling%20unit
correct
- offshore self-elevating drilling platform 5, record 1, English, offshore%20self%2Delevating%20drilling%20platform
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An offshore drilling structure with tubular or derrick legs that support the deck and hull. 6, record 1, English, - mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] mobile jack-up platform ... consists basically of a dumb barge which can raise itself out of the water on legs to well above storm wave height, and upon which is mounted a drilling rig. Some of the hulls are roughly triangular in plan and have three legs, but most are matchbox and have four or six legs ... The jack-up barge is towed to location, the legs are dropped or jacked down to the sea bed, and then the hull is raised out of the water some 50 to 60 ft. 1, record 1, English, - mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A jack-up rig is towed or propelled to the location with the legs up, and machinery is engaged to move the legs to the seafloor while the deck and hull ... remain above the water. Once the legs are firmly positioned on bottom, the deck height may be further adjusted and leveled. 6, record 1, English, - mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When positioned over the drilling site, the bottoms of the legs [of the jack-up rig] rest on the seafloor. 6, record 1, English, - mobile%20jack%2Dup%20platform
Record 1, Key term(s)
- jackup drilling rig
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme de forage autoélévatrice
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plate-forme autoélévatrice 2, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
- installation de forage auto-élévatrice 3, record 1, French, installation%20de%20forage%20auto%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
- installation auto-élévatrice 4, record 1, French, installation%20auto%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
correct, feminine noun
- autoélévatrice 5, record 1, French, auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
feminine noun
- jack-up 2, record 1, French, jack%2Dup
masculine noun
- plateforme de forage autoélévatrice 6, record 1, French, plateforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
feminine noun
- plateforme autoélévatrice 6, record 1, French, plateforme%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de forage en mer constituée d'un ponton qui flotte pendant les déplacements et repose sur le fond en position de travail par l'intermédiaire de colonnes rétractables. 5, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technique désormais classique pour les profondeurs d'eau relativement faibles repose sur l'utilisation de «jack-up», plates-formes autoélévatrices qui restent solidaires du fond pendant les travaux de forage. Celles-ci sont mises en position à la hauteur souhaitée, compte tenu de la houle, au-dessus des flots en prenant appui sur des piles mobiles par un système de vérins et de crémaillères. 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 7, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20de%20forage%20auto%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plate-forme de forage auto-élévatrice
- plate-forme auto-élévatrice
- installation de forage autoélévatrice
- installation autoélévatrice
- auto-élévatrice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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