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TUBE CONDUCTEUR [5 records]

Record 1 2015-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermonuclear fusion
DEF

A metal envelope within the vacuum chamber of a fusion device.

OBS

liner: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
DEF

Enveloppe métallique à l'intérieur de la chambre à vide d'un dispositif de fusion.

OBS

chemise conductrice; gaine conductrice; enveloppe conductrice; tube conducteur : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A string of large diameter casing, typically 20 inches OD (508 mm), but sometimes larger, extending from the cellar deck in a jack-up drilling rig down into the borehole for about 60 metres.

CONT

The bit is fastened to the string ... The string hangs inside a casing called a conductor pipe.

CONT

Drilling is started by attaching a short drill collar and a large bit to the kelly and drilling a hole to about 50 ft. A length of large size casing is run into this and cemented to the formation. This is called the conductor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Colonne de grand diamètre, enfoncée dans le sol sous-marin à la sortie du puits et émergeante, qui supporte la tête de puits située en surface.

CONT

Le tube conducteur qui, comme un entonnoir, guidera le trépan, s'insère dans le trou central [de la plaque de base].

PHR

Mise en place du tube conducteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
  • Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
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Record 3 2000-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

The first casing or conductor string (generally 30 or 36 in. in diameter) that is set in the drilling of a well from an offshore drilling rig. It prevents sloughing of the ocean-floor formations and is a structural support for the permanent guide base and blowout preventers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
DEF

Tube de grand diamètre, en tôle roulée et soudée, généralement mis en place par le génie civil et servant au début d'un forage.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

Riveted-seam or spiral-welded-seam, thin-wall pipe used as a conductor, standpipe, or casing in a borehole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
DEF

Tubage riveté de grand diamètre utilisé au début du forage.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords

Spanish

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