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TUER PUITS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kill a well
1, record 1, English, kill%20a%20well
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To bring under control a well that is threatening to blow out; to circulate water and mud into a completed well before starting well-servicing operations. 2, record 1, English, - kill%20a%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
To overcome pressure in a well by use of mud or water so that surface connections may be removed. 3, record 1, English, - kill%20a%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
to kill: As applied to an oil or gas well means to shut off the flow of oil or gas temporarily or to destroy the well entirely so that neither oil nor gas can flow. 4, record 1, English, - kill%20a%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Completion fluid of high enough density to kill the well is contained in the annulus above the packer and production is via the tubing. 5, record 1, English, - kill%20a%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Diver assistance was required to kill and to plug the well with cement. 6, record 1, English, - kill%20a%20well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tuer un puits
1, record 1, French, tuer%20un%20puits
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arrêter une éruption par injection d'un fluide du type boue. 2, record 1, French, - tuer%20un%20puits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si le puits [...] produit en quantité suffisante, on le renforce par un tubage définitif, puis on le «tue» provisoirement en attendant la mise en exploitation. 3, record 1, French, - tuer%20un%20puits
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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