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LONGUEUR TIGES FORAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2017-10-24

English

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

Two or more lengths of drill rod or casing coupled together and handled as a unit length as they are taken from a borehole and set upright in a drill tripod or derrick.

CONT

On a drilling rig, the usual stand is approximately 90 ft long, comprised of three lengths of drill pipe screwed together.

French

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

Ensemble de plusieurs tiges de forage vissées l'une à la suite de l'autre et que l'on manœuvre d'un seul bloc au cours des montées et descentes du trépan.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-09

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
DEF

Assemblage de tiges de forage, par deux ou par trois de façon que la distance entre les extrémités d'une longueur corresponde à celle entre le plancher et la passerelle d'accrochage.

Spanish

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