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MESURE COURS FORAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- measurement while drilling service
1, record 1, English, measurement%20while%20drilling%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service de mesure en cours de forage
1, record 1, French, service%20de%20mesure%20en%20cours%20de%20forage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- measuring while drilling
1, record 2, English, measuring%20while%20drilling
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- MWD 2, record 2, English, MWD
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- measurement-while-drilling 3, record 2, English, measurement%2Dwhile%2Ddrilling
correct
- measurement while drilling 1, record 2, English, measurement%20while%20drilling
correct
- MWD 1, record 2, English, MWD
correct
- MWD 1, record 2, English, MWD
- downhole measurement while drilling 4, record 2, English, downhole%20measurement%20while%20drilling
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A downhole "real time" data gathering and transmitting system that sends information from the drill bit to the surface by one of several means. 4, record 2, English, - measuring%20while%20drilling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The data transmitted by some form of telemetry - hardwire or electronics, or hydraulic impulse includes drilling angle and rate, temperature, type formation, and condition of the bit. The MWD system is the most advanced yet developed to keep the driller and geologist informed on conditions several thousand feet down hole. 4, record 2, English, - measuring%20while%20drilling
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[This technology allows a driller to] determine soil properties and measure whether his well is on course without pulling pipe and bit and lowering instruments into the hole. 5, record 2, English, - measuring%20while%20drilling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mesure de fond pendant le forage
1, record 2, French, mesure%20de%20fond%20pendant%20le%20forage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mesure en cours de forage 2, record 2, French, mesure%20en%20cours%20de%20forage
feminine noun
- télémesure de fond 3, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9mesure%20de%20fond
feminine noun
- télémétrie de fond 2, record 2, French, t%C3%A9l%C3%A9m%C3%A9trie%20de%20fond
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Objet des mesures de fond pendant le forage. [...] Leur but vise à connaître en temps réel les paramètres de fond : [...] paramètres mécaniques [...] paramètres liés à la formation [...] paramètres directionnels [...] 1, record 2, French, - mesure%20de%20fond%20pendant%20le%20forage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mesures en cours de forage, deux types de transmission sont utilisés : par câble électrique ou par pression de la boue. 2, record 2, French, - mesure%20de%20fond%20pendant%20le%20forage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- measurement while drilling tool
1, record 3, English, measurement%20while%20drilling%20tool
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- measurement-while-drilling tool 2, record 3, English, measurement%2Dwhile%2Ddrilling%20tool
correct
- MWD tool 3, record 3, English, MWD%20tool
correct
- MWD bit 4, record 3, English, MWD%20bit
- measurement while drilling bit 4, record 3, English, measurement%20while%20drilling%20bit
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... MWD tools measure different parameters. 3, record 3, English, - measurement%20while%20drilling%20tool
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- outil avec mesure en cours de forage
1, record 3, French, outil%20avec%20mesure%20en%20cours%20de%20forage
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- outil MWD 2, record 3, French, outil%20MWD
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce forage a la particularité d'être doté du MWD (Measurement While Drilling, ou en français, mesure en cours de forage). On a pu voir un prototype d'outil de forage [...] qui peut travailler jusqu'à 72 heures en continu. 3, record 3, French, - outil%20avec%20mesure%20en%20cours%20de%20forage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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