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NON MAITRISEE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wild well
1, record 1, English, wild%20well
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wild bore 2, record 1, English, wild%20bore
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A well that has blown out of control and from which oil, water, and/or gas is escaping to the surface with great force; a gusher. 3, record 1, English, - wild%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... from discharging bores under test, from "wild" bores and also from control vent-valves, various harmful substances ... may sometimes escape into the air at geothermal sites. 2, record 1, English, - wild%20well
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "gusher." 4, record 1, English, - wild%20well
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puits fou
1, record 1, French, puits%20fou
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- puits à éruption non maîtrisée 2, record 1, French, puits%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9ruption%20non%20ma%C3%AEtris%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- puits à jaillissement non maîtrisé 2, record 1, French, puits%20%C3%A0%20jaillissement%20non%20ma%C3%AEtris%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- puits en éruption non contrôlée 3, record 1, French, puits%20en%20%C3%A9ruption%20non%20contr%C3%B4l%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- sondage sauvage 4, record 1, French, sondage%20sauvage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Sondage] dont l'éruption n'a pu être maîtrisée. 5, record 1, French, - puits%20fou
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- galloping 1, record 2, English, galloping
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- non maîtrisée 1, record 2, French, non%20ma%C3%AEtris%C3%A9e
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sans frein 1, record 2, French, sans%20frein
- déréglée 1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9r%C3%A9gl%C3%A9e
- désordonnée 1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9sordonn%C3%A9e
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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