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POWER SLIP [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-11-16

English

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

An air- or hydraulic-fluid-operated device that fits into the opening in the rotary table when the drill stem must be suspended in the wellbore (as when a connection, or trip is being made).

CONT

Power slips are pneumatically or hydraulically actuated devices that are operated by the driller at his station, thus dispensing with the manual handling of slips when making a connection.

CONT

Automatic slips, also called power slips, eliminate the need for roughnecks to set and take out slips manually.

OBS

automatic slips; power(-)slips: terms rarely used in the singular (automatic slip; power(-)slip).

Key term(s)
  • automatic slip
  • power slip

French

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

[Coins de retenue] à commande pneumatique ou hydropneumatique, servant à retenir le train de tiges dans la table de rotation au cours des manœuvres.

OBS

coins de retenue automatique : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (coin de retenue automatique).

Key term(s)
  • coin de retenue automatique

Spanish

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