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Record 1 2000-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A system for monitoring the position of a floating, offshore drilling rig in relation to the subsea wellhead in which a taut, steel line is stretched from the rig to the ocean floor.

OBS

An inclinometer measures the slope of the line at the rig, and, because the line is assumed to be straight from the rig to the ocean floor, any slope in the line indicates that the rig has moved.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
  • Manœuvre des navires
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)

Spanish

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