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BAGUETTE SOURCIER PETROLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-05

English

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

Any of the various devices used in searching for petroleum deposits.

CONT

Dowsing is the action of a person - called the dowser - using a rod, stick, or other device - called a dowsing rod, dowsing stick, doodlebug (when used to locate oil) or divining rod - to locate such things as underground water, hidden metal, buried treasure, oil, lost persons, or golf balls, etc.

OBS

doodlebug: Slang term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques

Spanish

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