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POWER TONG [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-11-22

English

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

A wrench that is used to make up or break out drill pipe, tubing, or casing to which the torque is provided by air or fluid pressure.

CONT

Power tongs are pneumatically or hydraulically operated tools that serve to spin the pipe up tight and, in some instances, to apply the final makeup torque.

OBS

Conventional tongs are operated by a mechanical pull provided by a jerk line connected to a cathead.

OBS

power tongs: term rarely used in the singular (power tong).

Key term(s)
  • power tong

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
OBS

(à commande pneumatique ou hydropneumatique).

OBS

clés de vissage automatique : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (clé de vissage automatique).

Key term(s)
  • clé de vissage automatique
  • clef de vissage automatique
  • clefs de vissage automatique

Spanish

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