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PISTON TIGES [1 record]

Record 1 2000-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Petroleum Technology - Safety
DEF

A sealing component of a blowout preventer that closes the annular space between the pipe and the blowout preventer or wellhead.

CONT

Pipe rams, sometimes called "gates", are shaped to fit around drill pipe, so they provide not only an effective seal but act as a support for the pipe should a joint need to be uncoupled.

CONT

... pipe rams, when closed, have a configuration such that they seal around the pipe; ...

Key term(s)
  • pipe rams
  • gates
  • gate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Sécurité (Technologie pétrolière)
CONT

Obturateurs à mâchoires. [...] - À fermeture totale ou «blind rams»; plus couramment en offshore, l'une des fermetures totales est munie de lames pouvant couper le train de tiges ou «shear rams». - À fermeture sur tiges, casing ou tubing : «pipe rams» ou «variable rams».

CONT

Les pistons à tiges ont une forme qui permet à leurs extrémités de s'adapter autour de la colonne de forage. Comme on peut aisément les remplacer, on peut en installer rapidement de différentes tailles pour s'adapter à différents diamètres de tubage et de tiges de forage.

Key term(s)
  • mâchoires à fermeture sur tiges
  • mâchoires de fermeture sur tige
  • pistons à tiges

Spanish

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