Ingegneria meccanica: Industria petrolifera
| English |
| blowout prevention |
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Uncountable
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| Definition |
An operation that involves the entire hydraulic system of rotary rig to control formation pressure. Preventing oilwell blowouts requires recognizing the preliminary signs of blowout, utilising the BOPs, and circulating fluid of the required density to contain the formation pressures.
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| Definition source |
Sh91
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| Context |
Well control and blowout prevention have become particularly important topics in the oil industry for a number or reasons. Among these reasons are higher drilling costs, possible loss of life, and waste of natural resources when blowouts occur.
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| Context source |
K&bc96
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| Synonym |
well control
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| Subject field |
Petroleum Engineering
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| Partitive concept |
well control procedures (driller´s method, wait and weight, volumetric method, lubrication method, stripping, snubbing), soft shut-in, hard shut-in
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| it |
controllo eruzione
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| Reliability code |
3
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