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jack up v – піднімати домкратом
logistic – матеріально-технічне забезпечення
pin n – штифт
prime mover – первинний тягач, двигун
rigging n – монтаж, встановлення
seal n – пломба, ущільнення
skid n – полоз
skid-beam – полозний брус
swivel n – вертлюг
telescoping derrick – телескопічна бурова вежа
thief zone – зона поглинання бурового розчину
tow v, n – буксирний канат, буксирувати
trailer n – трейлер
traveling position n – транспортна позиція
valve n – клапан
well-head n – гирло свердловини
workforce n – робоча сила
Answer the questions
1. What did a motivated, multinational workforce achieve?
2. What desert drilling-rig moving systems do you know?
3. How many rigs does Santa Fe’s local rig fleet consist of?
4. What company designed the integral-wheel complex?
5. What supplies fluid to the wheel cylinders for steering?
6. What provides the distance between each tire?
7. Where and when was the skid-beam system used?
8. How does this system work?
9. How many days in moving does the skid-beam system
save?
10. What is a telescoping derrick?
11. What are the main features of moving efficiencies?
12. Are drilling operations in Kuwait totally self-sufficient?
13. What is the basis of benchmarking?
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