steel casing

collocation in English

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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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casing
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkeɪ.sɪŋ/us
/ˈkeɪ.sɪŋ/
a covering that ...
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(Definition ofsteelandcasingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In a typical well with an inclined borehole, the heavysteelcasinglies eccentrically towards the lower side of the hole.
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The aim of the operation is to cement asteelcasinginto the drilled wellbore.
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The dies are placed in asteelcasing, which backs the die and allow for easy die changes.
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A cased glory hole utilizessteelcasingas a retaining wall while an open glory hole is simply an excavation.
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The engineers built a concrete foundation withsteelcasingfor the tower.
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The borehole was then lined withsteelcasing.
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The entire cell is enclosed by asteelcasingthat is protected, usually by chromium and molybdenum, from being corroded on the inside.
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They all contain asteelcasingthat is designed to burst into small steel fragments or shrapnel, when their explosive core detonates.
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Thissteelcasingproject is expected to cost $1.4 billion (700 million, 1 billion), and expected to be completed in 2015.
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Two centrifugal pumps located in a stainlesssteelcasingat the under frame supply the water to the tanks.
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The belt was covered with asteelcasingto prevent the wind blowing away zinc oxide powder.
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At this stagesteelcasingwas installed in the borehole to help stabilize it.
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In the process of drilling and completing a well, cement is injected through the wellbore and rises up the annulus between thesteelcasingand the formation.
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Decontaminated steel casings were recycled by the steel industry.
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In this process, a bore machine drills vertically in the ground while adding steel casings every few feet in a reverse telescope manner.
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