دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

a device with moveable vanes attached to an under water seismic streamer.

v: to supervise another too closely

n: a wire rope that has been flattened and the strands of which have been spread. v: to flatten and spread the strands of a wire rope.

adj: see wickered.

n: wire rope used for hoisting that has had its wires distorted into the shape of a birdcage by a sudden release of load.

n: the time period from 65 million years ago until the present. It is marked by rapid evolution of mammals and birds, flowering plants, grasses, and shrubs, and little change in invertebrates.

abbr: Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

n: a bird that moves (migrates) from one place to another, usually in connection with changing seasons. During times of migration, such birds, especially those attracted to bothes of water, may choose to rest in a drilling rigs reserve pit. To prevent harm to the birds, rig owners place netting over the pit so that they cannot alight in the liquid in the pit.

n: (MBTA) a congressional act that established treaties with Great Britain, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and the former Soviet Union to protect migratory birds and their habitats. MBTA authorises fines and even imprisonment for operators who allow migratory birds to become injured in pits or open-topped tanks that contain oil, oil products, caustic materials, or contaminants. such as arsenic or boron, that are poisonous or hazardous to migratory birds.

n: a rock of biochemical origin, composed largely of calcium phosphate from bird droppings and vertebrate remains.