Piezómetros, hitos y sismógrafos con la perforación de prepozos.

English translation: preliminary well

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Spanish term or phrase:la perforación de prepozos
English translation:preliminary well
Entered by: Neil Ashby

12:56 Aug 10, 2016
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / gas company construction work
Spanish term or phrase: Piezómetros, hitos y sismógrafos con la perforación de prepozos.
It is a translation for building works for a gas company, and the word I am having trouble is "PREPOZOS".

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Amy7259
Spain
preliminary / initial well
Explanation:
http://app.idu.gov.co/boletin_alejandria/julio2013/doc/ARTIC...

"Colocación de una camisa metálica de entre 7 y 9 m de profundidad, hincada a rotación, al abrigo de la cual se perforan los primeros metros del pilote. La perforación inicial de dicha camisa o “prepozo”, asegura el sostenimiento de las paredes de la excavación en su primera fase debido al bajo grado de cohesión del terreno en esta zona."

The above ref is actually about injecting foundations.


http://www.enernews.com/nota/181648/en-tres-meses-concluira-...

Técnicos de la compañía exploratoria y autoridades del Viceministerio de Minas y Energía realizaron este fin de semana una visita de inspección a la zona de obras. La empresa Primo Cano Martínez tiene actualmente a su cargo la excavación del prepozo, es decir, los primeros 50 metros del futuro yacimiento.
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Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 22:04
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thank you very much, I think preliminary well will work best
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Summary of answers provided
4...with preliminary boring
Mariana Serio
2preliminary / initial well
Neil Ashby


  

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preliminary / initial well


Explanation:
http://app.idu.gov.co/boletin_alejandria/julio2013/doc/ARTIC...

"Colocación de una camisa metálica de entre 7 y 9 m de profundidad, hincada a rotación, al abrigo de la cual se perforan los primeros metros del pilote. La perforación inicial de dicha camisa o “prepozo”, asegura el sostenimiento de las paredes de la excavación en su primera fase debido al bajo grado de cohesión del terreno en esta zona."

The above ref is actually about injecting foundations.


http://www.enernews.com/nota/181648/en-tres-meses-concluira-...

Técnicos de la compañía exploratoria y autoridades del Viceministerio de Minas y Energía realizaron este fin de semana una visita de inspección a la zona de obras. La empresa Primo Cano Martínez tiene actualmente a su cargo la excavación del prepozo, es decir, los primeros 50 metros del futuro yacimiento.

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 22:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 255
Grading comment
thank you very much, I think preliminary well will work best
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...with preliminary boring


Explanation:
My option.

Example sentence(s):
  • The first step in this phase is to prepare a preliminary boring, sampling, and in-situ testing plan.

    https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=neL8AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=preliminary+boring&source=bl&ots=0uazhQqgNl&sig=lJLBsfxP3xlhHnYTj7qd
Mariana Serio
Argentina
Local time: 17:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: I have gone with preliminary well but thank you very much for your help

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