Abstract: A well probe including two offset shoes fixed outside of a tubular column and an intermediate shoe provided with a central passage having a cross section larger than a cross section of the column. The intermediate shoe is connected to a lower offset shoe by a mobile hasp. A mobile harness is adapted to be moved into and out of a lateral cavity of the intermediate shoe for enabling coupling and uncoupling of the intermediate shoe with a wall of the well. The mobile harness includes a casing for accommodating sensors and a hydraulic triggering arrangement, with the sensors and the hydraulic triggering arrangement being connected to a surface installation by cables and an electronic cartridge.

Abstract: A method of processing seismic recordings in order to obtain an improved seismic section by taking into account, during summing, the real geometric configuration of the alignments of signals in the collection of elementary recordings before sum.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for pumping a two-phase gas/liquid mixture in an extraction well (11) whose initial gas percentage is greater than approximately 40% by volume, characterized in that it consists:in reducing the percentage of free gas to below 40% by the use of at least a first centrifugal separating module (3, 4);in cooling the drive motor by means of an annular flow of the mixture emerging from the first separating module (3, 4) around the motor (9), the proportion of gas in the said mixture having been brought down to below 40% in order to increase its heat capacity and its speed of passage around the motor;in reducing to below approximately 10% the percentage of gas by volume by the use of at least a second centrifugal separating module (14);in pumping the fluid thus obtained by means of a centrifugal pump (16) driven by the motor (9).

Abstract: This invention relates to a new zeolite from the class of mazzite, containing a fraction of non-exchangeable potassium cations, and also to a process for its synthesis. The crystallinity and the adsorption capacity of the protonated form of this zeolite are maintained after a prolonged hydrothermal treatment.

Abstract: The invention relates to the manufacture of thiophene by catalytic dehydrogenation of tetrahydrothiophene.Ruthenium sulphide, optionally mixed with sulphides of one or more other transition metals is employed as bulk or supported catalyst.

Abstract: New chemical product, constituted by an organic phosphorus compound of the structure ##STR1## where Q is an N or O atom, T is an alkylene or arylene, possibly carrying substituents, or not existing, while R.sup.1 to R.sup.7, the same or different, are H or aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and/or arylic hydrocarbon radicals, possibly substituted, R.sup.3 not existing when Q is oxygen. This product is used as an intermediate in the preparation of different derivatives of phosphinous acid.

Abstract: Ionically conductive material consisting essentially of a salt diluted in a liquid aprotic solvent. The salt is represented by one of the following formulas: ##STR1## where M is an alkaline or alkaline earth metal, a transition metal or a rare earth metal.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of alkanesulfonamides is disclosed. It comprises reacting an alkanesulfonyl chloride with ammonia or with an alkylamine in the presence of a chemically inert liquid diluent. The diluent is first supersaturated with ammonia or with the alkylamine before bringing it into contact with the alkanesulfonyl chloride.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of zeolites having a gallosilicate skeleton and belonging to the structural class of faujasite in which there is first formed a precursor of the zeolite which entraps a structuring agent which is thereafter destroyed by calcining wherein the structuring agent is at least one compound belonging to the group formed by carbon-containing rings and macrocycles whose ring comprises at least 6 atoms and contains heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and silicon.

Abstract: Method has been provided for cleaning a vertical, deviated or horizontal underground well. In which a maintenance tubing having a cleaning head at its end is lowered into a production pipe for suction of sediments. At a certain level above the region of the well to be cleaned, a hydraulic isolation device is installed in the annulus between the maintenance tubing and the production pipe. Fluid is injected into the annulus to activate the hydroejector which is located above the hydraulic isolation device to cause the suction of the sediments. The sediments downhole therefore can be cleaned out without introducing foreign fluid downhole.

Abstract: An interferometric unit consisting of a birefringent plate combined with an isotropic plate.This unit makes it possible to work with materials whose birefringence is slight and/or to reduce the necessary thickness of the birefringent plate. The unit is suited for integration into an interferometric device whose particular application is the detection of gases with quasi-periodic absorption structure absorbing in the infra-red.

Abstract: Liquid composition for the production of a gel in a well drilled in the ground which is comprised of a hydrophilic polymer. Its liquid medium consists of an organic liquid at least partially miscible with water.

Abstract: The process for analyzing a two-dimensional seismic cross-section image, including traces of a seismic cross-section, including processing the two-dimensional seismic cross-section with a binary function, a first value being assigned if a slope of the amplitude of the trace is positive, and a second value being assigned with a slope of the amplitude of the trace is negative, applying edge following techniques to the binarized image in order to determine contours of areas to be associated based on the first and second values, breaking down each of the contours into a series of chains, limited by turning points situated on each of the contours at a location where a direction changes from left to right or from right to left, when the contour is described in a given direction of rotation, breaking down each chain into contiguous curved segments such that a greatest distance between one point of each contiguous curved segment and a straight line segment joining the two ends the contiguous curved segement does not

Abstract: This invention relates to superbasic additives for lubricant oils containing an organic molybdenum complex virtually insoluble in hydrocarbons. The complexes are formed with organic compounds such as amines, diamines, alkoxylated amines, glycols and polyols.The additives according to the invention have anti-wear, friction-reducing and antioxidant properties in the lubricant formulations.

Abstract: Dynamometric measuring assembly for a drill pipe, formed by a measuring device comprising, firmly attached to the rotating pipe, sensors and a first electronic circuit for conditioning the signals supplied by these sensors, a radiotransmitter mounted in a fixed manner on the rotating pipe and an acquisition unit. According to the invention, the measuring assembly furthermore comprises a radio receiver mounted on the rotating pipe and intended to allow the remote control of the measuring device.

Abstract: Device for the auditory and/or visual representation of mechanical phenomena in the interaction between a drilling tool and rock being drilled, characterized by the fact that it includes a mechanism for picking up a vibratory signal representing the vibration of the tool at the cutting face using an accelerometric sensor at a specific point on the drilling stem and processing equipment (45, 31, 31) for filtering the signal in the frequency band of 10 to 200 Hz.

Abstract: There is disclosed a catalyst for the liquid phase oxidation of functional groups comprising metalloporphyrins carrying anionic groups as substituents in which the metalloporphyrins are immobilized on a support which is made of a polymer containing nitrogenous groups used as a Lewis base and to a process of making the same.

Abstract: Process for removing sulfur compounds contained in a residual gas with recovery of said compounds in the form of sulfur, wherein a gas obtained from a residual gas containing H.sub.s S and SO.sub.2 and having a temperature lower than 160.degree. C. is subjected to a catalytic CLAUS reaction phase with deposition of sulfur on the catalyst and periodic regeneration of the sulfur-laden catalyst and cooling of the regenerated catalyst. The gas brought in contact with the CLAUS catalyst is produced by subjecting the residual gas to a hydrogenation and hydrolysis treatment to provide the sulfur compounds in the unique form of H.sub.2 S and to cooling with water separation by condensation and then to catalytic oxidation of H.sub.2 S in CLAUS stoichiometry with cooling of the gas stream obtained from the oxidation step under 160.degree. C. in order to separate the sulfur by condensation. Application to the purification of the residual gases emitted by CLAUS sulfur plants.

Abstract: The optical system, which is comprised of a thin layer of ion conducting, macromolecular material, or solid polymer electrolyte sandwiched between two electrodes presenting each a conducting deposition carried by a support plate such that at least one of the conductor depositions and the associated support plate are transparent, is heated by applying between the conductor depositions of said electrodes an electric voltage signal of which at least one portion includes an alternating component which has an amplitude between 0.05 and 100 volts and a frequency lower than 5 kHz and preferably between 2 and 2000 Hz so as to generate within said optical system an alternating ionic current susceptible of producing a heating of the ion conducting macromolecular material by Joule effect. The optical system to be heated, which may be an electrochromium device, may have particularly a glazing type structure or a mirror type structure.

Abstract: Device for blocking off a well in open flow which includes a blocking system (4) for blocking off the well, an anchorage system (3) to support said blocking system (4) and a movable and inclinable support and positioning system (5) which comprises a sliding ramp (6) and mechanism for moving the blocking system (4) to bring it above the end of the casing (2) to be blocked off. Application: exploration, production and storing of hydrocarbons.