rank wildcats

German translation: Aufschlussbohrung

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English term or phrase:wildcat
German translation:Aufschlussbohrung
Entered by: Alan Johnson

11:44 Aug 12, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: rank wildcats
Dieser Begriff taucht in meinem Finanztext auf und bereitet mir einige Schwierigkeiten. Ich habe zwar Definitionen dazu finden können, kenne mich aber mit Bohrfeldern und Ölbohrungen überhaupt nicht aus.

"t also plans 2 rank wildcats in the Gippsland basin offshore southern Australia this year"
Kristina Wolf
Australia
Local time: 12:18
Aufschlussbohrung
Explanation:
A wildcat is a particularly difficult bore. One that is remote or very far from other bores is termed rank wildcat. Eine besondere Entsprechung gibt es m.W. nicht auf Deutsch. "Aufschlussbohrung" wäre üblich für "wildcat", für "rank wildcat" habe ich keine Ahnung.
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Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 04:18
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Danke für Deine Hilfe.
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Aufschlussbohrung


Explanation:
A wildcat is a particularly difficult bore. One that is remote or very far from other bores is termed rank wildcat. Eine besondere Entsprechung gibt es m.W. nicht auf Deutsch. "Aufschlussbohrung" wäre üblich für "wildcat", für "rank wildcat" habe ich keine Ahnung.

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 04:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
Danke für Deine Hilfe.
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