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GUN-PERFORATOR LOADER

Specialty Definition: GUN-PERFORATOR LOADER

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Mining

In petroleum production, one who loads explosive powder into gun perforators used in shooting holes through tubings, casings, and earth formations of oil or gas wells to aid in well drilling or producing operations, working either in shop or at well site. Also called theloader; perforator loader. See also:loader. (references)

Occupations

Loads explosive powder or chemicals into gun perforators and carriers used in shooting or burning holes through tubing, casings, and earth formations: Assembles perforators, using special handtools. Cleans, gauges, and lubricates gun ports distributed along barrel. Removes gun port, using special wrench. Inserts waterproof sealer and bullet into gun port. Places specified powder charge in powder chamber and screws gun port in place. Screws igniting charge (booster) in place on gun barrel and connects lead wire to cable connection with screwdriver. Inserts special fuse (prima-cord) into carrier of jet perforators. Threads jet-shaped charge on fuse and inserts it into carrier and through port, using special tongs. Inserts specified powder charge in chamber of sidewall sample-taking cylinder and assembles cylinders, using special wrenches. Packs cylinders into boxes for field loading into core barrels. Stores loaded guns, explosives, and related materials in storeroom according to established safety procedures. Maintains inventory records and orders new supplies. May keep gun and explosive records in compliance with local and federal laws. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: GUN-PERFORATOR LOADER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

47 55 4E 2D 50 45 52 46 4F 52 41 54 4F 52      4C 4F 41 44 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000111 01010101 01001110 00101101 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000110 01001111 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 00100000 01001100 01001111 01000001 01000100 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#71 &#85 &#78 &#45 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#70 &#79 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82 &#32 &#76 &#79 &#65 &#68 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0047 0055 004E 002D 0050 0045 0052 0046 004F 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052      004C 004F 0041 0044 0045 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

41554815503952404952355449522464935383952

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