| Subject | English | French |
| met. | American system of drilling | sondage à la corde |
| chem., el. | detection of gas in drilling muds | détection de gaz dans les boues de forage |
| transp., construct. | drilling of a borehole | forage d'un puits |
| met. | drilling of a bore-hole | forage d'un puits |
| met. | drilling of a bore-hole | ouverture d'un puits |
| transp., construct. | drilling of a well | forage d'un puits |
| met. | drilling of well | forage d'un puits |
| met. | drilling of well | ouverture d'un puits |
| oil | drilling of wells | forage de puits |
| coal. | explosive charge at the bottom of the drilling | charge explosive fond de trou |
| life.sc., coal. | geological map based on the results of drilling exploitation | plan de gisement élaboré à partir des sondages |
| UN | Guidelines Concerning the Environment Related to Offshore Mining and Drilling within the Limits of National Jurisdiction | Lignes directrices concernant l'environnement relatives à l'extraction et au forage en mer dans les limites de la juridiction nationale |
| min.prod., oil | International Programme of Ocean Drilling | Programme international de forages océaniques sur les grands fonds |
| coal. | loss of drilling fluid | perte de liquide de forage |
| coal. | loss of drilling fluid | perte de retour |
| coal. | loss of drilling fluid | perte de circulation |
| coal. | loss of drilling fluid | perte de boue |
| life.sc., coal. | map of drilling points | plan de surface avec situation des sondages |
| life.sc., coal. | map of oil drillings with production data | plan de situation des sondages pétroliers |
| construct. | mast of drilling rig | mât de la foreuse |
| coal. | mud circuit of a drilling machine | circuit boue d'une sondeuse |
| transp., construct. | results of drilling | résultat de sondage |
| transp., construct. | results of drilling | relevé de sondage |
| coal. | supporting of the drilling | soutènement du forage |
| environ., coal. | the formation of a dust cloud during drilling of the round | formation d'un bouchon de poussières pendant la foration de la volée |