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channeling
Oil & gas; Oilfield
The condition in which cement flows in a channel only on some sides of the casing or borehole annulus, and thus does not provide adequate hydraulic isolation in all radial ...
total organic carbon
Oil & gas; Oilfield
The concentration of organic material in source rocks as represented by the weight percent of organic carbon. A value of approximately 0. 5% total organic carbon by weight percent ...
snubbing jack
Oil & gas; Oilfield
The components of a snubbing unit that provide the vertical stroke or movement required to run or retrieve the work string. Snubbing jacks are hydraulically operated and can apply ...
initial shut-in period
Oil & gas; Oilfield
The comparatively short shut-in period following the initial flow period of a drillstem test. This period is followed immediately by much longer flow and shut-in periods to allow ...
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