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Bearden units of consistency (Bc)
Oil & gas; Drilling
The pumpability or consistency of a slurry, measured in Bearden units of consistency (Bc), a dimensionless quantity with no direct conversion factor to more common units of ...
portland cement
Oil & gas; Drilling
The product obtained by pulverizing clinker consisting essentially of hydraulic calcium silicates. Portland cement is the most common type of cement used for oil- and gas-well ...
hydrogen embrittlement
Oil & gas; Drilling
The process whereby steel components become less resistant to breakage and generally much weaker in tensile strength. While embrittlement has many causes, in the oil field it is ...
embrittlement
Oil & gas; Drilling
The process whereby steel components become less resistant to breakage and generally much weaker in tensile strength. While embrittlement has many causes, in the oil field it is ...
filtration
Oil & gas; Drilling
The process of separating components of a slurry by leaving the suspended solids as filter cake on a filter medium while the liquid passes through. The process can be either ...
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