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shale shaker
Oil & gas; Drilling
The primary and probably most important device on the rig for removing drilled solids from the mud. This vibrating sieve is simple in concept, but a bit more complicated to use ...
bottomhole pressure
Oil & gas; Drilling
The pressure, usually measured in pounds per square inch (psi), at the bottom of the hole. This pressure may be calculated in a static, fluid-filled wellbore with the equation: ...
osmotic pressure
Oil & gas; Drilling
The pressure that must be applied to the low-salinity side of an osmotic system to prevent water movement into the high-salinity side by osmosis. Conversely, it is the suction ...
pore-pressure gradient
Oil & gas; Drilling
The pressure of the subsurface formation fluids, commonly expressed as the density of fluid required in the wellbore to balance that pore pressure. A normal gradient might require ...
vapor pressure
Oil & gas; Drilling
The pressure exerted by a vapor escaping from a liquid. It quantifies the tendency of molecules to enter the gaseous phase. The vapor pressure of water increases as temperature ...
cased hole
Oil & gas; Drilling
The portion of the wellbore that has had metal casing placed and cemented to protect the openhole from fluids, pressures, wellbore stability problems or a combination of these.
total depth
Oil & gas; Drilling
The planned end of the well, measured by the length of pipe required to reach the bottom.
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