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mudding up
Oil & gas; Drilling
The act of adding commercial materials to convert water or a water-clay slurry into a mud. Mudding up is usually done after drilling a well to a certain depth with relatively ...
pumpability
Oil & gas; Drilling
The ability of the slurry to be pumped. Pumpability is usually measured by the API thickening-time test.
sulfate resistance
Oil & gas; Drilling
The ability of set cement to resist deterioration in the presence of sulfate ions.
carrying capacity
Oil & gas; Drilling
The ability of a circulating drilling fluid to transport rock fragments out of a wellbore. Carrying capacity is an essential function of a drilling fluid, synonymous with ...
slurry stability
Oil & gas; Drilling
The ability of a cement slurry to maintain homogeneity. Two tests are used as a measure of slurry stability: the free-fluid test and the sedimentation test.
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