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injection well
Oil & gas; Drilling
n injection well is a vertical pipe in the ground into which water, other liquids, or gases are pumped or allowed to flow.
subterranean
Oil & gas; Drilling
being or operating under the surface of the earth; "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water"
flash point
Oil & gas; Drilling
The lowest temperature at which application of a flame to the test chamber of a tester causes vapors of the sample in the chamber to ignite. The test can be applied to base fluids ...
pour point
Oil & gas; Drilling
The lowest temperature (in °F or °C) at which a liquid remains pourable (meaning it still behaves as a fluid). Oil or synthetic muds with high pour points may suffer from ...
bottomhole assembly
Oil & gas; Drilling
The lower portion of the drillstring, consisting of (from the bottom up in a vertical well) the bit, bit sub, a mud motor (in certain cases), stabilizers, drill collar, ...
dehydration
Oil & gas; Drilling
The loss of water from cement slurry or drilling fluid by the process of filtration. Dehydration results in the deposition of a filter cake and loss of the slurry鈥檚 internal fluid ...
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