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drilling mud [1 record]

Record 1 2022-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Oil Production
DEF

The liquid that is circulated through the wellbore during rotary drilling and workover operations.

CONT

Formation-fluid pressures are commonly controlled by the use of a high-density clay-water-slurry, called drilling mud.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Production pétrolière
DEF

Mélange d'eau, d'argile et de certains produits chimiques qui assure notamment la remontée des déblais de forage, maintient les parois du puits et refroidit le trépan tout en le lubrifiant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
  • Producción petrolera
DEF

Agua cenagosa que se prepara con fango, espato pesado, barita, etc., y que se inyecta en el pozo que se está taladrando para lubricar el trépano, consolidar las paredes y arrastrar hasta la superficie las partículas arrancadas a la roca.

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