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PACKER FLUID [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A liquid, usually mud but sometimes salt water or oil, used in a well when a packer is employed between the tubing and casing. This fluid should be heavy enough to shut off the pressure of the formation being produced, should not stiffen or settle out of suspension over long periods of time, and should be noncorrosive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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