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PLASTIC SQUEEZING [1 record]

Record 1 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The procedure whereby a quantity of resinous material is squeezed into a sandy formation to consolidate the sand and prevent its flowing into the well. The resinous material is made to harden by special chemicals, thus obtaining a porous mass that permits oil to flow into the well while holding back the sand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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