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BOUE EMULSION EAU/HUILE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

An oil mud used for drilling or workover purposes that utilizes soaps, lignite, and asphaltic materials plus 10 to 50 percent water to make up a fluid in which the water is dispersed throughout the oil as very small droplets to form a very tight emulsion.

Key term(s)
  • invert mud

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Fluide de forage dont la phase liquide continue est de l'huile, la phase aqueuse dispersée représente jusqu'à 50% et plus de volume.

CONT

La boue à «émulsion inverse» eau/huile, du fait que le filtrat est composé exclusivement d'huile, présente tous les avantages des boues à l'huile et permet de pallier certains inconvénients de ces dernières.

Spanish

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