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MASSE VOLUMIQUE BOUE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A measure of the density of a drilling fluid expressed as pounds per gallon (ppg), pounds per cubic foot (lb/ft³), or kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m³). Mud weight is directly related to the amount of pressure the column of drilling mud exerts at the bottom of the hole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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