drilling fluid
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5.7
- noun
- Specialized
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líquido de perforación
- The crew used special drilling fluid to keep the drill bit cool during the operation.
- drilling fluids and cuttings
- drilling fluids (muds)
- water-based drilling fluid
Examples
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The fracking issue is being resolved at the state level, and with better information on drilling fluids, there should be less need for premature federal regulation.
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Another example was the Chevron fire in Bayelsa State in Nigeria in May 2011, where the rig operator had already noticed that the formation pressure was very high and the viscosity and density of the drilling fluid could no longer take care, but Chevron still asked them to go ahead.
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The raceway is seal rated for 75 psi, keeping drilling fluid and underground water out.
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This eliminates formation damage caused when drilling fluid solids plug the porous media at the walls of the borehole.
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Environmental damage was minimal—just three barrels of heavy drilling fluid spilled overboard.
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For example, the inclined alignment made it difficult to retain drilling fluids and cuttings in the drill hole and caused restrictions on variations from the design alignment.
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Sifferman was the chair of the API polymer work group that set new recommendations for testing high-temperature water-based drilling fluids and has worked on other activities with API.
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Furthermore, grouting of the annulus around the pipeline after it was pulled into place would be more difficult and require more grout because of the tendency for the drilling fluids and cuttings to leave the borehole.
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HOUSTON: BP had to halt its ambitious effort to plug its stricken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday afternoon when engineers saw that too much of the drilling fluid they were injecting into the well was escaping along with the leaking crude oil.
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The drilling fluid helps to remove cuttings and stabilize the wellbore walls.
Synonyms
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6.0
A thick liquid used in drilling to cool the drill, remove rock pieces and support the hole
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'drilling' (the process of making holes) combined with 'fluid' (a substance that flows) yields a straightforward meaning of a liquid used in drilling. Although it names a technical substance with specific functions, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer it denotes a liquid used during drilling operations.
Etymology
Drilling fluid comes from a simple picture: drilling means 'making a deep hole' and fluid means 'a liquid', so imagine a liquid flowing around a spinning drill bit to cool it and wash rock pieces out. That's why the phrase means a special mixture used to cool the bit, carry away rock pieces, and help keep the hole from falling in.