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Mud cake

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017875

Also called filter cake; the layer of mud particles that builds up on the wall of a rotary-drilled hole as mud filtrate is lost to the formation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017875
FieldEnvironment
SubjectScience and research
ReferencesEnvironmental Geophysics Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017875",
  "term": "Mud cake",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Also called filter cake; the layer of mud particles that builds up on the wall of a rotary-drilled hole as mud filtrate is lost to the formation.",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Geophysics Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mud-cake/"
}

Record 17,875 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.