Well Stimulation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030304",
  "term": "Well Stimulation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Involves techniques to optimize well performance. This may include pumping of acids, energized fluids, and various other chemicals to improve formation flow characteristics.\n\n2. Several processes used to clean the well bore, enlarge channels, and increase pore space in the interval to be injected thus making it possible for wastewater to move more readily into the formation, and includes (1) surging, (2) jetting, (3) blasting, (4) acidizing, (5) hydraulic fracturing.",
  "references": [
    "DOL Occupational Health and Safety Administration Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing eTool at http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/oilandgas",
    "40 CFR 146.3 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/well-stimulation/"
}