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Balanced plug

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000257

A cement plug placed in a wellbore where the hydrostatic pressure of the cement column is equalized with the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid it displaces. This technique minimizes the risk of fluid migration or U-tubing during placement. It is often used for zonal isolation or to abandon a section of the well.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000257
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000257",
  "term": "Balanced plug",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A cement plug placed in a wellbore where the hydrostatic pressure of the cement column is equalized with the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid it displaces. This technique minimizes the risk of fluid migration or U-tubing during placement. It is often used for zonal isolation or to abandon a section of the well.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/balanced-plug/"
}

Record 278 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.