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Ball catcher

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000259

A device installed in a wellbore to retrieve or retain a dropped ball, often used in conjunction with ball-activated tools. It prevents the ball from falling further down the well and obstructing operations or damaging equipment. Ball catchers are common in fracturing operations where multiple balls are dropped to activate stages.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000259
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000259",
  "term": "Ball catcher",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A device installed in a wellbore to retrieve or retain a dropped ball, often used in conjunction with ball-activated tools. It prevents the ball from falling further down the well and obstructing operations or damaging equipment. Ball catchers are common in fracturing operations where multiple balls are dropped to activate stages.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/ball-catcher/"
}

Record 280 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.