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Beneficiation

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000318

The process of improving the physical or chemical properties of a raw material, such as barite or bentonite, to make it suitable for use in drilling fluids. This involves crushing, grinding, washing, and separating minerals to remove impurities and achieve a desired particle size distribution. For barite, beneficiation increases its specific gravity to meet API specifications for weighting agents.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000318
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000318",
  "term": "Beneficiation",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process of improving the physical or chemical properties of a raw material, such as barite or bentonite, to make it suitable for use in drilling fluids. This involves crushing, grinding, washing, and separating minerals to remove impurities and achieve a desired particle size distribution. For barite, beneficiation increases its specific gravity to meet API specifications for weighting agents.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/beneficiation/"
}

Record 347 of 4,499 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.