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Bleed off

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000373

To slowly release pressure from a wellbore, pipeline, or equipment by opening a valve or choke. This controlled reduction in pressure is performed for safety, to adjust well conditions, or to prepare for maintenance. Bleeding off pressure is a standard procedure during well control operations or equipment depressurization.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000373
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Workover and Intervention
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000373",
  "term": "Bleed off",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "To slowly release pressure from a wellbore, pipeline, or equipment by opening a valve or choke. This controlled reduction in pressure is performed for safety, to adjust well conditions, or to prepare for maintenance. Bleeding off pressure is a standard procedure during well control operations or equipment depressurization.",
  "subject": "Well Workover and Intervention",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bleed-off/"
}

Record 400 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.