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Bottoms-up mud sample

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000426

A sample of drilling fluid taken at the surface after it has circulated from the bottom of the wellbore. This sample represents the fluid that was exposed to the formation at the deepest point of the well. It is analyzed for gas content, cuttings, and other indicators of downhole conditions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000426
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000426",
  "term": "Bottoms-up mud sample",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A sample of drilling fluid taken at the surface after it has circulated from the bottom of the wellbore. This sample represents the fluid that was exposed to the formation at the deepest point of the well. It is analyzed for gas content, cuttings, and other indicators of downhole conditions.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bottoms-up-mud-sample/"
}

Record 459 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.