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Bottoms-up

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000425

The process of circulating drilling fluid from the bottom of the wellbore to the surface, bringing with it any cuttings or formation fluids. This operation is performed to clean the well, condition the mud, or circulate out a kick. The time it takes for fluid to travel from bottom to surface is known as the bottoms-up time.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000425
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000425",
  "term": "Bottoms-up",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process of circulating drilling fluid from the bottom of the wellbore to the surface, bringing with it any cuttings or formation fluids. This operation is performed to clean the well, condition the mud, or circulate out a kick. The time it takes for fluid to travel from bottom to surface is known as the bottoms-up time.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/bottoms-up/"
}

Record 458 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.