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Cake thickness

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000513

The measured depth of the filter cake that forms on the wellbore wall during drilling operations. This layer of deposited solids from the drilling fluid controls fluid loss into permeable formations. A thin, impermeable filter cake is desirable for maintaining wellbore stability and minimizing formation damage, often measured in millimeters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000513
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000513",
  "term": "Cake thickness",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The measured depth of the filter cake that forms on the wellbore wall during drilling operations. This layer of deposited solids from the drilling fluid controls fluid loss into permeable formations. A thin, impermeable filter cake is desirable for maintaining wellbore stability and minimizing formation damage, often measured in millimeters.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/cake-thickness/"
}

Record 553 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.