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Calcium carbonate

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000516

A naturally occurring mineral, CaCO3, widely used as a bridging agent and weighting material in drilling fluids. Its acid solubility makes it suitable for minimizing formation damage, as it can be easily dissolved after drilling to clean up the wellbore. It is also used as a lost circulation material and for increasing fluid density without adding abrasive solids.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000516
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000516",
  "term": "Calcium carbonate",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A naturally occurring mineral, CaCO3, widely used as a bridging agent and weighting material in drilling fluids. Its acid solubility makes it suitable for minimizing formation damage, as it can be easily dissolved after drilling to clean up the wellbore. It is also used as a lost circulation material and for increasing fluid density without adding abrasive solids.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/calcium-carbonate/"
}

Record 556 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.