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Carboxymethyl hydroxyethylcellulose

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004254

A synthetic polymer derived from cellulose, used as a viscosifier and fluid loss control agent in water-based drilling fluids. This additive increases the viscosity of the mud, improving its ability to carry cuttings, and forms a low-permeability filter cake on the wellbore wall to minimize fluid invasion into the formation. It is effective across a broad range of temperatures and salinities.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004254
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004254",
  "term": "Carboxymethyl hydroxyethylcellulose",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A synthetic polymer derived from cellulose, used as a viscosifier and fluid loss control agent in water-based drilling fluids. This additive increases the viscosity of the mud, improving its ability to carry cuttings, and forms a low-permeability filter cake on the wellbore wall to minimize fluid invasion into the formation. It is effective across a broad range of temperatures and salinities.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/carboxymethyl-hydroxyethylcellulose/"
}

Record 595 of 4,499 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.