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Circulate

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000674

To pump fluid down the drill string, through the bit, and up the annulus to the surface. This process cools the bit, cleans the bottom of the hole, and carries rock cuttings out of the wellbore. Circulation is also performed to condition the drilling mud or to displace one fluid in the well with another, such as replacing mud with completion fluid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000674
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000674",
  "term": "Circulate",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "To pump fluid down the drill string, through the bit, and up the annulus to the surface. This process cools the bit, cleans the bottom of the hole, and carries rock cuttings out of the wellbore. Circulation is also performed to condition the drilling mud or to displace one fluid in the well with another, such as replacing mud with completion fluid.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/circulate/"
}

Record 724 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.