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Expendable plug

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004318

A temporary plug placed in the bottom of a tubing string or packer bore so the tubing can be pressure tested and a hydraulic packer set. Afterward the plug is removed by knocking it out with sinker bars on wireline, pushing it out with set-down weight, or pumping it out with pressure, and the pieces fall to the bottom of the well instead of being retrieved. It is a single-use item, unlike wireline-retrievable plugs that seat in a nipple and are pulled for reuse.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004318
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004318",
  "term": "Expendable plug",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A temporary plug placed in the bottom of a tubing string or packer bore so the tubing can be pressure tested and a hydraulic packer set. Afterward the plug is removed by knocking it out with sinker bars on wireline, pushing it out with set-down weight, or pumping it out with pressure, and the pieces fall to the bottom of the well instead of being retrieved. It is a single-use item, unlike wireline-retrievable plugs that seat in a nipple and are pulled for reuse.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/expendable-plug/"
}

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