Filtration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001412",
  "term": "Filtration",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process by which the liquid phase of a drilling fluid passes into a permeable formation, leaving solid components behind as a filter cake on the formation wall. This fluid loss is controlled by additives that form a thin, low-permeability seal. The rate of filtration and the thickness of the filter cake are measured in a laboratory using a filter press under standard conditions of 100 psi pressure and a specified temperature.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/filtration/"
}