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Float shoe

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001459

A rounded, heavy-walled casing accessory installed at the very bottom of a casing string, equipped with a check valve that prevents reverse flow of cement or formation fluids into the casing. It guides the casing past irregularities in the wellbore and protects the casing shoe from impact. The float shoe is the first component to enter the drilled hole.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001459
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001459",
  "term": "Float shoe",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A rounded, heavy-walled casing accessory installed at the very bottom of a casing string, equipped with a check valve that prevents reverse flow of cement or formation fluids into the casing. It guides the casing past irregularities in the wellbore and protects the casing shoe from impact. The float shoe is the first component to enter the drilled hole.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/float-shoe/"
}

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