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Intermediate casing

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002009

A string of steel pipe set and cemented in a wellbore after the surface casing but before the production casing. It isolates unstable formations, protects freshwater aquifers, and provides a stable conduit for drilling to deeper targets. The setting depth of intermediate casing is determined by formation pressures and wellbore stability requirements.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002009
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002009",
  "term": "Intermediate casing",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A string of steel pipe set and cemented in a wellbore after the surface casing but before the production casing. It isolates unstable formations, protects freshwater aquifers, and provides a stable conduit for drilling to deeper targets. The setting depth of intermediate casing is determined by formation pressures and wellbore stability requirements.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/intermediate-casing/"
}

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