Jet cutter

{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002069",
  "term": "Jet cutter",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A downhole tool that cuts tubing, casing or drill pipe from the inside by firing a shaped explosive charge, whose focused jet of hot gas and metal cuts radially through the pipe wall. It is run on electric line to a chosen depth, usually just above the free point of a stuck string, and fired from surface. A chemical cutter instead uses a corrosive reaction, and a mechanical cutter uses blades.",
  "subject": "Well Workover and Intervention",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/jet-cutter/"
}