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Junk

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002079

Any unwanted metallic or hard object in a wellbore that obstructs drilling or other operations. Junk can include anything from dropped tools and broken bit components to debris from a failed downhole tool. Specialized tools such as junk baskets, magnets, and milling tools are used to retrieve or break up the debris before normal operations can resume.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002079
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002079",
  "term": "Junk",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Any unwanted metallic or hard object in a wellbore that obstructs drilling or other operations. Junk can include anything from dropped tools and broken bit components to debris from a failed downhole tool. Specialized tools such as junk baskets, magnets, and milling tools are used to retrieve or break up the debris before normal operations can resume.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/junk/"
}

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