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Mechanical skin

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002317

Damage to the formation around the wellbore caused by drilling, completion, or perforating operations, which impedes fluid flow into the well. This damage can result from drilling fluid invasion, cement filtrate, or crushed rock around perforations. Mechanical skin reduces the effective permeability of the near-wellbore region.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002317
FieldOil and gas
SubjectPerforating
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002317",
  "term": "Mechanical skin",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Damage to the formation around the wellbore caused by drilling, completion, or perforating operations, which impedes fluid flow into the well. This damage can result from drilling fluid invasion, cement filtrate, or crushed rock around perforations. Mechanical skin reduces the effective permeability of the near-wellbore region.",
  "subject": "Perforating",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/mechanical-skin/"
}

Record 2,472 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.