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Mercury displacement method

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002324

A laboratory technique used to determine the bulk volume of a core sample by measuring the volume of mercury it displaces. The core is immersed in mercury, and the displaced volume is precisely measured. This method is often used as a step in calculating porosity and grain density from core samples.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002324
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002324",
  "term": "Mercury displacement method",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A laboratory technique used to determine the bulk volume of a core sample by measuring the volume of mercury it displaces. The core is immersed in mercury, and the displaced volume is precisely measured. This method is often used as a step in calculating porosity and grain density from core samples.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/mercury-displacement-method/"
}

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