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Milling

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002372

The process of grinding or cutting away material in the wellbore using a downhole mill. This operation is performed to remove obstructions, create windows in casing, or prepare a wellbore for subsequent operations. Milling generates metal cuttings that must be circulated out of the well.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002372
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Workover and Intervention
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002372",
  "term": "Milling",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process of grinding or cutting away material in the wellbore using a downhole mill. This operation is performed to remove obstructions, create windows in casing, or prepare a wellbore for subsequent operations. Milling generates metal cuttings that must be circulated out of the well.",
  "subject": "Well Workover and Intervention",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/milling/"
}

Record 2,530 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.