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Mudding off

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002466

The process where drilling fluid solids, particularly fine particles, plug or seal off permeable zones in the wellbore, reducing fluid loss into the formation. This can be a desired effect to prevent lost circulation or an undesired effect if it causes formation damage. It is related to the formation of a mudcake.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002466
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002466",
  "term": "Mudding off",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The process where drilling fluid solids, particularly fine particles, plug or seal off permeable zones in the wellbore, reducing fluid loss into the formation. This can be a desired effect to prevent lost circulation or an undesired effect if it causes formation damage. It is related to the formation of a mudcake.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/mudding-off/"
}

Record 2,630 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.