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OCMA

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002584

An acronym for the Oil Companies Materials Association, a former organization that published standards and testing procedures for drilling fluid materials. Although the group is no longer active, its specifications for materials like bentonite and barite are still referenced in the industry. The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) now provide the primary standards for drilling fluid testing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002584
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002584",
  "term": "OCMA",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An acronym for the Oil Companies Materials Association, a former organization that published standards and testing procedures for drilling fluid materials. Although the group is no longer active, its specifications for materials like bentonite and barite are still referenced in the industry. The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) now provide the primary standards for drilling fluid testing.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/ocma/"
}

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