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Pig

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004409

A device sent through a pipeline to clean it, inspect its integrity, or separate different fluid batches. Pigs can be mechanical, such as those with brushes or scrapers, or intelligent, equipped with sensors to detect corrosion or anomalies. They are launched and received at dedicated pig traps along the pipeline route.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004409
FieldOil and gas
SubjectProduction Testing
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004409",
  "term": "Pig",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A device sent through a pipeline to clean it, inspect its integrity, or separate different fluid batches. Pigs can be mechanical, such as those with brushes or scrapers, or intelligent, equipped with sensors to detect corrosion or anomalies. They are launched and received at dedicated pig traps along the pipeline route.",
  "subject": "Production Testing",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/pig/"
}

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