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Pipe stretch

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002801

The elongation of a drill pipe or tubing string under tensile load, caused by its own weight and the forces applied during drilling or completion operations. This elastic deformation must be accounted for when accurately positioning tools or measuring depths in a wellbore. It is typically measured in feet or meters of stretch per thousand feet of pipe.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002801
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Completions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002801",
  "term": "Pipe stretch",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The elongation of a drill pipe or tubing string under tensile load, caused by its own weight and the forces applied during drilling or completion operations. This elastic deformation must be accounted for when accurately positioning tools or measuring depths in a wellbore. It is typically measured in feet or meters of stretch per thousand feet of pipe.",
  "subject": "Well Completions",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/pipe-stretch/"
}

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