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Pipe trip

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002802

The operation of pulling the drill string out of the wellbore (tripping out) and then running it back in (tripping in). This is done to change the drill bit, run casing, or perform other downhole operations. Tripping involves repeatedly making up and breaking out pipe connections, requiring careful management of wellbore fluids.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002802
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002802",
  "term": "Pipe trip",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The operation of pulling the drill string out of the wellbore (tripping out) and then running it back in (tripping in). This is done to change the drill bit, run casing, or perform other downhole operations. Tripping involves repeatedly making up and breaking out pipe connections, requiring careful management of wellbore fluids.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/pipe-trip/"
}

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