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Pounds per barrel

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002885

A unit of concentration used in drilling fluids, representing the weight of a solid additive in pounds per 42-gallon barrel of fluid. This unit is commonly used for expressing the concentration of weighting agents, lost circulation materials, or other solid additives. For example, a mud might contain 10 pounds per barrel of barite.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002885
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002885",
  "term": "Pounds per barrel",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A unit of concentration used in drilling fluids, representing the weight of a solid additive in pounds per 42-gallon barrel of fluid. This unit is commonly used for expressing the concentration of weighting agents, lost circulation materials, or other solid additives. For example, a mud might contain 10 pounds per barrel of barite.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/pounds-per-barrel/"
}

Record 3,073 of 4,469 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.