Quality assurance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003015",
  "term": "Quality assurance",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A systematic process for preventing mistakes and defects in manufactured products and avoiding problems when delivering services. In the context of drilling fluids, this involves establishing and auditing procedures for mud formulation, testing, and treatment to meet predefined specifications for properties like density, viscosity, and fluid loss. Quality assurance focuses on the processes and systems, whereas quality control (QC) focuses on testing the final product to verify it meets the standards.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/quality-assurance/"
}