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Sized salt

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003433

Sodium chloride (NaCl) particles with a specific, controlled size distribution, used as an additive in drilling fluids. It serves as a bridging agent to seal permeable formations and as a weighting material to increase fluid density. Sized salt is particularly effective in preventing fluid loss in salt formations and can be dissolved for easy removal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003433
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003433",
  "term": "Sized salt",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "Sodium chloride (NaCl) particles with a specific, controlled size distribution, used as an additive in drilling fluids. It serves as a bridging agent to seal permeable formations and as a weighting material to increase fluid density. Sized salt is particularly effective in preventing fluid loss in salt formations and can be dissolved for easy removal.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/sized-salt/"
}

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