Mist drilling:

Terms Related to Mist drilling

• Foaming agent

  A chemical used to lighten the water column in gas wells, in oilwells producing gas, and in drilling wells in which air or gas is ...

• Thinning agent

  A chemical or combination of chemicals that, when added to a drilling mud, reduces its viscosity.

• Logging while drilling

  A technique using a suite of logs that are part of the drilling bha. The formation properties are measured while drilling (although 40 to 60 ...

• Rotary drilling

  A drilling method in which a hole is drilled by a rotating bit to which a downward force is applied. The bit is fastened to ...

• Air drilling

  A drilling technique whereby gases (typically compressed air or nitrogen) are used to cool the drill bit and lift cuttings out of the wellbore, instead of ...

• Defoamer

  Any chemical that prevents of lessens frothing or foaming in another agent.

• Mud inhibitor

  Substances generally regarded as drilling mud contaminants, such as salt and calcium sulfate, are called inhibitors when purposely added to mud so that the filtrate ...