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• Hematite

  The mineral form of ferric oxide [fe2o3]. The hematite ore used as a weighting material in drilling muds has a mica-like crystal structure that grinds ...

• Silt

  Material that exhibits little or no swelling and whose particle size generally falls between 2 microns and api sand size, or 74 microns (200-mesh) a ...

• Barite

  1. Barium sulfate; a mineral frequently used to increase the weight or density of drilling mud. Its relative density is 4.2 (or 4.2 times denser ...

• Dispersion

  1. A suspension of extremely fine particles in a liquid (such as colloids in a colloidal solution). 2. Of aggregates, subdivision of aggregates. Dispersion increases ...

• Gravity – api

  The specific gravity or density of oil expressed in terms of a scale devised by the american petroleum institute. The lighter the oil, the greater ...

• Radical

  Two or more atoms behaving as a single chemical unit, i.e., as an atom, e.g., sulfate, phosphate, nitrate.

• Single-pole rig

  A well-servicing unit whose mast consists of but one steel tube, usually about 65 feet long.