Silica gel:

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• Cement

  A powder, consisting of alumina, silica, lime, and other substances that hardens when mixed with water. Extensively used in the oil industry to bond casing ...

• Sandstone

  A sedimentary rock composed of individual mineral grains of rock fragments between 1/16 and 2 millimeters in diameter and cemented together by silica, calcite, iron ...

• Sand content

  The insoluble abrasive solids content of a drilling fluid rejected by a 200-mesh screen. Usually expressed as the percentage bulk volume of sand in a ...

• Permeability (of a reservoir rock)

  The ability of a rock to transmit fluid through the pore spaces. - a key influence on the rate of flow, movement and drainage of ...

• Emulsifying agent

  A material that causes water and oil to form an emulsion. Water normally occurs separately from oil; if, however, an emulsifying agent is present, the ...

• Flocculating agent

  Material or chemical agent that enhances flocculation.

• Absorbent

  Also called absorption oil. See absorption oil.