circulate-and-weight method
circulate-and-weight method
[¦sər·kyə‚lāt ən ¦wāt ‚meth·əd] (petroleum engineering)
During drilling operations, a method of controlling well pressure in which circulation is begun immediately and mud weight is increased gradually on a predetermined schedule. Also known as concurrent method.
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