A casing seat is the point at which the casing is set into an impermeable and stable formation. The casing is the structural component of a wellbore that protects the wellbore from caving and enables entry and exit of downhole equipment and production lines. The casing is cemented to the side of… View Full Term
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From testing equipment and pipeline materials, to testing soil and jobsite conditions, numerous types of testing go into every trenchless project. Learn all about the necessary tests and how they’re performed.
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By: Tabitha Mishra | Civil Engineer, Technical Content Writer
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By: Denise Sullivan | Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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Frac-out is defined as an unintentional or inadvertent loss of drilling fluids during a drilling operation from the borehole to the ground surface from points other than…
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By: Krystal Nanan | Civil Engineer
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By: Phil Kendon | Technical Writer @ Trenchlesspedia
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