Underbalanced
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Underbalanced is an adjective meaning Describing a method of drilling for petroleum in which the pressure in the wellbore is kept lower than that of the formation being drilled, thus allowing fluid to enter the well as soon as it is found.
Meaning
Describing a method of drilling for petroleum in which the pressure in the wellbore is kept lower than that of the formation being drilled, thus allowing fluid to enter the well as soon as it is found.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subcooled, low-boiling, semiboiled, antibumping, suboxic, depumping.
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