Drilling Industry Glossary
waiting on cement (WOC)
water
water activity
water phase salinity
water table
weight indicator
weight on bit (WOB)
well logging
well planning
wellbore
wellpath map
whip stock
wild cat
workover
worm or weavel
Water
Water (%) is the fraction of water in the mud. In a water-based mud, water is usually more than 50% of the entire composition. Fresh water, seawater, and salt water are the common sources to make water based mud.
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