Wellbore
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The hole produced when drilling an oil or gas well.
"The overflush consisted of 100 bbls of uncrosslinked 3000 ppm polymer, followed by one wellbore volume (~150 bbls) plus 450 bbls crude behind pipe."
Example
More examples"The overflush consisted of 100 bbls of uncrosslinked 3000 ppm polymer, followed by one wellbore volume (~150 bbls) plus 450 bbls crude behind pipe."
Etymology
From well + bore.