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Glossary Oil and Gas Field Operations / Term

Swab

The decrease of pressure in a liquid filled wellbore due to the interaction of the wellbore liquids in contact with the concentric pipe and tools when the tubing and attached tool string are moved upward within the wellbore. The drag forces created through the relative motion of the liquid and the tube generate an decrease in wellbore pressure.

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