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Well Engineering Glossary

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Completion Drilling Drilling SS Drilling/Completion Workover
Completion Drilling Workover

Initial Circulating Pressure (ICP)

Drillpipe pressure required to circulate initially at the selected kill rate; numerically equal to kill-rate circulating pressure plus closed-in drillpipe pressure. Minimum pressure needed to maintain a constant BHP during well kill operations.

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