The IADC Lexicon is an oil and gas dictionary of upstream-related terms, which, unlike conventional glossaries, are official definitions drawn from legislation, regulation and regulatory guidance, standards (global, national and regional), IADC guidelines, and Well Control Institute. Terms often have multiple definitions from different sources.
This month’s featured term is:
Low Choke Pressure Procedure
Consists of circulating and weighting up the drilling fluid, both at the maximum rates, while holding the maximum allowable casing pressure on the choke.
Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global Standards
