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Meaning of preslug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A substance injected into water contaminated with oil to facilitate the subsequent process of recovering the oil from the water.

Examples

“A preslug of brine solution is often used to condition the reservoir by displacing the reservoir brine.”
“Usually preslugs were injected to realize optimum salinity in the reservoir and also to control cation exchange.”
“In the first preslug, the foaming concentration was 1.5% and the polymer was 1800ppm.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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