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buoyant weight
The apparent weight of a string of drill tools suspended in a liquid-filled borehole. The apparent weight is the weight of the drill string in air less the weight of the liquid displaced by the drill string when suspended in a liquid-filled borehole.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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