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- The Making of Oil
- Where does oil come from and how do we get it? Follow the process from the Birth of an Oil Reservoir to Tapping the Oil Reservoir in this overview of the CD-ROM by the same name.
- Buoyancy Experiment
- Objects weigh less when submerged in liquids. Explore how some liquids are more buoyant than others. There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper into this topic.
- Viscosity Experiment
- Some liquids are thin while others are thick and gooey. Here's how to measure this property called viscosity. There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper into this topic.
- Viscosity and Temperature Experiment
- The viscosity of most liquids is affected by temperature. To test this we experimented with corn syrup. There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper into this topic.
- Cornstarch and Water: Is it Liquid or Solid?
- Some substances have the unusual property of being able to change form. A mixture of cornstarch and water is such a substance. It changes viscosity depending on whether or not it is agitated. Investigate for yourself and see how it behaves. There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper into this topic.
- Ketchup: Thick or Thin?
- Have you ever had trouble getting ketchup to come out of the bottle? You shake and shake but it's stuck. Then, once it gets going it flows quite freely. The property at work here is called thixotropy. Here's a way to explore the thixotropic property of ketchup.There is also a page of information for those who want to dig deeper into this topic.
- Drilling Fluid Digging Deeper
- This guide offers ideas about how to extend ideas and build on the information presented in the main article.
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- Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary
- The Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary provides definitions and illustrations of oilfield terms that you will encounter while reading Drilling Fluid.
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