Spurt Loss

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Spurt Loss

Volume of fluid that passes through the filtration medium before a filter cake is formed.

Source: API RP 13B-1, Recommended Practice for Field Testing Water-based Drilling Fluids, Fourth Edition, March 2009. Global Standards

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