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Glossary Oil and Gas Field Operations / Term

Bail

To recover bottomhole fluids, samples or drill cuttings by lowering a cylindrical vessel, called a "bailer" to the bottom of the well, filling it, and retrieving it. Also refers to a link of steel attached to pipe elevators used for lifting.

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