terms:swab
(1) A hollow, rubber-faced cylinder mounted on a hollow mandrel with a pin joint on the upper end to connect to the swab line. A check valve that opens upward on the lower end provides a way to remove the fluid from the well when pressure is insufficient to support flow.
(2) To operate a swab on a wireline to bring well fluids to the surface when the well does not flow naturally. Swabbing is a temporary means to produce a well in order to determine whether or not the well can be made to flow. If the well does not flow after being swabbed, a pump is installed as a permanent lifting device to bring the oil to the surface.
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