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nitrogen lifting

1. vb. [Well Workover and Intervention]

The injection of nitrogen into the fluid column within the production conduit to initiate fluid flow from the wellbore and production from the reservoir. Nitrogen lifting through a coiled tubing string is a common technique used in well kickoff.

See related terms: coiled tubing stringnitrogen kickoff