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Glossary:Sweep
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A displacement. In the reservoir a sweep is displacement of a hydrocarbon fluid from a reservoir rock by a flooding fluid. In the wellbore, a sweep is a viscous pill circulated around to help clear the wellbore of cuttings or debris.