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batch treatment

1. n. [Enhanced Oil Recovery]

The pumping of a specific amount of treatment fluid, such as cement slurry, stimulation fluid, well completion fluid, or chemical corrosion inhibitor. In corrosion control, there are several batch-treating techniques, such as tubing displacement and standard batch treatments, which are used to place the corrosion inhibitor in an oil or gas well.