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remedial cementing

1. n. [Well Workover and Intervention]

Cementing operations performed to repair primary-cementing problems or to treat conditions arising after the wellbore has been constructed. The two main categories of remedial cementing include squeeze cementing and the placement of cement plugs.

Synonyms: secondary cementing

See: cement plugprimary cementing