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casing scraper

1. n. [Well Workover and Intervention]

A downhole tool incorporating a blade assembly that is used to remove scale and debris from the internal surface of a casing string. Generally run on tubing or drillpipe, casing scrapers are routinely used during workover operations to ensure that the wellbore is clean before reinstalling the completion string.