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n: a special drilling fluid that contains a salt or an ester of formic acid (formate),which is chemically combined with another element such as potassium or cesium. Formate fluids are very stable at high temperatures and can be made very dense (heavy) without adding weighting materials such as barite. Formate fluids are used as completion fluids because they minimise formation damage. See completion fluid, formation damage.