دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: originally, an open pit dug in the ground to hold drilling fluid or waste materials discarded after the treatment of drilling mud. For some drilling operations, mud pits are used for suction to the mud pumps, settling of mud sediments, and storage of reserve mud. Steel tanks are much more commonly used for these purposes now, but they are still usually referred to as pits, except offshore, where mud tanks" is preferred.

the primary storage tank for drilling mud.