دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

n: one of a series of open tanks, usually made of steel plate, through which the drilling mud is cycled to remove sand and fine sediments. Additives are mixed with the mud in the tanks, and the fluid is temporarily stored there before being pumped back into the well. Modem rotary driJ1ing rigs are gen- erally provided with ~ or more tanks, fitted with txlilt-in piping, valves, and mud agitators. Also called mud pits.

n: see drilling fluid tank.