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n: a steel tank placed under the shale shaker into which mud falls after passing through the shale shaker. The shaker re- moves mainly cuttings from the mud so solids such as sand and other fine particles fall with the mud into the sand trap. Many of the solids fall out of the mud in the sand trap: those that do not settle out are removed with other specialized solids control mud treatment equipment such as desanders and desilters.

n: A small pit, typically located immediately after the shaker screens, which is used as a settling pit to separate coarser solids that accidentally bypass the shakers. Mud enters the pit at one side and exits via an overflow at the other. Sand traps are dum

a surface vessel in the production line with the specific task or capturing sand before the production goes through a point where the sand may damage equipment.