18 July 2017

Mud pump

A large, high-pressure reciprocating pump used to circulate the mud on a drilling rig. A typical mud pump is a two-cylinder, double-acting or a three-cylinder, single-acting […]
18 July 2017

Mud pump synchronization

A control arrangement to gradually phase the speed of all the active mud pumps so that all the pistons are travelling in a synchronized fashion to […]
18 July 2017

Mud return line

A trough or pipe that is placed between the surface connections at the wellbore and the shale shaker and through which drilling mud flows on its […]
18 July 2017

Mud screen

See shale shaker.