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Shaker

Shortened form of shale shaker. See Shale Shaker.
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Shaker tank

The mud tank adjacent to the shale shaker, usually the first tank into which mud flows alter returning from the hole. Also called a shaker pit.
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Shale

A fine-grained sedimentary rock composed mostly of consolidated clay or mud. Shale is the most frequently occurring sedimentary rock.