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Drilling mud definition

Drilling mud. (UIC) means a heavy suspension used in drilling an injection well, introduced down the drill pipe and through the drill bit.
Drilling mud means a fluid mixture of water, sodium bentonite, drill cuttings and any approved additives.
Drilling mud means any mixture of water, bentonite, and/or clay to form a slurry as commonly used in the oil and gas industry.

Examples of Drilling mud in a sentence

  • Drilling mud typically consists of water mixed with bentonite (a natural clay).

  • Drilling mud provides hydrostatic pressure ‐ pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium due to the force of gravity ‐ to prevent formation fluids from entering the wellbore.

  • Drilling mud also keeps the drill bit cool and clean during drilling, carries drilled cuttings out of the well and suspends the drill cuttings whenever drilling is paused.

  • Drilling mud shall be conditioned using a shale shaker and de-sanders, or other approved equipment before being recirculated into the borehole.

  • Rig essentially comprises of a Drilling mud system, drilling cuttings separation system Cementing unit along with utilities to supply power (DG sets), water and fuel (HSD).


More Definitions of Drilling mud

Drilling mud means mud of not less than 36 viscosity (A.P.I. Full Funnel Method) and a weight of not less than nine pounds per gallon.
Drilling mud means a mixture of naturally occurring rock and soil, including and not limited to sandstone, shale and clay and drilling fluid generated during drilling operations such as horizontal directional drilling or potholing.
Drilling mud means the fluid, including additives, used in drilling wells;
Drilling mud. ’ means any fluid
Drilling mud means specialized mud mixed at the drill site and pumped down the drillstring and up the annulus to prevent blowouts, remove cuttings and cool and lubricate the bit;
Drilling mud means the circulating fluid (mud) used in the rotary drilling of wells to clean and condition the hole and to counterbalance formation pressure.
Drilling mud means a fluid mixture of water, drill cut- tings and drilling additives approved by the department.