Choke manifold:

In drilling, mud is circulated through a choke manifold when the blowout preventers are closed.

In well testing, a choke manifold attached to the wellhead allows flow and pressure control for test components downstream.

Terms Related to Choke manifold

• Remote choke panel

  A set of controls, usually placed on the rig floor, that is manipulated to control the amount of drilling fluid being circulated through the choke ...

• Choke line

  1. A pipe attached to the blowout preventer stack out of which kick fluids and mud can be pumped to the choke manifold when a ...

• Choke flow line

  An extension from the blowout preventer assembly used to direct control the flow of well fluids from the annulus to the choke.

• Positive choke

  A choke in which the orifice size must be changed to change the rate of flow through the choke.

• Bottomhole choke

  A device with a restricted opening placed in the lower end of the tubing to control the rate of flow. See choke.

• Master or primary control panel

  A manifold system of valves, usually situated at the power source, which may be operated manually (or by remote control) to direct pressurized fluid to ...

• Choke bean

  A device placed in a choke line that regulates the flow through the choke. Flow depends on the size of the opening in the bean; ...