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• Circulation

  Movement of drilling fluid from mud pits, down drill stem, up annulus, and back to mud pits.

• Mud pit

  An open pit dug in the ground to hold drilling fluid or waste materials discarded after the treatment of drilling mud. For some drilling operations, ...

• Pit level

  Height of drilling mud in the pits

• Circulate

  1. To pass from one point throughout a system and back to the starting point. For example, drilling fluid is circulated out of the suction ...

• Mud weight recorder

  An instrument installed in the mud pits that has a recorder mounted on the rig floor to provide a continuous reading of the mud weight.

• Mud-mixing devices

  Any of several devices used to agitate, or mix, the liquids and solids that make up drilling fluid. These devices include jet hoppers, paddles, stirrers, ...

• Production rig

  A portable servicing or workover outfit, usually mounted on wheels and self-propelled. A well servicing unit consists of a hoist and engine mounted on a ...