Suction tank:

Also called a suction pit.

Terms Related to Suction tank

• Suction pit

  Also called a suction tank, sump pit, or mud suction pit. See suction tank.

• Reciprocating pump

  A pump consisting of a piston that moves back and forth or up and down in a cylinder. The cylinder is equipped with inlet (suction) ...

• Production tank

  A tank used in the field to receive crude oil as it comes from the well. Also called a flow tank or lease tank.

• Shaker tank

  The mud tank adjacent to the shake shaker, usually the first tank in to which mud flows after returning from the hole. Also called a ...

• 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, ...

• Stock tank oil

  Oil as it exists at atmospheric conditions in a stock tank. Stock tank oil lacks much of the dissolved gas present at reservoir pressure and ...

• Gaging nipple

  A small section of pipe in the top of a tank through which a tank may be gaged.