{"id":936,"date":"2021-06-10T11:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T08:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=936"},"modified":"2021-09-22T11:13:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T08:13:39","slug":"mud-pit","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/mud-pit\/","title":{"rendered":"Mud pit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Mud pit&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;A mud pit\/ Mud tank is a large tank that holds drilling fluid on the rig or at a mud-mixing plant. For land rigs, most mud pits are rectangular steel construction with partitions that hold about 31,800 liters (200 barrels) of drilling fluid each.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/mud-pit\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>mud pit<\/a>\/ Mud tank is a large tank that holds <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Drilling Fluid&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling fluid is a complex gas or liquid mixture that is primarily used to suspend and remove cuttings from the well during drilling. This mixture includes water, clay and other additives. It is also known as drilling mud. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/drilling-fluid\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">drilling fluid<\/a> on the rig or at a mud-mixing plant. For land rigs, most mud pits are rectangular steel construction with partitions that hold about 31,800 liters (200 barrels) of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Drilling Fluid&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling fluid is a complex gas or liquid mixture that is primarily used to suspend and remove cuttings from the well during drilling. This mixture includes water, clay and other additives. It is also known as drilling mud. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/drilling-fluid\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">drilling fluid<\/a> each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Mud pit&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;A mud pit\/ Mud tank is a large tank that holds drilling fluid on the rig or at a mud-mixing plant. For land rigs, most mud pits are rectangular steel construction with partitions that hold about 31,800 liters (200 barrels) of drilling fluid each.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/mud-pit\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">mud pit<\/a>\/ Mud tank is a large tank that holds <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Drilling Fluid&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling fluid is a complex gas or liquid mixture that is primarily used to suspend and remove cuttings from the well during drilling. This mixture includes water, clay and other additives. It is also known as drilling mud. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/drilling-fluid\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">drilling fluid<\/a> on the rig or at a mud-mixing plant. 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