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choke manifold
An arrangement of piping and special valves, called chokes. 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.
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 manifold. This procedure is necessary when a kick is being circulated out of a well. See choke manifold.
squeeze manifold
A type of manifold used in squeeze jobs.
pump manifold
An arrangement of valves and piping that permits a wide choice in the routing of suction and discharge fluids among two or more pumps
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 closing devices at wellhead.
choke line
A pipe attached to the blowout preventer stack out of which kick fluids and mud can be pumped to the choke manifold when a blowout preventer is closed in on a kick.
manifold
1. an accessory system of piping to a main piping system (or another conductor) that serves to divide a flow into several parts, to combine several flows into one, or to reroute a flow to any one of several possible destinations. 2. a pipe fitting with several side outlets to connect it with other pipes. 3. a fitting on an internal combustion engine made to receive exhaust gases from several cylinders.