Suction pit:

See suction tank.

Terms Related to Suction pit

• Suction tank

  The mud tank from which mud is picked up by the suction of the mud pumps. Also called a suction pit.

• 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) ...

• 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, ...

• Circulation time

  The elapsed time for mud to circulate from the suction pit, down the wellbore and back to surface. Circulation time allows the mud engineer to catch ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...