A mud pump is a large pump used to move heavy drilling fluid, known as mud, into a hole when drilling or oil extraction. The pump circulates the mud pushing it down into the hole and then move on again. Sludge pumps are pumps, which means they use oscillating pistons or pistons to move the fluid.
A mud pump is just one effect pump, so fluid moves in one direction. A hole, or well, was exerted in the soil, and the mud was pushed from the mud pump-down pipes to the bottom of the hole. The pressure then pushes the mud to the annulus, or the space surrounding the pipes.
The "mud" used is oil extraction consisting of emulsified water or oil, clay and chemicals. For safety reasons, it is tailor-made for the special chemical conditions of the drilling. Its purpose is to float rock cuttings from the hole, clean the bottom of the hole and cool the drilling equipment. It also acts as an initial barrier in the event of an outbreak by resisting pressure from any fluid within the rock that could enter the good.
Most modern mud pumps are triplex style pumps, which have three cylinders. Older, or developing, oil platforms may still use duplex pumps with only two cylinders. Some recent pumps have up to six cylinders.
A mud pump is a key piece of machinery in the oil extraction process. In a drilling rig, the drilling process starts with a hole drilling drill hole in the ground. After a hole has been perforated, a tube is inserted into the well to ensure it maintains its shape and structure. Within this casing, a smaller tip is used to drill deeper, and another tube, said casing, is inserted into the hole. It is common for up to five holes, each slightly smaller than the next, to be bored during oil extraction.
Like the rock drill, the mud pump moves such cuts the good. The rock cuttings are subjected to a "shaker" that removes them from the mud. The mud is then reused by the mud pump. This process continues until the well is perforated in its depth.
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