How properly used solids control equipment in different types (Natural mud, chemically-treated mud and saltwater mud) Water-Based Mud (WBM).
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Spud Mud And Operation
Spud Mud is used to start the drilling of a well and continues to be used while drilling the first few hundred feet of hole. Spud mud is usually an unweighted water-base mud, made up of water and natural solids from the formation being drilled. It may contain some commercial clay, added to increase viscosity and improve wall-cake building properties.
TYPES OF DRILLING MUDS
Drilling fluids are generally categorized as “water-based” or “oil-based”, and as “weighted” or “unweighted” muds.
Centrifugal Pump Assembly
The main parts, a centrifugal pump consist of are casing, impeller, shaft, bearing, and sealing.