Definition(s)


Possum Belly

Compartment, or back tank, on a shale shaker into which the flow line discharges, and from which drilling fluid is either fed to the screens or is bypassed, if necessary.

Source: API RP 13C, Recommended Practice on Drilling Fluids Processing Systems Evaluation, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, December 2010. Global Standards

 

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