Definition(s)


Slug Tank

Small compartment, normally adjacent to the suction compartment, used to mix special fluids to pump downhole. NOTE Slug tanks are most commonly used to prepare a small volume of weighted drilling fluid before a drillstem trip in and out of the borehole.

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

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