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Trip tank

Level
Trip tank

Overview

The drilling mud flowing back under high pressure from the drilling well is held and monitored in the trip tank. This drilling mud is contaminated with sea water, rocks and sand. In addition to materials like rocks and sand, residues of oil and gas are also present. The built-in level measuring system provides feedback about down-well conditions, basic data for comparing the quantity of drilling mud fed into the wellbore with that returned, as well as regulating mud production.

Operating Conditions

Measuring Task
Level measurement
Measuring Point
Tank
Medium
Contaminated mud (drilling mud)
Measuring Range
10 m
Temperature
0 … +90 °C
Pressure
0 … 0 bar

Challenges

  • Different mud compositions, strong abrasion

Benefits

  • Reliable: Reliable measurement, independent of the characteristics of the drilling mud
  • Cost effective: Maintenance-free and accurate determination of mud usage
  • User friendly: Simple installation and setup

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