Fluid measuring devices
Fluid measuring devices play an important role in the casing design of a well, because the maximum anticipated influx volume is one of the parameters used to calculate maximum safe drilling and casing setting depths.
The following measuring devices are available:
- trip tank, trip tank chart recorder, or trip sheet;
- pit level indicator/chart recorder with alarm, mud volume totalisers;
- flowline sensors or differential flow meters with alarms where practicable;
- pump stroke counters;
- an active mud tank (suction tank) with a partition which . . .