Role of Hydraulic Mud Pumps in Modern Drilling: A Market Overview
A mud pump is a sizable, high-pressure (up to 7500 psi), single-acting triplex reciprocating pump utilized to circulate mud in a well at a precise flow rate ranging from 100 to 1300 gallons per minute. Occasionally, a double-acting two-cylinder reciprocating pump is used as a mud pump instead of a triplex reciprocating pump.
A rig operator typically maintains a stock of two or three mud pumps, with one pump being operational and the others being reserved for emergencies. Mud is extracted using mud pumps, which employ suction to transport the mud from the wellbore to the surface when drilling.