Mud Gun

A mud gun is designed for use in a solids control system of a drilling rig. It is a tool which is mainly used for mixing drilling mud in the circulatory system and to prevent the mud from precipitating. The structure of equipment is simple offering flexible operation and easy use.The mud gun is used to jet the high-pressure drilling fluids inside the mud-tanks, in the bit to avoid the deposition of solids at every corner of the pump inlets and mud-tank.

By rotating the wide angle, the mud can be adjusted according to the need. The jet nozzle used in the mud gun, is both wearable and replaceable. The tool is also used to shift the drilling fluids from one compartment to another such as for trip tank compartment.

Furthermore, it is usually used together with mud agitator, which is used in the middle of the tank while the mud gun is placed in the corner of the tank.

The number of mud gun depends on the size of the tank. Usually a mud gun is installed with mud line of the mud tank. According the inlet pipe size, there are 2’ mud gun and 3’ mud gun for option. As per different structure features, there are two types of mud gun: fixed mud gun , and rotary mud gun.