Just like a human body, a drilling rig's circulating system requires special fluids to be moved throughout its drilling fluid circulation system. This drilling mud circulation system serves several purposes, from carrying drilled cuttings to the surface from the bottom of the well to cooling the drill bit.
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0:00 - Intro
0:24 - What gives drilling fluids its density, thickness, & viscosity?
0:46 - Mud circulating system
1:46 - How does drilling mud get to the drillbit?
2:12 - Parts of the drill string
2:27 - Where drilling fluids go after it returns from downhole
2:50 - How shale shakers work on an oil rig
3:19 - Alternative methods for removing cuttings from drilling mud
3:29 - Where drilling fluid goes after cuttings removed
3:35 - Outro
