Case Study
Drilling Mud Slurry
Red Valve Company, Inc. 700 N. Bell Avenue, Carnegie, PA 15106 • 412 279–0044 • FAX 412 279–7878 Application Data A large oil company that operates both off-shore and on-shore oil rigs was experiencing problems with metal-seated ball valves. During the drilling process, a mud slurry is pumped into the drilling hole. This slurry is very abrasive and corrosive, and would quickly eat up the metal ball valves they had been using. Additionally, th