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A 'P-tank', as used aboard oilfield supply boats is __________.

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A 'P-tank', as used aboard oilfield supply boats is __________.

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• Meaning of the prefix "P" in the term P-tank on oilfield supply vessels • How dry bulk cargoes like cement, barite, or bentonite are stored and moved on OSVs • Difference between pressurized dry bulk tanks and tanks used for liquids or simple air storage

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• Think about what kind of materials offshore supply boats commonly move in special tanks that use air pressure to blow cargo ashore or to the rig. • Ask yourself: which of these choices actually describes how dry drilling materials are typically carried and discharged? • Consider whether a single type of tank on an oilfield supply boat would normally be designed to handle both dry powders, liquid mud, and serve as a general air reservoir.

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• Verify which cargoes are normally carried in pneumatic dry bulk systems on offshore supply vessels. • Check whether compressed air storage at 100 psi is usually in dedicated air receivers, or in the same tanks that carry cargo. • Confirm whether a P-tank is associated more with dry bulk or with liquid mud systems in oilfield operations.

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Question 1 of 20

A 'P-tank', as used aboard oilfield supply boats is __________.

a pressurized vessel designed to carry dry pulverized materials

a tank which is used to store compressed air at 100 psi

a pneumatically operated tank used to transport liquid drill mud

All of the above

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Question 1 / 205eccef9dbacbc34ba4d45d3b

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A 'P-tank', as used aboard oilfield supply boats is __________.

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A 'P-tank', as used aboard oilfield supply boats is __________.

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