🔍 Key Concepts

• Mud weight expressed in pounds per gallon (lb/gal) and how to convert that to total weight • Using a tank capacity table (mud pit 2S) to convert a sounding in feet to a volume in barrels or gallons • Unit conversions: gallons to pounds, and pounds to kips (1 kip = 1,000 lb)

💭 Think About

• From the 7.75 ft sounding, how do you find the volume of mud in pit 2S using the vessel’s capacity data? • Once you know the volume (in barrels or gallons), how do you combine that with 17 lb/gal to get total weight? • After getting total pounds, how do you convert that value into kips and match it to the closest answer choice?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you are using the correct pit (2S) and the correct line from the capacity/sounding table for 7.75 ft, including any need to interpolate. • Confirm that you convert volume to gallons before multiplying by 17 lb/gal, if your table gives barrels or cubic feet. • Double-check your final step: divide total pounds by 1,000 lb per kip and watch your rounding so it matches one of the answer choices.