shale shaker

noun

A component of drilling equipment used to remove large solids (cuttings) from the drilling fluid ("mud").

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Meanings

nounshale shaker (plural shale shakers)

plural shale shakers

  1. oil industryA component of drilling equipment used to remove large solids (cuttings) from the drilling fluid ("mud").
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APA

shale shaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shale%20shaker

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shale shaker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shale%20shaker.

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