1. n. [Drilling Fluids]

The report sheets filled out by the mud engineer at the wellsite on a daily basis. The mud report supplies results of tests performed several times per day as well as details about mud product usage, inventory, recommendations and other pertinent information. Multiple-copy forms in a format approved by the API, which are provided by the mud service company, are the traditional type of mud report. Today, mud reports are more likely to be computerized and transmitted electronically.

See related terms: high-gravity solids,  low-gravity solids