A mud engineer (correctly called a Drilling Fluids Engineer, but most often referred to as the "Mud Man") works on an oil well or gas well drilling rig, and is responsible ensuring the properties of the drilling fluid, also known as drilling mud, are within designed specifications.
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“There will be mud on the carpet tonight
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The wifebeater is out,
the childbeater is out
eating soil and drinking bullets from a cup.”
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