BRIEFLY A MUDDY MESS FOR ROAD CREWS.
MOJAVE - Residents and Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. County road crews had a big mess to contend with Tuesday after a spill spill - register spilling of thousands of gallons of a muddy substance used in drilling wells.
Drilling mud Noun 1. drilling mud - a mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole
drilling fluid , used to keep the drill bit cool, was spilled early Tuesday on K Street at Mono Street, Kern County road officials said. The amount was estimated at up to 50,000 pounds.
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