Drilling is an important part of the oil industry and penetration rate must be enhanced to ensure speedy completion of drilling operation. Weight on bit, Rotary speed, drill bit type, formation characteristics and mud properties are the basic factors that affect the penetration rate of a bit. Regular determination of the sand content of drilling mud is necessary because these particles can be highly abrasive, and can cause excessive wear of pump parts, drill bits, and pipe connections, excessive sand may also result in the deposition of a thick filter cake on the walls of the hole, or it may settle in the hole around the tools when circulation is temporarily halted, interfering with the operation of drilling tools of settling casing. The sand content test for set is used in the test for sand content determination using Bariod sand content set.