Drilling mud management system and method

A method for automatic batch sampling of drilling mud comprising:

• measuring at least one property and/or characteristic of drilling mud with one or more measurement devices in a portable mud measurement system by:
• pumping a batch sample of drilling mud from a supply of drilling mud to the one or more measurement devices with a reversible pump operating in a first direction;
• introducing a flushing fluid into the one or more measurement devices using a flushing fluid pump;
• flushing the batch sample of drilling mud from the one or more measurement devices using the reversible pump operating in a second direction and
• bidirectionally communicating between the mud management system and a remote location to transfer data from the one or more measurement devices therebetween and
• exerting control from the remote location to the mud management system.