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Solids Control Equipment

Solids Control Equipment. What is Solids Control Equipment + its importance in the Drilling Process. During the drilling process , solids need to be removed from the fluids in order for it to be reused .

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Solids Control Equipment

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  1. Solids Control Equipment

  2. What is Solids Control Equipment + its importance in the Drilling Process • Duringthedrillingprocess, solidsneedto be removed fromthefluids in orderforitto be reused. There are twooptionsavailable in ordertokeep control of thepercentage of Solids: • 1- Dilution • 2- Solids Control Equipment

  3. Solids Control Equipment • Potentialbenefits • Parameterstoconsider

  4. Concepts • ParticalSize • 1  = 0.0000394 inches.

  5. Distribution of Solids Control Equipment

  6. SHAKERS • 1st line of defense in theprocess of extractingsolidsfromthefluids. • TheShakeristheonlypiece of equipmentthatremovesthesolidsbasedonparticlesize.

  7. Vibration of Shakers Circular Movement UnevenElipticalMovement Linear Movement EvenElipticalMovement

  8. Fluid level Stationary Solids Bed Cover Angles High inclinationcoverswithangles (> 3°) reduce solidstransportation and separatessoftsolidsthroughthescreens.

  9. Parts of the Screen

  10. SHAKERS Sweco LF-3 oil-mizer Derrick flo-line Model 500 Brandt Swaco ALS

  11. Cascaded Shaker System CascadedSystem Brandt ATL-CS CascadedDerrickSystem

  12. Manifolds Designs for Shakers BetterManifoldDesign Poor ManifoldDesign Superior ManifoldDesign ElevatedManifoldSystem

  13. Shaker Requirements Approximate number of shakers with High Performance Linear Motion required Maximum Viscosity (cP) ShakerRequirements

  14. Usedtoremovebubbles of gas suspended in themud. Degassers

  15. Mud Cleaner • Hydroclonesmountedover a shaker. • Solids are passedthroughtheHydroclones and separatedparticlespassthroughtheshakeronscreens. • Fine solidspassthroughthescreen . • BiggerParticlesremainonthescreen and are removed manually. Limpiador de lodo Brandt ATL 2800

  16. Centrifuges • Importantpointstooperatecentrifuges • Theprocess of theCentrifuge • Removesolids of high and lowgravity • CentrifugeBowlAdjustment: Deepforanoptimumcut, and lessdepthfor more volume. • High RPMS: for more G force; • Low RPMS: Forsolidswith more specificgravity. • Theoperator has to look fortheoptimumadjustmentdependingontheprocess. • TheFunction of theCentrifuge • Toremovethesolidswhich are themostdangeroustothemudwhich are 5-10 microns in size • produce a drycutting. • Barite recovery • De - watering: Solids and fluidsseparationwithpolymerenhancement.

  17. Centrifuges • Parts of a centrifuge

  18. Centrifuges • Operation of a Centrifuge

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