Effective

solids control Solids control is a process used in drilling rigs which use drilling fluid. It involves separating the "cuttings" (drilled material) from the fluid, allowing it to be recirculated or discharged to the environment. Background Drilling rigs are dr ...

can be attributed to the overall performance of all the components of the mud systems. Conditioning the

drilling fluid In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid, also called drilling mud, is used to aid the drilling of boreholes into the earth. Often used while drilling oil and natural gas wells and on exploration drilling rigs, drilling fluids are also us ...

with the goal of dramatically lowering maintenance cost, avoiding excessive chemical treatment and maintaining mud systems volume will decrease the chance of equipment failure, unnecessary high mud costs, hole and drilling problems. In the early oil industry open earthen pits were used as settling area to separate solids and mud thereby acting as a solids control equipment. Now, with the stringent environmental regulations and high mud costs, the economics of an effective mud system come into consideration. Differen
solids control
companies introduce zero-discharge systems, closed-loop systems

technology, screening technology, disposal options etc.

Different Sections of surface mud systems

#''Removal Section.'' Separation of undesirable drilled solids and even gas occurs in this section. #''Addition Section.'' Commercial chemicals are being added and agitated to control and condition the mud. #''Suction and Testing Section.'' This is the last part of the mud systems wherein the evaluation and testing procedures are conducted before re-circulating the fluid to downhole.

Major Components of Mud Systems

Mud Gas Separator A MUD (; originally multi-user dungeon, with later variants multi-user dimension and multi-user domain) is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Time-keeping systems in games#Real-time, real-time virtual world, usually Text-based game, text-bas ...

Shale shakers Shale shakers are components of drilling equipment used in many industries, such as coal cleaning, mining, oil and gas drilling.They are the first phase of a solids control system on a drilling rig, and are used to remove large solids ( cuttings ...

* Sand Trap *

Desander Desanders and desilters are solid control equipment with a set of hydrocyclones that separate sand and silt from the drilling fluids in drilling rigs. Desanders are installed on top of the mud tank following the shale shaker and the degasser, bu ...

* Desilter *

Degasser A degasser is a device used in the upstream oil industry to remove dissolved and entrained gases from a liquid. In drilling it is used to remove gasses from drilling fluid which could otherwise form bubbles. In a produced water treatment plant it i ...

Mud cleaner A mud cleaner is a combination of desanders and/or wiktionary:desilter, desilters to remove drilled solids from mud. History Although US Patent No.3,766,997 covering Mud Cleaner was issued on October 23, 1973 granted to J.K. Heilhecker and L.H ...

* Decanting Centrifuge *

Mud agitator A Mud Agitator is used in surface mud systems to suspend solids and maintain homogeneous mixture throughout the system. A mechanical agitator is driven by an explosion-proof motor, coupled to a gear box that drives the impeller An impeller or imp ...

* Tanks/Compartments * Mud Guns * Mixing Hopper *

Centrifugal Pumps Centrifugal (a key concept in rotating systems) may refer to: *Centrifugal casting (industrial), Centrifugal casting (silversmithing), and Spin casting (centrifugal rubber mold casting), forms of centrifigual casting *Centrifugal clutch *Centrifug ...

Mud Pumps A MUD (; originally multi-user dungeon, with later variants multi-user dimension and multi-user domain) is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Time-keeping systems in games#Real-time, real-time virtual world, usually Text-based game, text-bas ...

*Others :

Screw Conveyor A screw conveyor or auger conveyor is a mechanism that uses a rotating helical screw blade, called a "''flighting''", usually within a tube, to move liquid or granular materials. They are used in many bulk handling industries. Screw conveyor ...

Mud Ditch A MUD (; originally multi-user dungeon, with later variants multi-user dimension and multi-user domain) is a Multiplayer video game, multiplayer Time-keeping systems in games#Real-time, real-time virtual world, usually Text-based game, text-bas ...

:Trip Tank :

Water Tanks A water tank is a container for storing water. Water tanks are used to provide storage of water for use in many applications, drinking water, irrigation agriculture, fire suppression, agricultural farming, both for plants and livestock, chemica ...

Atmospheric Degasser An atmosphere () is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A s ...

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Notes

Manufacturers

Tri-Flo International
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NRG Manufacturing
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Task Environmental Services Worldwide BV
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Drilling Fluid Equipment
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OGEM Equipment
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FP Marangoni
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ITE GmbH
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NGM
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