Mechanical Removal of Drill Solids By GN Solids Control Equipment

Good drill solids control is very important to a drilling capacity. Generally, there are three ways to control the drill solids: dilution, gravity setting and mechanical removal. While the essay will only focus on the last one mechanical removal with an introduction of GN solids control equipment. As its name tells us, mechanical removal means to separate solid with mechanical equipment. Because of various particle sizes, there will be various phases of equipment.  The equipment can be classified into two main groups. The one is sieving device, the other is centrifugal separation device. The sieving devise could separate particles with a size of 61 microns by a 250 mesh screen. The centrifugal separation device hydrocyclones could removal particles between 20 microns to 70 microns with different size cones. The centrifugal separation device decanter centrifuge is to remove the colloidal particles up to 5 microns. 

Hebei GN Solids Control is a specialized and top manufacturer of mechanical equipment to control drill solids. With a few years’ development, the brand GN Solids Control has been achieved. GN Solids Control has its shale shaker as the screen device which is used in the primary phase equipment to separate coarse solids. GN hydrocyclone products such as desander , desilter, mud cleaner and the decanter centrifuge are machines to separation solids by centrifugal forces. GN desander with 10’’ cones could separate solids over 40 microns; GN desilter with 4’’ cones could separate solids over 20 microns; GN mud cleaner is the combination of the desander and desilter to save space. GN decanter centrifuge is used to separate ultra fines solids between 2 to 5 microns with G force produce by high rotating speed. GN Solids Control product is of high quality with cost effective price.

GN Mud Recycling System for HDD Drilling

As the top manufacturer of solids control
system & equipment
for oil and gas drilling and mud recycling
system & equipment for HDD drilling, Hebei GN Solids Control Co., Ltd has
always being  leading the technology of
solids control in China. Being the first API certified solids control company
in China, and also certified by DNV CE, Russia TP&TC, Hebei GN Solids Control
has exported to over 60 countries around the world. Early in 2013, GN Solids
America was set up as the first and biggest China owner USA based Solids Control
Company. Unit now, Hebei GN Solids Control Co., Ltd has developed partners in
Australia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. With a few years’
development, Hebei GN Solids Control has achieved an international brand GN
Solids Control which targets at medium and high end market customers.

Regarding to the mud recycling system for HDD drilling,
It generally includes 2 or 3 phase treating machines with mud mixing devices.
If it is with 2 phases, the first phase will be shale shaker to separate coarse
solids and then desander cones or desilter cones to separate fine solids. If
with 3 phases, the first phase will be shale shaker,
the second will be desander cones, the third will be desilter cones. Regarding
to the mud mixing device, it is mud mixing hopper with mud mixing pump. In GN,
the standard models are divided by the treating capacity from 200 gpm to
1000gpm, so we have 200GPM, 350GPM, 500GPM, and 1000GPM. Unit till now, over 20
sets operate in Australia for HDD and CBM drilling, also GN delivered one set
for Vermeer drilling rigs to India. If you have any interest to question on GN
mud recycling system, you can contact GN freely.

Trechless Mud Recycling System Will Be At No Dig Shown

No – Dig Down Under 2015 is the 11th
of ASTT No – Dig show , it will be returning to Gold Coast this year by the
Australiasian Society For Trenchless Technology at exhibition centre in Gold
Coast between September 8 and September 11 in year 2015 . there will be 3 main
social event during the show inlcuidng opening cocktail party , boat cruise and
Gala Dinner . Detail address of No Dig show is : Gold Coast convention &
exhibition centre at 2684 – 2690 gold coast highway , broad beach , quensland
4218 in Australia .

Trechless Mud Recycling System Will Be At
No Dig Shown

GN Solids design and build a series of mud
recycling system for trenchless technology , amount all of the designs , GNMS
-200G , GNMS -350G , GNMS -500B , GNMS -500G , GNMS -500GL are the most popular
options depending on different drilling conditions . GN Solids will bring one
set GNMS -200G mud recycling system to the show with max 200 GPM mud capacity
with a double deck shale shaker , it is a two phase cleaning mud system with
shale shaker and desilter cyclones . Mixing application is available with a
small mixing pump and mixing hopper , mud tank size 4m x 2m x 1.3m devided into
2 compartment with sand trap and mixing compartment , the 2 sets of centrifugal
pump sit on tank skid .

GN Solids normally show different models of
mud recycling system every time , we showed 500 GPM mud recycling system at
year 2011 with a 3 phased cleaning by shale shaker , desander , desilter and
mixer with jack legs for fast moving . Other than GN standard mud recycling
system, we build customized mud recycling system also , please contact GN
Solids freely .

Two Sets of Solids Removal Unit Deliver to South Africa

Hebei GN Solids Control Co., Ltd
has many years of experiences in solids control field for oil and gas drilling
and has developed fast and stable in a few years. Now it has the ability to
design and manufacture mud recycling system for HDD drilling, CBM drilling,
geothermal drilling; desander unit for bore piling, TBM;
solids removal unit for other kinds of drillings. Recently GN delivered 2 sets
of solids removal unit to a South America drilling contractor. South America is
one of GN’s main markets where many sets of GN decanter centrifuge are
operating such as Brazil, Argentina.

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 The solids removal unit has 2 phase
treating machines. The 1 phase is GNZS752 shale shaker with 2 panel screen which renders a
capacity of 200GPM. It is used to remove coarse solids to lower the abrasion
for the second phase treating machine, and also to enhance the treating
capacity of second phase machine. The 2 phase machine is GNLW223 decanter centrifuge with
small bowl but high speed to separate fine solids out.  Also there is mud mixing device. After
treated by the decanter centrifuge, the mud will be clean enough to be mixed
with chemical so that it can return to the drilling rig for the recycling
usage.

 With the support of GN Solids Control
Argentina service support center, and the facility in Houston, Texas, GN Solids
Control is able to provide South and North America market client with fast
delivery and fast response for after sales services. Normally GN will recommend
the operators to keep a minimum stock of spare parts for its regular
operations. For the first time commissioning of the solids removal unit is free
of Charge from GN Solids Control within limited time, clients only need to
offer the flight tickets and accommodations. During the commissioning, GN Engineers
will also train up the clients engineers for the solids removal unit operation
and maintenance.

Related Arciels:

GN Economic Desander Unit and GN Mud System

Hebei GN Solids Control Co., Ltd is the top
manufacturer of solids control equipment in China. It is the first API
certified, and until now it has been certified by DNV CE, and Russia TR&TC.
With about a decade’s fast and stable development, Hebei GN Solids Control Co.,
Ltd has exported to over 60 countries with a famous and international brand GN
Solids Control achieved which targets the middle and high end market. In 2015,
GN Solids Control set up the first USA-based solids control company owned by a
China’s manufacture in Houston. Starting from solids control equipment for oil
and gas drilling, GN Solids Control already extended the application to other
kinds of drilling project such as HDD, CBM, Tunneling, Bored Piling, Water well
drilling, Geothermal drilling and has designed the standard models of economic
desander unit mainly for bore piling and mud systems for HDD, CBM, and
Tunneling.

Similarly, the treating equipment in both
desander unit and mud system are generally shakers and cones. While, the
quantity of the treating equipment depend on the treating capacity required by
the customer. Different size of cones can separate different size of solids.
The 10’’ cones usually separates solids over 0 microns, the 4’’ cones usually
separates solids over 20 microns. The different thing is that the mud system
includes mud mixing device.

GN drilling mud shale shaker is the primary solids control
equipment, normally used to separate solids upper 100 microns depends on the
shaker screen mesh it used.The mud cleaner is a combination of desander and
desilter, with a downstream shale shaker for drying solids under the
hydrocylones.The desander gives separation of upper 40 microns sands, and the 4
inch desilter separate silts upper of 20 microns. So the mud cleaner normally
work as the secondary and third phased solids control for drilling mud.