Solid Control Equipment Api Drilling Fluids Desander

Drilling Fluids Desander For Different Mud System can be customized

Drilling fluids desander information

Drilling fluids desander for different mud system. Which is the 2nd phase solids control equipment in the whole mud system. But for different mud system, the desander configuration varies from each other.

The desanders cone are sized from 6″ to 12″ for drilling mud process. Most popular one is 10″. And cones are made of high quality polyurethane since the high ability to resist abrasion. According to different flow rate demand, the desander will be configured with different numbers of cone

The drilling fluids is pumped from shaker tank by centrifugal pump. Under the pressure and gravity effect, there will be a swirl in cone. Then the centrifugal force push heavier material down to cone drop in Apex and light fluids flow out of discharge line upside

How many different desander for drilling mud system?

Besides oil drilling mud desander, there are desander used in mud recycling system. Such as HDD or piling, slurry separation or tunneling, and so on

Different use will request different size cone. Such as for piling, they may request 14″ or larger cone. For HDD, especially for smaller rig, system may request 6” or just desilter instead of desander

And even for same use, there will be different configuration according to capacity. For example, ZJ40 may request mud system circulation rate around 200m³/h, while ZJ70 may request 360m³/h. So, the shakers, drilling fluids deander and other equipment holding same flow rate will be configured in system accordingly

Mud desander options

1. 3 in 1 option: shale shaker, desander cyclone and desilter cyclone make the whole equipment to be a 3 in 1. Desander cyclone works to separate solids 47-76 micron solids and desilter cyclone works to separate solids 15-25 micron solids. The separated solids will drop onto shale shaker screen which set on bottom to dry solids product by recycle drilling fluids back into mud tank. The 3 in 1 option is an popular option to minim footprint and maximum it’s performance result.

2. 2 in 1 option: shale shaker with desander cyclone make a whole 2 in 1 equipment only to separate solids 47-76 micron solids out and bottom shaker to dry solids discharge to minimum drilling fluids lost. This option will maximum it’s performance application by a big shale shaker but maximum it’s footprint too. Some clients will choose a mini shaker to make this option cost effective.

3. Desander cyclone only to minimum it’s cost, the solids separated from desander cyclone will be discharged directly by a collection hopper which will make more drilling fluids lost.

4. It’s hart to say which option is better only on specification, it will be depends on drilling condition, drilling mud requirement, budget requirement, etc. The most suitable option is the best option for clients.

Drilling fluids dedsander technical parameters

Please check above technical specifications for your reference. And some configuration is customizable. For any question or demand, just feel free to contact AIPU solids. You will get a professional proposal very soon.