High Processing Capacity Oilfield 4 Inch Drilling Mud Cleaner

High Processing Capacity Mud Cleaner Is An Ideal Solids Control Equipment Can According Standard To Meet Requirements

Oil drilling mud cleaners functions

Oilfield mud cleaners utilize hydrocyclone separator fit on shale shaker, which including desander cone, desilter cone, and the multiple function shakers.

Mud cleaners put desander, desilter separator and bottom shaker together as 2nd and 3rd phase solids control equipment. Drilling mud is fed to the inlet of the hydrocyclone (desander and/or desilter) to separate particles and the underflow passes to the fine screen mesh where in particles larger than barite are discarded and thrown away. In most drilling operations, a mud cleaner is installed in its mud systems ahead of decanter centrifuge.

The oilfield mud cleaner function is to remove drilled solids larger than barite. Solids 74-105 microns can be removed by the mud cleaner before the viscosity builds up. Mud cleaner can effectively control weighted drilling fluid solid content. Prevent differential pressure sticking, adhesion stuck drill accident, reduce the drill string and the filter cake thickness on bond issues

Mud cleaner operation

We know mud cleaners consisting many cyclones, to get solids removed by mud cleaner we must provide the power or transition device. Centrifugal pump is the device to pump drilling fluid between tank and cyclones. In oilfield solids control, drilling mud after separated by shaker will pass through shaker deck into shaker compartment.
Desander pump will transfer drilling fluid to hydrocyclone inlet for further separation. Under centrifugal force caused by pump pressure and high velocity, the heavier and larger particles will be separated out and sprayed off via drop in apex. The drilling mud discharged from hydrocyclone output will flow into desander compartment for further desilter separation. Desilter working principle is same with desander.
Considering both pipelines configuration and better performance in whole oilfield solids control system. It is strongly recommended we use 2 separated pumps for desander and desilter cones.

Features, advantages and benefits of mud cleaner

1. -force linear motion—adjustable up to 7.8 G—enables more aggressive screening and increased solids conveyance, improving solids separation.

2. Heavy anticorrosive painting on shaker service, 3 layer painting

3. Each hydrocyclone includes a wear-resistant polyurethane liner that protects the cones and increases the life of the cone.

4. Shaker screens supplied with preinstalled rubber seals require no deck rubbers or wear strips on the shaker basket, preventing solids from bypassing shaker screens and reducing consumable costs.

5. Top brand of electrical control panel,Siemens/ Schneider brand main components

Working process flow of mud cleaner

Mud cleaner is the second stage solid control equipment used for drilling fluid circulation system, HDD, CBM and Geothermal environmental waste mud cleaning system.

The weighted mud flows to the inlet head section of the desander and/or desilter entering the hydrocyclones for separation of particles. Mud leaving the underflow is further screened with fine mesh to separate larger particles allowing only barite-size particles to pass through the screen.

Why we should use mud cleaner in the solid control system?

As we all know that the main function of solid control system is to separate the drilling solids into water and mud, while in the whole working flow, we should use some equipment to separate the drilling solids into sand and mud firstly. Generally, we could use mud desander and mud desilter to solve this problem. However, mud desander and mud desilter are two items, which will increase the cost and time to use these two items.

Therefore, we designed the drilling mud cleaner to solve this problem. With the help of mud cleaner, we could separate the drilling solids into different sand and mud easily, and it could be handled easily also. That’s why mud cleaner has been popular used in drilling fields by almost all of the drilling service companies in home and overseas.

AIPU Solids Control is one of the top supplier for HDD mud recycling system including mini shale shaker and other equipment. All equipment is strictly built as per API Q1 quanlity control system and all equipment tested during and after manufacture. 

Technical parameters of Aipu hunter mud cleaner

Please check above technical parameters for your reference. And some configuration is customizable.  For any question or demand, just feel free to contact AIPU solids.