what is solid control

what is solid control 

Solids control is a technique used in a drilling rig to separate the solids in the drilling fluids that are crushed by the drill bits and carried out of the well surface. Normally, a solid control system contains five stages: the mud tank, shale shaker, vacuum degasser, desander, desilter, and centrifuge. The shale shaker is used to separate big solids with diameter above 75μm, the desander addresses solids from 45-74μm , and the desilter segregates solids between 15-44μm. Sometimes the desander and desilter are combined as one high efficiency mud cleaner. When air enters the drilling fluids, a vacuum degasser is used to separate the air. If no air in the mud, the degasser would work as a big agitator. All these stages are mounted on the top of the mud tank. After separating the solids, the clean mud can be pumped into the borehole again.
Drilling fluid maintenance cost, clean up, and disposal cost as well as the overall cost of boring can be reduced dramatically when proper solids control techniques are utilized. These facts were recognized in the oil industry in the late 19th century when open earthen pits were used to separate the cuttings from the borehole. This was accomplished by a series of weirs and settling pits that allowed the solids to naturally settle out by using gravity. The clean mud then flowed into a suction pit to be re-pumped down the hole. This was the first solids control technique ever used

Equipment[edit]

• Fluids processing system
• Shale shaker The shale shaker is the first stage of solids control equipment in the fluids processing system,which removes cuttings with diameter above 75μm from the drilling fluids brought up from the wells.Afterwards,the treated fluids flow into the tank waiting to be processed again in the next stage of the system.
• Desander is the second stage of solids control equipment.It is mainly used to take away the solids with diameter ranging from 45 to 74 μm from the formerly treated fluids and then send them to the next stage for more purification.
•  Desilter is the third stage of solids control equipment.In this case,the solids with diameter ranging from 15 to 44 μm are to be separated from the rest,which will go through further processing.
• Mud cleaner
• Centrifuge
• Degasser
• Mud Gas Separator
• Centrifugal pump
• Jet mud mixer
• Mud agitator
• Electric ignition device
• Mud Gun
• Mud tank

TR waste management& solid control

TR solid control & waste management  

solid control system

TR knows that solids control is a key of any modern drilling operation .choosing the right solids control and waste mangament system can make work easy .TR solids control system was used in china for many years .is one of the china solid control equipment manufacturer .

Xi′an TianRui Petroleum Machinery Equipment Co., LTD. (short name:TR solid Control), was located in Weiyang District, Xi’an, Shaanxi province,China. The company covers an area of 40 acres, now have 100 employees, and 30 management staff, including 8 engineers, senior engineer and one Doctor, 21 Bachelor degree or above. Company register capital is 5 Million RMB. And we have passed ISO9000 and are applying for US API Authentication.

TR Solid Control which is a professional and reputable manufacturer of solids control for oilfield waste fluids&mud treatment system, Solid control system, Oil Drilling, Oil Rig, Horizontal Directional Drilling/Rig, Shield Engineering, Trenchless Engineering, etc We provide a complete line of solids control equipment, comprising shale shakers, desilter, decanting centrifuges, desander, mud cleaners and vacuum degasser, mud agitator,mud gas separator etc. Our integrated portfolio of cutting-edge solids control technologies are customised for our clients to optimize drilling efficiencies by reducing fluid losses, HSE impact.

We design and operate solids control solutions that improve drilling rates and reduce costs through the efficient removal of drilled solids and muds. As importantly, our new generation solids control solutions can minimize considerably the environmental footprint of your operation. Such as, our new generation desilter which is an integrated equipment with desilter, desander and a shaker.
At the same time, we recognized that each project and each rig is different, and that diversity extends to the solids control. Our Rig Engineering and Systems group works closely with rig designers, contractors, operators to assess their unique specifications.  We examine well programs to determine the optimum solids control program to meet specific cost, operational and environment requirements

• Screens - 3 pretensioned panels

• G-Force adjustable up to 7.5 G's
• Shaker beds should run as flat as possible.
• Secondary fluid recovery from the primary rig shakers.
• The vibrator motor for the drying shaker is permanently lubricated.
• Secondary fluid recovered should be centrifuged to minimize low gravity solids build up.

• Screens drill cuttings during the initial removal phase. All cuttings should be removed.
• Drying shakers use the finest mesh screen capable of handling the full volume from the flow line under the particular drilling conditions without flooding the shaker bed.