Drilling mud circulation system for oil well drilling

Drilling fluids circulation system for oil well drilling and work over rig is widely used in oilfield or gas field. Considering different drilling depth and the working condition, there will be various configuration and design.

General information of drilling mud circulation system

There are mud tanks, from trip tank to the reserve tank. There are equipment from shale shaker to centrifuge. There are auxiliary equipment from mud agitator to the tank suction valve.

Shale shaker is the first phase solids control equipment, usually remove particles larger than 75 microns. The fluids come from well head through the elevated pipe or the gas separator discharge line. Then fluids pass to the desander, desilter, centrifuge decanter as a solids removal cycle. Besides process, we need to mix the drilling mud or compound it as mud system trip.

Flow rate of solids control system

There are 528GPM, 1056GPM, and so on flow rate system. The difference including equipment flow rate, tank quantity, tank size, general power.

Detail configuration on mud system

We take ZJ70DB rig solids control system as an example

How to get optimal solutions of solids control

We'd like to suggest all users understand solids control importance to the whole well drilling. And consider the general benefits instead of temporary benefit or cost. The time economic benefits is the key issue affecting whole economic benefits. Solids control equipment and system help much on control the drilling cost. Because it control cuttings well and decrease the mud loss, decrease further cost on waste management and environment recovery

To get the optimal solution, we'd better inquire the professional mud engineers and the consultant, or the solids control equipment manufacturer. Based on the rig size, or the mud pump size we can get the flow rate of whole mud system. Then we configure all equipment and tanks together. Mud system flow rate is recommended as 125%~130% of mud pump flow rate or the flow rate required for rig

Confirming the vendor or manufacturer we have to confirm they are professional and capable enough on complete line equipment manufacture. They have good reputation and strict quality control regulations. If they are ISO and API certified, is everything reliable. The raw materials are high quality or not.

Furthermore, their technique capability and the correspondence efficiency is important, too. Our another suggestion is before confirming the proposal or configuration, site operator the engineer should participate in the discussion. That will make system more suitable for job site but not only cater for the theory or principle.

Are you in the demand of solids control system for drilling rig or work over? Please feel free to contact us. No matter ZJ20, ZJ40, or ZJ70, ZJ90. Trust AIPU Solids will be your ideal choice to get the optimal solutions