Drilling fluid treatment

PREPARED BY: SHAPAGAT, NAZIRA, NURBOL, ASSET

Agenda
Introduction
Shale Shaker
Desander and Desilter
Degasser
Conclusion
 Introduction

Drilling fluids are integral to the drilling process and,

among other functions, serve to lubricate and cool the drill
bit as well as convey the drilled cuttings away from the bore
hole. These fluids are a mixture of various chemicals in a
water or oil based solution and can be very expensive to
make. For both environmental reasons and to reduce the cost
of drilling operations, drilling fluid losses are minimized by
stripping them away from the drilled cuttings before the
cuttings are disposed of. This is done using a multitude of
specialized machines and tanks.
 Shale Shaker
Shale shakers are components of drilling equipment used in
many industries, such as coal cleaning, mining, oil and gas
drilling.

They are the first phase of a solids control system on a drilling

rig, and are used to remove large solids (cuttings) from the
drilling fluid ("mud").

Shale shakers are the primary solids separation tool on a rig.

After returning to the surface of the well the used drilling fluid
flows directly to the shale shakers where it begins to be
processed.
 Desander and Desilter
Desanders and desilters are solid control equipment with a set
of hydrocyclones that separate sand and silt from the drilling
fluids in drilling rigs. Desanders are installed on top of the mud
tank following the shale shaker and the degasser, but before the
desilter. Desander removes the abrasive solids from the drilling
fluids which cannot be removed by shakers. Normally the solids
diameter for desander to be separated would be 45~74μm, and
15~44μm for desilter.
 Degasser

For a small amount of entrained gas in a drilling fluid, the

degasser can play a major role of removing small bubbles that a
liquid film has enveloped and entrapped. In order for it to be
released and break out the air and gas such as methane, H2S and
CO2 from the mud to the surface, the drilling fluid must pass
through a degassing technique, and it can be accomplished by
the equipment called a degasser, which is also a major part
of mud systems.
Conclusion
Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drilling_fluid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desander
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shale_shakers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degasser
https://www.rigzone.com/training/insight.asp?insight_id=291&c_id=