Drilling Solids Control System: Applications & Custom Solutions

In drilling operations, the solids control system has become key equipment to reduce drilling accidents by purifying drilling fluid efficiently through a series of solids control devices. The drilling fluid purification system achieves solid-liquid separation and solid-phase control, facilitates the recycling and reuse of drilling fluid, and lowers operational costs.

The drilling solids control system designed and developed by TR Solids Control removes harmful solid particles from drilling fluid via professional solids control equipment, reduces the solid content in drilling fluid, and effectively maintains drilling fluid performance. It enables drilling fluid circulation, weighting, shearing, and accident handling, serving as complete rig-matched system that meets drilling process requirements.

Reasonable matching of solids control equipment is the key to improving purification efficiency. TR Solids Control system comprises Shale Shaker, drilling fluid centrifuge, desander, desilter, centrifugal pump, agitator, screw conveyor, explosion-proof control cabinet, and other equipment. It adopts purification process of "Shale Shaker → Desander → Desilter → Centrifuge" to remove solid particles of different particle sizes in layers, satisfying the drilling fluid purification requirements.

　　● Shale Shaker: removes large cuttings with particle size of ≥74μm, preventing their deposition in wellbore and avoiding sand settling and stuck pipe accidents from source.

　　● Desander and Desilter: Separate sand grains (20-74μm) and fine mud (10-20μm) respectively, preventing abnormal drilling fluid viscosity and excessively thick filter cakes.

　　● Centrifuge:  Deeply remove ultra-fine particles (5-10μm), avoiding increased filtration loss caused by drilling fluid deterioration.

Drilling projects adopting the comprehensive solids control system of TR Solids Control can control the solid content of drilling fluid below 5% and reduce the incidence of sand settling and stuck pipe accidents by more than 80%.

TR drilling solids control system boasts multiple advantages: compact design with small footprint, enabling flexible installation on demand; integrated mud tanks with storage and transportation functions, equipped with embedded manifolds, slag discharge, and clean water pipelines to maximize drilling fluid reuse rate; built-in jet mud mixers to meet the mixing requirements of drilling mud with different densities; full equipment anti-corrosion and wear-resistant design for longer service life; all equipment is integrated above the mud tanks for easy installation and disassembly, adapting to the mobile operation needs of drilling teams.

The rational configuration of solids control equipment in the drilling fluid solids control system meets the drilling fluid purification requirements of drilling processes, and improves drilling project efficiency and reduces costs in an all-round way.