Month: February 2018

Last week, GN sent one set 400 BBL capacity mud tank system for an Australia client. GN’s rich experience in manufacturing as per Australia standards, like welding, cable colors and so on, ensures this order. Client also approved and accepted when visited GN on inspection before delivery.

This 400 BBL mud system is for a small rig. Client was worrying about the height of the mud tank will be higher than the drilling mud return pipe of the rig. Actually, GN’s design team has lot of experience in design the mud system, this problem will be considered as one the key factors when make the design. After confirming the height, the proposal provided by GN has a full consideration on let the used drilling mud flow to the tank and ever get into the shale shaker unit easily.

This 400 BBL mud tank system is consisting of 3 parts. Mud recycling tank, mud storage tank and a separate mud mixing unit skid. In consideration of the sufficient tank net volume and height limitation, GN designed the tank with large width which can only be shipped by bulk ship. A separatemixing hopper skid is also for the purpose of making the tank larger net volume capacity.

The equipment configuration of this 400 BBL mud system is simple but effective. 2 unit GNZS703 shale shaker installed on the first tank for coarse solids separation, the shakers occupied almost half area of the tank top, the other half is fixed with one unit mud agitator and also left space for mounting a degasser unit in future in case any request. The second tank is used for active mud storage and mud mixing, four units mud agitators work well to keep the solids in drilling fluids suspending. A separate mixing unit skid is able to be connected with mud tank freely as per site area.

GN solids control has rich experience in designing and manufacturing the mud tank system used in oil gas drilling and other drilling projects. Any request, no hesitate to contact with GN.

GN Solids Control has rich experience in making compact mud recycling system that used in no-dig drilling project. GN has standard model of compact mud system for option, for clients’ special requirements, GN is able to provide customized solution. This week, GN completed the fabrication of one set 350GPM mud recycling system for a UAE client.
The 350GPM mud recycling system in this order is GN standard self-contained unit with mud recycling, storage and mixing function. The equipment configuration is as below:

1. Shaker and mud cleaner composition unit- this unit is the main mud recycling equipment. The shaker equipped in this unit is a double deck model, the under layer is used as the first stage mud recycling equipment for coarse solids separation. GN composite frame shaker screen could effectively remove the solid particles; this process could reduce the load for the cyclone unit. The drilling mud passing through the under layer screen will immediately transferred by a centrifugal pump unit to the 4 inch cyclone for fine solids separation. The drilling mud after treated by the cyclone, solids with size larger than around 20 microns would be removed. Discharged slurry will be further dried by the upper layer screen for more fluids recovery.

2. A mud tank will be used as the mounting support of the shaker unit, the feeding pump of cyclone and the mixing pump would be mounted on the tank skid as well. On top of the tank, a mud hopper will be installed as the mud chemicals adding port. The mud tank is divided into two parts respectively for sand trap, storage and mixing.

This 350GPM mud recycling system could be packed in one 40 feed container for sea transportation. GN is full of experience in designing and manufacturing the compact mud recycling system. Besides the self-contained model, GN also has economic desanding unit that is widely used in piling project. For more information, please feel free to contact with GN.