Author: desanderdesilter

In a complete oil and gas drilling solids control system, there is not only main equipments like shale shaker, desander, desilter, mud cleaner, and decanter centrifuge, there are also auxiliary equipments that play certain roles in the whole procedure, like the mud agitator, mud guns and mixing hoppers, and also the pumps for feeding including centrifugal pumps, submersible slurry pumps and shearing pumps.

The auxiliary equipments’ performances also affect the treating efficiency for the whole system. GN Solids Control, as the TOP solids control manufacturer in China, always sticks to its belief: Quality first, Price second. Even the mud guns, GN Solids Control also provide the best ones.

GNNJQ series mud guns have following main benefits:

1. for the mud gun nozzles, GN use polyurethane as material, for a better wear proof result and a longer service life. Unless other Chinese suppliers, who mostly use the metal like steel for the nozzle material, Polyurethane is for sure a better choice. Just like the hydrocyclones for desander or desilter, before, the manufactures all use steel ones, but now the high standard solution is the polyurethane ones, the service life is greatly prolonged.

2. GNNJQ series mud guns also suitable for higher pressure condition, its largest pressure is up to 6.4Mpa, which is the standard of high pressure mud gun. GN use this as standard level in order to provide more cost-effective choice for the clients, and of course, the safer usage.

3. the main body of the mud gun is made of national standard steel from reliable supplier. GN Solids Control always buying from large supplier with good reputation.

 

For other GN products also, like the bearings, GN uses SKF, FAG or NSK, the vibrating motors for shale shakers, GN uses Italy brand Oli or USA brand Martin. And for the design and manufacturing, GN has 10 patents already and another 5 pending. And GN QC department is always serious in inspecting the semi-products and products.

The technology of trenchless digging is developed from directional drilling technology, require very small area of surface for the construction.  it only needs very small inlet and outlet area excavation. All kind of underground replacements of the pipeline construction start adopt this technology for minimum interference of surface have high effect of keep the cost in control.

In 1970’s the technology was developed and now is widely use on horizontal directional drilling, piping, tunnel digging, piping type of detonation are some use this method.  Now are widely use in water supply and drainage.  Laying power, gas, communications lines. Any type of pipeline construction and repair of old pipeline.  The archaeology use this method of digging to minimal disturb the ancient structures.

Horizontal directional crossing (HDD-Mud Recycling System) technology in oil and gas industry are laying pipeline across waters like river and lake.  The hub of railroad obstacles and areas has important function  that cannot be disturb is obvious using through Horizontal Directional enlarge hole that common diameter of pipe in 1.5 times larger.

The method of solids control principle used in Horizontal directional drilling is the control of mud solid phase technology.  The technology purpose remove the harmful mud, solids and keep the good solids through process on mud filter and cleaning requirements.  The current use of horizontal directional drilling, the recovery mud solids control is system composed from small to large as end user requires.  The choices of mud solids control system is need according the basics in below:

 

It needs to be clean or inhibit particle variable types and size

It need to be maintain the quality of the mud

The size of ability in drill, removal of solids and operation cycle rate.

 

Solids control system function as environmental protection system that is requires in every region of the world who are digging in to earth to harvest resource underground.

It is known to all that for the oil and gas drilling projects, there must be a solids control system for separating out as much as solids cuttings, but in HDD projects, in many places in the world, the separation unit is not a legal request.

Recently, more and more countries are establishing laws requesting the mud recycling system or mud recycling units, and some clients, although their countries have not yet established such laws, the company owners decided to use mud units for their drilling works, because of below benefits a mud unit provide:

1. greatly save the usage of materials, including water, bentonite and polymer

2. save the drilling cost by lower down the discharge disposed.

3. responsible for the surrounding and environment friendly.

What’s the main equipments for a HDD mud system?

For a high standard configuration, there are 3 steps separation and 1 step of mixing, the separation equipments include: 1. Shale shaker, 2. Desander, 3. Desilter. In order to save space and make the mud unit more compact, there is always a mud cleaner playing a role as combination of desander and desilter. And mixing system is a jet mud mixer consisted by a mixing hopper and a centrifugal pump for feeding.

Of course, per different jobsite condition and composition of mud, end users could change the solution, some use without desander, some without desilter. And some adds equipments for a further and cleaner separation with a decanter centrifuge and even a dewatering unit.

 

GN Solids Control is the most professional solids control manufacturer in China who designs and produces mud systems for HDD drilling and other drilling projects. GN has a series of available capacities, not only high configuration, but also economic configuration, from 150GPM to 1000GPM for HDD, CBM, TBM and Piling or water well drilling. For larger rigs in oil and gas industry, GN provides solids control systems from 250GPM to 3000GPM.

 

In order to enable the systems to be movable and more flexible, GN has hydraulic hoist, containerized and trailer mounted solutions available.

GN Solids Control is the first manufacturer for waste management systems which are accepted by Russian market. Just a few days ago, GN has delivered a complete set of waste management system to Russia. Now, GN’s vertical cuttings dryer and its waste management systems are most popular among the end users. Although it is a tough year for all the oil relating industries, GN also sells lots of waste management systems to the clients and receives good feedback.

GNDC-40A is one of the 2 standard drilling cuttings waste management systems GN designed for different jobsite requests. GNDC-40A is more suitable for the waste management jobsites which are alongside with the drilling rigs, in this system, there is no tank for containing the liquid phase from the centrifuge, and the centrifuge is hosted at a certain height so that the liquid discharged from the centrifuge flows directly to the active tank of solids control system easily. And when matching with an effective set of solids control system, this drilling waste management system could work continuously.

GNDC-40B is another standard design of drilling waste management system designed by GN Solids Control. It is more suitable for the mud companies or somewhere specially for treating the drilling waste cuttings. In some countries, there is no need for a drilling jobsite to have a waste management system, and the drilling cuttings are transported and collected in a special place for further treating. In this case, we use GNDC-40B, which has a tank for the liquid discharged from vertical cuttings dryer and another tank for the liquid finally discharged from the centrifuge.

Besides above mentioned 2 kinds of standard drilling cuttings waste management systems, GN also has the individual modules for waste management equipments, vertical cuttings dryer, high-G drying shaker and high speed decanter centrifuge, each one could be regarded and used separately. In the coming CIPPE Shanghai, GN will show such modules, welcome to come and see.

Drilling waste cuttings management equipment is more and more used in the drilling industry nowadays. The main cutting drying equipments are the vertical cuttings dryer, drying shaker and high speed decanter centrifuges the cuttings transferring system. According to the different base of the drilling fluids and the cuttings transferring equipment, the drilling waste cuttings management system has several layouts onsite.

Almost the waste cuttings waiting for treatment are collected from the primary drilling solids control equipment like the shale shaker, de-sander, de-silter and barite recovery centrifuge. According to different transferring equipment, the different collection equipment would be used. If the user choose to use the auger as the cuttings delivery equipment, it is better to use the auger also as the waste cutting collecting equipment. The auger is located horizontally at the side of the solids control system mud tank; the length of the auger is decided by the mud tank length. The collected cutting was delivered to the drying equipment by another auger unit. If the user chooses to transfer the cuttings by using the slurry hose pump, then the cutting could be firstly collected by a hopper unit which is connected with a hose pump, the hose pump could transfer the cuttings to the drying unit through the hose. Using the auger would occupy much of the area of the drilling site, while the hose pump could be installed freely with less limitation of space.

As per different base of the drilling fluids, the vertical cuttings dryer or the high G drying shaker would be chosen. GN’s modular design vertical cuttings dryer is the main cuttings drying equipment for oil base cuttings, the effluence out from the dryer is stored firstly in a intermediary tank, then the effluence will be pumped to the waste decanter centrifuge for polishing. The water base cutting mostly transferred to the high G force drying shaker for treatment. GN’s modular design drying shaker unit has a beneath located catching tank for drilling fluids storage and pumped to the centrifuge for further treatment.

The decanter centrifuge could be installed on a telescopic skid, thus the active drilling fluids could flow back to the mud recycling system by gravity force. If the decanter centrifuge is installed on a low mud tank, then the effluence out from the centrifuge would first flow into the mud tank, and then pumped back to the mud recycling system.

 

At beginning of this month, GN has got an order for 2 sets of solids control systems for 1000 HP rigs which will be working in a middle east country, and the end user is a national owned drilling company in that country.

The 2 drilling rigs now are in USA, under fabrication, and the ordered solids control systems will arrive to the rig jobsite at same time when the rigs are ready. “It is a landmark and a great change of my company”, said the general manager of the drilling company, “because before knowing GN, all of our rigs and equipments were all from USA. GN Solids Control is the first China brand we use, and these solids control systems are only the beginning, but not the ending.”

This 1000HP rig solids control system contains following equipments:

1. main equipments:

2 sets of shale shakers GNZS703E-HB, linear motional, with 3 pcs of screens and vibrating G force up to 7.5 G.

1 set if vacuum degasser before the mud cleaner.

1 set of mud cleaner GNZJ703E-2S12N, same under flow shaker as shale shaker in 1st step separation, and polyurethane material cyclones 2 desander cones of 10 inch diameter, and 12 desilter cones of 4 inch diameter.

1 set of middle speed big bowl decanter centrifuge GNLW452C fixed speed with 1800RPM, for barite recovery.

1 set of high speed decanter centrifuge GNLW363CG fixed speed for fine particle cuttings separation.

2. auxiliary equipments:

16 sets of GNJBQ110DD double impeller mud agitators.

16 sets of GNNJQ80A-3X mud guns.

2 sets of GNSLS35A mixing hoppers

5 sets of GNSB4*3-13J centrifugal pumps respectively for feeding the desander and desilter cones of mud cleaner and the mixing hoppers.

2 sets of submersible slurry pumps for feeding the middle speed centrifuge and the high speed centrifuge.

“ After those 2 sets of solids control package from GN Solids Control, China, matching for the 2 USA made Rigs, we may consider next rig from China also. It is pleasant experience to deal with GN.” Said the drilling company’s General Manager.

 

Related Arciels:

• Solidification treatment purpose
• Drilling Waste Management System Types
• GN Mud Recycling System for HDD Drilling
• GN Solids Control centrifuge working for Algeria market

Drilling waste management is a future field with rich requirements. GN Solids Control is a experienced company to offer solids control equipment & waste management equipment. Recently, we have got two big project from overseas market & domestic market, both of them use our equipment for drilling waste / drilling cuttings management equipment.

Drilling waste equipment project for domestic market

The end user is China famous drilling contractor with drilling waste management dept. We can call it company A. A firstly check different brand of vertical cuttings dryer, and compare the performance. Finally, A only use GN Solids Control vertical cuttings dryer and return back all the other brands vertical cuttings dryer.  A also compare the working performance of GN decanter centrifuge & other China brand decanter centrifuge, and also want to return back the other brands decanter centrifuge. But they already pay 100% for the centrifuge, the supplier is not willing to accept the return back of centrifuge. So, they have to use centrifuge from other supplier. A company has 5 sets centrifuge from GN Solids Control and only use It in very hard environment, where the other China brand centrifuge is not working well.

Drilling waste equipment project for overseas client:

The end user of this project is Local drilling company with 5 land drilling rigs. They have over 10 years experience in oil exploration / oil drilling / oil production/ drilling waste management / drilling sludge treatment etc. GN Solids Control offer below items for their use.

2 sets vertical cuttings dyer with high skid for drilling cuttings management

3 sets screw conveyor system which transfer the drilling cuttings from shale shaker & desander & desilter to the vertical cuttings dryer.

2 sets screw pump for transfer the clean drilling mud back to the drilling mud tanks for reuse.

4 sets decanter centrifuge for solids control service. The centrifuge sets including 2 sets fixed speed centrifuge & 2 sets variable speed centrifuge, which is a good combination for flexible use.

 

Related Arciels:

• Drilling Rig Mud System by Helicopter
• Drilling Waste Cuttings Transferred Equipment in Waste Management System
• Drilling Waste Management System Design
• GN Vertical Mud Tanks for Helicopter Transportation

GN Solids Control is China leading manufacturer for solids control equipment & drilling waste management equipment. The sales amount of solids control equipment is also the No.1 during China solids control suppliers.

30 sets agitator for Kuwait Drilling Company

GN Solids Control is Agitator leading company from China. From last year, we offer over 30sets agitator to Kuwait. The end user is Kuwait Drilling Company and the direct buyer is local trading companies or small service companies.  GN direct connection mud agitator can work very good in agitating the drilling mud.

 

30 sets mud decanter centrifuge working in Iran market

Iran is oil rich market with large requirement for solids control equipment & drilling waste management equipment. During past recent years, we exported over 30sets centrifuge to Iran market. The main customer uses the centrifuge for solids control service and drilling cuttings management service.  GN decanter centrifuge is much popular in Iran solids control service company and Nigeria solids control service company.

Over 10 sets high G dryer working for Middle East

High G dryer is equipment professional for water based mud drilling waste management equipment. After treated by High G dryer, the OOC can reach to about 10%.  However, if with vertical cuttings dryer, the OOC can reach to 3%, much dryer performance than High G dryer. GN Solids control vertical cuttings dryer is working in many jobsite, like Baker Hughes jobsite vertical cuttings dryer, shell jobsite vertical cuttings dryer etc.

 

Over 2000 pcs shaker screen for Middle East customer

Every year, the customer from Middle East buy at least 2000pcs shaker screen as replacement screen for Derrick FLC 2000 / 500 screens, replacement screen for Swaco Mongoose screens., replacement screen for King cobra shaker screen Etc.

 

With large production capacity of solids control equipment, GN Solids Control can offer reliable equipment with large quantity in short delivery period. If you need any support, pls contact us freely.

 

It is not the first year that GN Solids Control will attend No-dig Show on the gold coast in Australia. Till now, GN is one of few China Solids Control companies who enters Australia market with solids control systems and mud recycling systems for oil and gas rigs, HDD rigs and CBM rigs and etc.

Comparing with other countries, even the European countries and American countries, Australia has the highest standard for the quality and standards, like for the electric motors and electric controls, about the Ex proof. But GN Solids Control has won good name and reputation in Australian market with its high quality equipments and reliable and quick service.

 

What equipment GN mainly produces?

GN’s products could be divided to 2 groups, Solids Control systems and Waste Management systems, serving for 3 industries, including:

1. Oil and Gas drilling (for treating the drilling cuttings with complete line, zero-discharge)
2. HDD drilling, CBM drilling and Piling and etc. (mud recycling system, mud plant, or say desander plant)
3. For Industrial Sludge Treatment.

 

How Is GN’s Services?

GN Solids Control is very supportive in providing services:

1. Pre-sale Services: GN provide free of charge draft design of the systems per customer’s special requests for jobsite layout or the treating standards.
2. Reassured After-sale Services: GN engineer and sales are quick to response for customer after-sale requests, when it is needed, GN engineers will reach the jobsite as soon as possible. And sometimes for oversea clients, GN could do remote service via internet or telephone for trouble shooting and solutions.
3. Quick delivery of spare parts. For all the equipments GN sold, GN had storage for spare parts for quick delivery.
4. Braches, Partners and Warehouses, in many countries in the world. GN has branch company in Houston, USA, branch office in Moscow, Russia, and partners in South America, Australia, Middle East and Africa.

 

May you want to know more about GN, welcome to visit us at the No-Dig Show in September, or come to visit our factory near Beijing Airport, China.

 

China first set of drilling cuttings vertical cuttings dryer was born in the workshop of GN Solids Control in Hebei Province China, in year 2012. It was a big green buddy with a rotation speed of 900RPM, although comparing with the nowadays newest design, the older brother has several shortcomings, it still attracted lots of eyeballs since 3 years ago.

Right now, since early year 2015, GN has improved the vertical cuttings dryer to the 4^th generation, this newly designed and manufactured vertical cuttings dryer has following features:

1. high rotating speed and reliable performance at a high rotating speed. A higher speed leads to a better separation result. You can see from jobsite working video about the result.

2. VFD control panel available. For the new generation of vertical cuttings dryer, GN continues their advantage in electric control panel designs, and enables this model to have 2 optional electric control panels as option, fixed speed one and VFD controlled one.

3. special designed air knife to avoid the screens to be jammed or blocked.

4. there are flites on the rotating assembly to help the solids to be discharged more quickly. During manufacturing , the rotating assembly is well balanced both before and after installing the flites.

5. three optional screen baskets available, operators could choose the suitable screen mesh per their cuttings condition and they also could buy all available meshes for stock. They are easy to change. All rotating parts, including the sreen baskets for spare parts, are well dynamic balanced.

6. both suitable for OBM, SBM and WBM. It is special feature of GN Vertical cuttings dryer comparing with other brands. It is well proved at many jobsites including domestic China and abroad.

 

Vertical Cuttings dryer, Decanter Centrifuge and drilling mud Shale Shaker are 3 core products of GN Solids Control, and they are all of highest quality and reasonable price. May you or your clients have interest, welcome to contact us freely.