What is a solids control system

Solids control is a technique used in drilling rig to separate the solids in the drilling fluids that are crushed by the drill bits and carried out of the well surface. 

The solids control system utilized physical method to remove solid particles from the drilling mud to ensure the performance of drilling mud, and reduce the occurrence of drilling accident. Effectively save drilling costs and maximize economic benefits.

Composition of solid control system
A complete solids control system including mud mixing and store units (mud tank, agitator, mud gun), solids removal units (shale shaker, hydrocyclone removal equipment, centrifuge), auxiliary devices and lines.

Mud tanks play an important role in solids control system. It is the base of solids control equipment in solids control system, and also the carrier of drilling fluids.

Mank tanks are classified to trip tanks, circulation tanks, weighting tanks, mixing tanks, stroage tanks, and etc. according to different usage.

Solids removal equipment including five stage purification equipment: shale shaker, vacuum degasser, desander, desilter decanter centrifuge. mud degasser and mud desilter can be combined with shaker as mud cleaner.

Auxiliary equipment mainly means centrifugal pumps and other accessories parts like electrial pannal and so on. According to function, centrifugal pump can be used as desander pump, desilter pump, mixing pump, trip pump, and metering pump.

Solids control is a technique used in drilling rig to separate the solids in the drilling fluids that are crushed by the drill bits and carried out of the well surface. Normally drilling rig solids control system consists of five stages, including mud tank, shale shaker, vacuum degasser, desander, desilter, decanter centrifuge.

his drilling fluid solid control system is mainly composed of drilling fluid purification equipment, drilling fluid circulation tanks and auxiliary equipment (such as vibrating screen, vacuum degasser, desander, desilter, sand pump, hopper, agitator, drilling fluid gun, Auxiliary pipeline) and other components.



R&D direction of solid control system
The drilling fluid solid control system is mainly composed of drilling fluid purification equipment, drilling fluid circulation tanks and auxiliary equipment (such as vibrating screen, vacuum degasser, desander, desilter, sand pump, hopper, agitator, drilling fluid gun, Auxiliary pipeline) and other components.

The drilling fluid solid control system is one of the important components of the drilling rig module, and the configuration and selection of equipment is becoming more and more diversified. In terms of system composition, the early inherent equipment configuration can no longer meet the needs of modern drilling technology. In addition to considering the solid control of the drilling fluid, it should also have drilling fluid configuration, transportation, injection, recovery, safety, maintenance, redundant design, etc., and other functions.

The drilling fluid solid control system is composed of corresponding drilling fluid purification devices in accordance with the requirements of drilling fluid purification. Commonly used drilling fluid purification systems include a two-stage purification system and a three-stage purification system, and the highest can reach a five-stage purification.

A complete solids control system should be able to meet the functions of drilling fluid purification, weighting and circulation, and the tank volume should be able to accommodate the maximum circulation volume of drilling fluid during the drilling process. The volume of each functional warehouse is divided reasonably. Special attention should be paid to that the mixing weighting device should be able to suck the drilling fluid in each tank compartment (except the grit chamber) through the suction pipeline. The weighted drilling fluid can be transported to the replenishment bin and other tank compartments by the discharge pipeline. The processing capacity of vibrating screen, desander, desilter, degasser, centrifuge and sand pump should meet the requirements of drilling technology and handling downhole accidents.

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