Why Mobile Solids Control Systems Are Essential for Modern Drilling

Introduction:

In today’s fast-paced drilling industry, efficiency and sustainability are key. AIPU’s mobile solids control systems provide a robust solution for managing drilling fluids while minimizing environmental impact. These systems integrate advanced separation technology to remove solids, recycle fluids, and reduce overall operational costs.

Key Features:

Compact, mobile design for easy transportation and setup

High-performance shale shakers, mud cleaners, and centrifuges

Enhanced fluid recycling and waste reduction

Ideal for oilfield, HDD, and geothermal drilling

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Shear Mixing Pump

the Shear Mixing Pump is not merely a ancillary piece of equipment but a vital tool for quality assurance in drilling fluid management. AIPU Solid Control’s implementation of this technology provides drillers with the capability to engineer their mud with precision and reliability, ensuring that the fluid downhole performs exactly as designed, mitigating risks and driving operational excellence from the very start.

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Mud Desander- AIPU Solid Control

The benefits of integrating a robust AIPU Mud Desander into the drilling process are substantial:

1. Enhanced Drilling Efficiency: By maintaining low solids content, the mud retains its designed density and viscosity, leading to improved rates of penetration (ROP).
2. Reduced Abrasive Wear: Protecting drill bits, pump liners, and other tubulars from sand abrasion directly lowers equipment replacement costs.
3. Optimized Fluidized Fluid Properties: Cleaner mud ensures better gel strength and filtration control, contributing to a safer and more stable wellbore.
4. Economic and Environmental Savings: Maximizing the reuse of drilling fluid reduces the volume of new mud required and the amount of waste generated, offering both cost and environmental advantages.

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Poor Boy Degasser

It's crucial to understand where the Poor Boy fits in. It’s not competing with your vacuum degasser; it’s complementing it.

• Vacuum Degasser: The constant guardian, running during normal operations to remove small amounts of gas and maintain mud weight.

• Poor Boy Degasser (MGS): The emergency responder, activated during a kick to handle a massive gas influx that the vacuum unit can't process.

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Decanter Centrifuge AIPU Solid Control

Selecting and Operating for Optimal Performance

Not all centrifuges are created equal. Key operational variables must be considered:

• Bowl Speed: Higher G-force improves separation efficiency for finer particles.

• Conveyor Differential Speed: This controls the dryness of the discharged solids cake. A lower differential allows for a longer residence time and a drier cake.

• Pool Depth: Adjusted by weir plates, a deeper pool provides finer liquid clarification, while a shallower pool yields a drier solids cake.

• Feed Rate and Properties: The centrifuge must be sized and configured to handle the specific flow rate and mud properties of the operation.

Shale Shaker benefit

 The benefits begin with cost control. By removing up to 80 % of total drilled solids at the bell nipple, the shaker reduces wear on pumps, bits, and mud motors, cutting replacement expenses and extending bit life. It stabilizes mud properties, so viscosity and density stay within specification, lowering chemical consumption and the need for costly dilution. Faster solids removal translates directly into higher penetration rates and fewer stuck-pipe events, saving rig time and non-productive hours. Environmentally, drier cuttings discharge means smaller waste volumes, lighter haul-off loads, and a reduced pit footprint—advantages that are especially valuable on offshore platforms and environmentally sensitive locations. Modern linear- and balanced-elliptical motion designs also consume less energy and generate lower noise, improving HSE performance. Finally, the shaker’s open deck layout gives crews full visual access for screen inspection and wash-down, minimizing downtime and keeping the entire solids-control train running at peak efficiency.

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Mud Cleaner-Benefits

By removing abrasive particles early, the mud cleaner reduces pump, bit, and mud-motor wear, cutting replacement costs and extending downhole tool life. It stabilizes rheology, so torque and drag stay low, improving penetration rates and reducing stuck-pipe incidents. Because barite is retained, fluid density is maintained without costly chemical additions, saving thousands of dollars per well in new barite and additives. Cleaner mud also improves filter-cake quality, decreasing differential sticking and lost-circulation events. Environmental impact is reduced because less waste haul-off is required; the concentrated solids discharge is dryer and easier to handle, shrinking pit volume and trucking costs. Finally, the integrated design saves rig space and installation time compared with separate desander and desilter packages, making it ideal for offshore platforms and crowded land pads.

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