CENTRIFUGE APPLICATIONS

CENTRIFUGE APPLICATIONS

THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF CENTRIFUGE

UTILIZATION IS TO CONTROL FINE SOLIDS

THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO UNDESIRABLE

MUD DENSITY OR MUD RHEOLOGY

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RECLAIM BARITE WHILE DISCARDING DRILLED SOLIDS

RECLAIM LIQUID FROM MICROCLONE DISCARD

DISCARD DRILLED SOLIDS FROM UNWEIGHTED MUD

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BARITE RECOVERY IS THE PROCESS OF SALVAGING BARITE, THE MOST EXPENSIVE COMPONENT OF MANY WEIGHTED MUD SYSTEMS (WATER BASED MUDS ONLY)

LIQUID AND UNDESIRABLE DRILLED SOLIDS ARE DISCARDED

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VISCOSITY OR RHEOLOGY CONTROL IS THE REASON WE OPERATE A 414 FOR BARITE RECOVERY THE UNIT SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED WHEN VISCOSITY INCREASES ARE INDICATED FROM MUD REPORTS OVER CENTRIFUGING FOR BARITE RECOVERY NEEDLESSLY DISCARDS LIQUID AND EXPENSIVE MUD ADDITIVES

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HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHEN TO OPERATE THE 414 CENTRIFUGE?

PLASTIC VISCOSITY (PV)

PV IS A GOOD INDICATOR OF THE TOTAL SOLIDS VOLUME, THE NATURE OF THEIR SIZE, REACTIVITY, AND ABILITY TO PRODUCE VISCOSITY

PLASTIC VISCOSITY
DEFINITION

RESISTANCE TO FLOW DUE TO MECHANICAL FRICTION

PLASTIC VISCOSITY

AFFECTED BY: SOLIDS CONCENTRATION SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE SOLIDS VISCOSITY OF THE FLUID PHASE

PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT ON VISCOSITY

Solids below 2 microns are called Colloidal and have the greatest effect on Plastic Viscosity

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PROCESSING RATE DECREASES AS MUD DENSITY INCREASES
M U D D E N S I T Y 18 16 14 12 10

10

20

30 GPM

40

PROCESSING RATE

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RECOMMENDED PROCESSING RATES MUD DENSITY 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PERCENT BARITE 3.9 7.7 11.5 15.4 19.2 23.1 26.9 30.8 34.6 38.5 42.3 GPM MUD MIN. MAX. 40 65 31 52 22 40 17 33 13 26 11 22 9 18 8 16 7 14 6 12 6 12 GPM WATER MIN. 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 MAX 8 8 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

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BARITE RECOVERY EFFICIENCY
EXCEPT AT THE LOWEST MUD DENSITIES, 85-95% OF BARITE PROCESSED SHOULD BE RECOVERED AS 3.8-7.6 GPM SLUDGE

RESULTS IN A SAVINGS OF $255 - $510 PER HOUR OF OPERATION, AS OPPOSED TO DILUTION FOR THE SAME DEGREE OF VISCOSITY CONTROL

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NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS BOWL SPEED POOL DEPTH FEED RATE CONV. DIFF. FEED TUBE DILUTION 1900 RPM 2.1 Inches Depends ? 23 - 44 RPM Fully Inserted 2 - 8 GPM

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THE 414 IS DESIGNED TO CONTINUOUSLY SEPARATE A FIXED VOLUME OF BARITE SLUDGE FROM DRILLING MUD THE NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS SHOULD ALWAYS APPLY EXCEPT FOR : FEED RATE DILUTION VARIES WITH MUD DENSITY 2-8 GPM (FOR 9.0-9.5 EFFLU.)

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THE 414 IS VERY LIMITED FOR SOLIDS REMOVAL FROM UNWEIGHTED MUD COUPLED WITH A MICROCLONE IT BECOMES EQUIVALENT TO SIX (6) 414 UNITS IN BOTH PROCESSING RATE AND CUT POINT A 500 GPM CENTRIFUGE

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20 - 2 CONES (MICROCLONE) CAN PROCESS 500 GPM AT A CUT POINT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 - 12 MICRONS EACH CONE DISCHARGES APPROXIMATELY 2 - 5 GPM OF WHICH 90 - 95% IS FLUID. CENTRIFUGE RECLAIMS FLUID RETURNING VALUABLE FLUID AND CHEMICAL TO THE SYSTEM. EFFECTIVELY CREATES A 500 GPM CENTRIFUGE

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SIZE - 2 DIAMETER

CAPACITY - 25 GPM PER CONE

PRESSURE - 55 PSI OR 6 X MUD WEIGHT

CUT POINT - > 12 MICRONS

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BECAUSE OF PROCESSING LIMITATIONS THE 414 IS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF SOLIDS CONTROL ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
RATES INSTALLED AND OPERATIONAL PRIOR TO INCREASING MUD WEIGHT WITH BARITE LOW CIRCULATING

BOWL RPM CAN BE INCREASED FOR A FINER CUT PT.

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UNWEIGHTED MUD SOLIDS CONTROL

RECOVER LIQUID FROM 414 EFFLUENT DUAL CENTRIFUGING

DEWATERING APPLICATIONS USING CHEMICAL FLOCULENTS (POLYMER)

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WITH UNWEIGHTED MUD WE NEVER KNOW ON A REAL TIME BASIS WHAT PARTICLE SIZE SOLIDS EXIST IN THE MUD SYSTEM ONLY THAT THE AVERAGE SPECIFIC GRAVITY IS 2.6

WE MUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO ATTAIN OUR GOAL OF MAXIMUM SOLIDS DISCARD

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LARGE VOLUMES OF COARSE SOLIDS MINIMUM BOWL RPM MAXIMUM BOWL / CONVEYOR DIFF. FEED TUBE FULLY RETRACTED REDUCED FEED RATE THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO REDUCE BOWL/CONVEYOR TORQUE AND PREVENT PACKING-OFF THE UNIT

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LARGE VOLUMES OF ULTRA FINE SOLIDS MAXIMUM BOWL RPM MINIMUM BOWL/CONVEYOR DIFF. RPM FEED TUBE FULLY INSERTED ADJUST FEED RATE FOR MAX DISCARD

THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY FOR MAXIMUM SOLIDS REMOVAL AND INCREASE BOWL/CONVEYOR TORQUE

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CENTRIFUGING WEIGHTED MUD FOR BARITE RECOVERY SAVES OPERATORS MANY TIMES THE CENTRIFUGE COST

LIQUID FRACTIONS OF NEW MUD TYPES OFTEN COST AS MUCH OR MORE THAN BARITE (CHEMICAL, SYNTHETIC, OIL, ETC.)

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RECOVERY OF EXPENSIVE LIQUID AND CHEMICAL IS COST EFFECTIVE FOR MANY MODERN MUD SYSTEMS

INSTALLATION AND OPERATING PARAMETERS ARE CRITICAL FOR SUCCESSFUL DUAL CENTRIFUGING

UNWEIGHTED MUD SYSTEM CLOSED - LOOP

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DUAL CENTRIFUGING WEIGHTED MUD

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POLYMERS ADDED TO MUDS CONTAINING COLLIODIAL SIZE SOLIDS CAUSE THEM TO COMBINE FORMING MUCH LARGER PARTICLES THAT CAN BE REMOVED BY THE CENTRIFUGE

1 MICRON TO 10 MICRON (GREATER MASS)

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