If the mechanical equipment does not remove a significant portion of the drilled solids reporting to the surface, it can become very expensive to maintain a reasonable level of undesirable drilled solids. Dilution, then, becomes a major portion of the solids-management strategy. Calculations indicate the performance of the solids-removal equipment.
EFFECT OF SOLIDS REMOVAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Assume that the surface system contains 1000 bbl of drilling fluid, the targeted drilled-solids level is 4%vol, and 100 bbl of drilled solids report to the surface. For reference, 100 bbl is the volume of 1029 feet of a 10-inch-diameter hole.
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