Drilling fluid waste management and solids control of drilling mud related technical and developed situation.
Adverse effects caused by drilled solids account for a major portion of drilling fluid maintenance expenditures. Drilled solids are the number one contaminant of all drilling fluids. Considering that a 12¼ in. gauge hole drilled to 10,000 ft would result in 1,327,000 lb or more of drilled solids, the above statement is not surprising.
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Mud systems have a lot of moving parts that must be kept in order to keep them in premium working order. If you do not grease and adjust centrifugal packing on a regular basis, it will leak causing not only a mess but also hazardous work environment. Bearings require lubrication for long life. Cones can get plug with debris making them inactive thus reducing your cleaning capacity. Screens get torn allowing trash to go into the system causing plugging problems.
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The mud recycling system set up to handle the mud stream and sets out the problems encountered in getting this system running and the alterations planned to enhance the system. The paper also looks at the diffuser losses for 2002 season compared with the combined mud and bagasse losses of previous seasons.
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