BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

FLUIDS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Equipment Details
Brine separator Unit, electric driven, zone II.
The Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids separator is a non-waste generating brine treating unit, which uses
internal forces of 10000 G to separate brine / water / oil / sludge / particulates. Conventional methods
would require large amount of chemicals, manpower and filters to process the same fluid.
The separator includes a modified disc bowl centrifuge designed to handle brines with a density of up
to 1.80 SG at a process flow rate of 10 – 15 m 3 / h. The bowl is self-ejecting for automatic removal of
solids, i.e. the centrifuge is self-cleaning to avoid unnecessary shutdowns. This concept allows
simultaneous separation of brine, oil and particulates up to 0.5 mm.
BAKER HUGHES DRILLING FLUIDS
REFERENCE MANUAL
REVISION 2006 14-33