BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

FLUIDS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Decanter Unit , CA 458
FEED
- Handles up to 60% solids in fluid
- Uses 3000 G internal forces
- Field tested weight reduction of drilling
fluid from 1.65 SG down to 1.24 SG
- Capacity: 10 - 15 m 3 / hr
- Dimensions: 4.0 m x 1.2 m x 1.8 m
- Weight: 4,000 kg
DISCHARGE
CLARIFIED LIQUID
DISCHARGE
SOLIDS
Filtration and Separation
Filtration skid with pump
Separator
The filtration skid was developed to handle small volumes of slop water more cost effectively. This
unit has three filtration pods with the possibility of combining three different types of filters. For
example: load the first pod with a 50 micron size filter for coarse media, 25 micron filters for medium
size particles in the second pod and 10 micron filters in the last pod. The last pod can also be used as
an oil absorbing pod. The first two pods only contain six cartridge filters, so if a small volume of
drilling fluid is fed accidentally into the unit, only 6 - 12 filters become blocked and need to be
replaced. The same scenario using a conventional dual filter unit would block 50 - 100 filters. There
BAKER HUGHES DRILLING FLUIDS
REFERENCE MANUAL
REVISION 2006 14-34