BAKER HUGHES - Drilling Fluids Reference Manual

FLUIDS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
CUTTINGS DRYER
With waste reduction at source a major part of any drilling operation Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids
FES provides cuttings dryers to reduce the volume of the drill cuttings waste being generated at the
rig site. The cuttings dryer should be positioned down stream of the rig’s solids control equipment
prior to discharge into onboard containment equipment. The Typhoon Dryer is a high capacity
vertical centrifuge with a rotating cone - complete with spiral flights. On entering the cone
laundering area the cuttings are forced against a fixed screen/basket by the centrifugal action, this
separates the bulk of the fluids from the solids into two phases. The solids phase continues through
the dryer and self discharges into a skip/box/conveyance below with the liquid phase draining to the
feed tank. The fluid phase is normally returned to the drilling fluid tanks after being centrifuged.
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