Mud cleaner is popular equipment for mud solids control and drilling fluids recycling. A mud cleaner is a combination of desander separator and / or desilter separators mounted over a solids control shale shaker. Compared with solids control shale shaker, mud cleaner will be mounted with fine mesh screener. Mud cleaner normally use shaker screen over API 100.

Drilling fluids is fed to the inlet of the hydrocyclone (desander and/or desilter) to separate particles, and the underflow passes to the fine screen mesh, while the particles larger than screen opening size will be discarded and removed from the solids control mud system.

In most drilling activities, a mud cleaner is installed in the solids control mud systems, with shale shakers, pumps, mixing system mud agitators, mud guns, etc… All the solids control equipment are mounted on mud tanks in the same drilling rig location, to work as a full functional system.
For some small non-oil and gas drilling rigs, like water well drilling rigs, piling rigs, HDD drilling rigs, etc…they only have a very simple request on the mud treatment. They do not use mud tanks, as an instead, they use mud pit rather than mud tank system. In this case, the complex drilling fluids cycling system is not necessary. Operators can only use shale shaker or mud cleaner, and choose suitable feeding pump per their job site conditions.

Types of mud cleaners:
1)    A mud cleaner can be a combination of desander hydraucyclones mounted over a shale shaker for 2 stages separation.
2)     A mud cleaner can be a combination of desilter hydraucyclones mounted over a shale shaker for 2 stages separation.
3)    A mud cleaner can be a combination of desander hydraucyclones and desilter hydraucyclones mounted over a shale shaker for 3 stages separation.

GN Solids Control designed mud cleaner can be used as a full set solids control shale shaker and a desander desilter unit, buy removing the hydraucyclone unit.

GN500 GPM mud cleaning and mud recycling system is a popular size mud treatment system for water well drilling, HDD and CBM drilling. It is a compact design integrated mud system. It is composed of 3 stages solids control and the mixing system.
In order to suit the requirements of different jobsite, GN offers 2 types design: oil field skid mounted 500GPM mud recycling system, and fast movement mobile unit.
Water well drilling operators prefer mobile unit for fast movement. The system is equipped with wheels; it is very convenient for movement. As water well is not deep size. It will be finished in some months. The drilling rigs are normally moved frequently, so it requests the fast movement of mud recycling system.

GN 500GPM mobile mud system utilizes single frame axe. Compared with double frame (axe of wheels), the single frame trailer skid is more popular in fast movement 500GPM mud system. There mainly two advantages of single frame design 500GPM mobile mud system:
1) The single frame design trailer skid for mobile mud system can spare more space for usable mud storage volume.
2) The single frame design trailer skid for mobile mud system is with less ground friction. It can spare more fuel for operators.
Features of GN 500GPM mobile mud system:
1)    The 500GPM mobile mud system consists of 3-stage solids control process: 1 set linear motion shale shaker for the 1rst stage solids control. 3-in-1 mud cleaner for the 2nd and 3rd stage solids control.
2)    The 500GPM mobile mud system consists of mud mixing hopper and mud mixing pump to prepare new mud for rigs.
3)    For a more compact design, the feeding pumps are mounted on tank slope, mixing hopper mounted on the tank top, while the mixing pump are mounted on tank skid, together with the ladder.
4)    GN 500GPM mobile mud system utilizes composite materials replacement screen for reliable performance and loner lifetime.
GN Solids Control can offer customized solutions to meet clients’ special demands. Welcome you contact GN Solids Control for proposal.

Various industry that need delicate separation often consider decanter centrifuge due to its high RPM rotation speed.  Decanter centrifuge to be function it well, it needs to be well balanced on bowl that contain horizontal screw that perform the separation.

When decanter centrifuge is arrived to its location, the balance of the bowl should be first one to check for possible problems. When the transport personnel will be sent to the horizontal screw centrifuge, we must promptly carry out inspection, in order to prevent future disputes, we better be able to face the inspection, to confirm the quality of the horizontal screw.

When decanter centrifuge arrived,  it needs observe the appearance of opening the crate, and then observe the appearance of decanter centrifuge, check the external metal have no obvious cracks, scratches, occur in the process of handling without impacting the dent. Manufacture that provide the inspection list,  the receiver will check all the parts are available, the model and the purchase of the goods are in the same way, this can effectively avoid sending the wrong goods.

Connect the decanter centrifuge with power source and turn it on, examine some of the functions of the horizontal screw decanter centrifuge, if the use of the general function appear without issue during the inspection, then the decanter centrifuge is ready for treatment operation.

Manufacturer like GN Solids America LLC suggest below if driller facing during the process of the drilling fluid.  Regular maintenance on the centrifuge such as regularly  washing the inlet and outlet by filling water or diesel is major step to avoid serious breakdown.  It is also crucial that  add lubrications  to the bearing parts to ensure proper lubrication. In order to ensure the process in the use of these parts in regular drilling operation which influences the effective of oil well drilling. The electronic parts of the centrifuge are working the best by running certain period of time frame (like none-stop for hours) and  avoid rapidly turn on and off  of the decanter  centrifuge often can make sure less-failure of the parts as well.

GNSP-40 Vacuum pump is a full air driven pump. It is specially designed and made high solids contents cuttings transfer. As the pump is driven by air compressor, there is no electrical motor. It can be used in hazardous area and zone 1 areas. Advantages of GNSP-40 Vacuum pump:
1) GNSP-40 Vacuum pump is a full air driven pump. It will not generate spark and does not request electrical power. It is the safest pump for Zone 1 environment and for hazardous environment.
2) GNSP-40 Vacuum pump can handling materials with up to 80% solids content. Other pump cannot do it.
3) GNSP-40 Vacuum pump can handling cuttings up to 70mm.
4) GNSP-40 Vacuum pump can transfer to max. 1000m away. It is the ideal equipment for long distance transfer.
5) GNSP-40 Vacuum pump utilizes pipelines for suction and discharging. There is no spilling during transfer.
6) It takes a mini. Footprint for long distance transfer.
Materials can be transferred by GNSP-40 Vacuum pump:
1) Waste mud and drilling waste cuttings discharged from solids control equipment, mud cleaner, centrifuge, etc…
2) Drilling mud (Oil based mud or water based mud) in the solids control systems
3) Waste materials in the waste pit. Normally the pit is with a big depth. The waste material in the pit is with high density and viscosity. Normal equipment cannot handle it.
4) For the hazardous waste recovery.
5) Vacuum pump can transfer oily sludge waste and the sediment on tank bottom.
6) Vessel bottom cleaning
7) Animal waste and etc…
Besides vacuum pump, screw conveyor is another option for high solids content cuttings transfer. It is widely used to transfer high solids content cuttings from one equipment another for further treatment. Or transfer the materials to the collection box. For a reliable strength, the max. length of a single screw conveyer is 15m. The transfer angle should be less than 30 degree. Normally, more than 1 screw conveyer should be used for the jobsite layout and transfer.

GN Solids Control is a worldwide famous brand for mud solids control equipment, drilling waste management equipment, as well as high quality replacement shaker screen. GN is from China, now GN has separate brand and warehouse in Russia, and Houston USA. Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, it is the greatest event in China. It is the most important and the greatest event in China and for all Chinese people and oversea Chinese. And, it is coming on 28^th Jan. 2017.

2016 is a big bigbig tough year for petroleum person. Seen from the activity drilling rig quantity, 2016 may be the worst year for the recent 30 years. Crude oil price keeps low down and down. So many rigs stop working. People lost their jobs. There are too many second hand equipment and system on the market. New equipment demands keep downturn. The good time is far away.So many oil related companies cannot survive and closed. Some of them are no longer in this field and change to other business.

In such difficult condition, GN Solids Control people are working hard, and try their best to improve quality and reduce the cost to give better support to clients. Furthermore, GN Solids Control keeps investing on new products. GN Solids Control has invest more on high-technology equipment, like TDU, automatic tank cleaning equipment, new technology composite material screen, smart control system, etc…

In order to thank the hardworking of all GN people, GN Solids Control will hold a fantastic New Year party before the holiday. All GN stuff will join the party. There will be performance team to give wonderful programs, like Singing, dancing, magic show, traditional show, etc… But the most important, most attractive, and the most exciting time, is prize draw. The company prepared 5 stages prizes it can cover 2 thirds of the Participants.

GNMS-500D is an economic desanding plant for bore piling, TBM and micro tunneling activities.
Piling and micro tunneling Desanding plants are used to remove solid particles in drilling muds, and purify the drilling mud, and make it is qualified for reusing in foundation engineering and construction engineering works.
The piling and micro tunneling desanding plants can be used to treat either water-bentonite, water-polymere, or water-cement and bentonite suspensions. Desanding plants have further applications in gravel pits, in the mining industry, in water well drilling, in piling, in micro tunneling projects, and other underground activities.

Bore piling desanding unit

The treating capacity of a desanding plant is determined by the separated equipment treating capacity included in the system.
GNMS-500D desanding plant is with the treating capacity up to 500GPM (120M3/H). The cut point of the system is 40 microns. It means the desanding plant can remove most particles above 40 microns. The mud cleaner GNZY753E-Y1S is a combination of shale shaker and desander cyclone assembly. The shale shaker is a D100 separation machine (separation efficiency is 100%), the shaker utilizes coarse solids via using different wiremesh screens. The up screen area is 0.875m2, the bottom screen area is 1.35m2, total screen area is 2.225m2. The desander cone size is 10 inch, with a 10 inch desander cone for 500GPM capacity.
Desander feeding pump is centrifugal pump GNSB6×5A (37Kw). The system is complete with lighting system and electrical control system. Total power of the system is 39kw. Total weight of the system is only 2850. And the operation footprint is only L3506xW2050×H3721. It is very compact and easy for movement. GN offers turnkey solution for different mud cleaning and recycling system.
Desides GNMS-500D mud desanding plant, GN has GNMS-1000D for 1000GPM capacity and GNMS-200D for 200GPM capacity.
GN does offer customized solution for different kinds of drilling mud treating capacities. If you have any questions about mud recycling and waste management, welcome you contact GN 24*7 service line.

3 sets of GNMS-1000D mud desanding plant have been dispatched to the client’s jobsite weeks ago. It is ordered by a GN regular client. They already own some different sizes desanding plant from GN Solids Control. They are happy with the performance of the separation plants. When they have new projects, they are willing to come to GN for solution.
Features of GNMS-1000D mud desanding plant

Bore piling desanding unit

1)    It is a very compact design sand removing plant for HDD, CBM, Piling, micron tunneling, water well drilling, and other underground construction activities.
2)    The GNMS-1000D mud desanding plant is composed of a full set solids control double deck shale shaker. The shale shaker is with 2 ea 10 inch hydro cyclone desander cone on its top. It saves the system footprint, and integrated with the function of both solids control shale shaker and mud cleaner.
3)    High quality parts, like 100% PU hydro cyclone, International famous brand vibration motors, composite material shaker screens, ensure longer lifetime and reduce the maintenance cost.
4)    The GNMS-1000D mud desanding plant is an economic design system. It is cost economic. Clients can do the job with a smaller fund investment, and with a higher return rate.
5)    The inland shipping dimension is L3780 x W2162 x H2612 mm, Total weight is 3700kg. It is convenient for movement.
6)    The operation dimension is L4176 x W2162 x H3796mm. It is a very small footprint occupation.
7)    Total power of the system is 59Kw.
The plant is a separation system; users can choose a separate mixing unit for preparing new mud. But the mixing and storage tank, GN recommend clients to prepare locally to save the total cost.
Other size economic design desanding plant offered by GN Solids Control:
1)    GNMS-200D desanding plant
2)    GNMS-500D desanding plant
Besides the economic design desanding plant. GN Solids is China leading supplier for full functional mud cleaning system with compact design. If you have interest for more information, welcome you contact GN at GN Solids Control / GN Solids America / GN Solids Russia for more details.

GN Solids control is a leading manufacturing on drilling waste hazardous material transfer. GN offers turnkey solution for different hazardous waste generated from oil field.
Below are some major equipment popularly for drilling waste handling.
Item 1: Drilling waste mud and cuttings container

Drilling waste cuttings container

1)    The drilling cuttings can be used to collect cuttings from solids control equipment: shale shaker, mud cleaner, desander, desilter and centrifuge, and move to drilling cuttings treatment system for process.
2)    The container can be used to collect drilling cuttings from vertical cuttings dryer, High G dryer, and drilling waste high speed centrifuge, and move to TDU or stabilization unit for treatment.
3)    The container can be used to store and take waste mud and cuttings from offshore platform and take to the onshore yard waste management system for treatment.
4)    The top cover sealing type drilling cuttings container can be used to store and handling hydrocarbon contaminated drill cuttings.
Item 2: Drilling cuttings stabilization unit

Drill cuttings Solidification unit

The GN drilling cuttings solidification or stabilization unit can be used as the final treatment of drilling cuttings or waste sludge. The stabilizer unit can be used after the drying treatment equipment, like vertical cuttings dryer, high G drying shaker, drilling waste big bowl or high speed decanter centrifuges.
Items 3: Drilling waste Vertical cuttings dryer
Vertical Cutting Dryer utilize centrifugal force to dry drilled solids in oil or synthetic base fluids. A stainless steel screen bowl treat the drilling waste mud with cuttings and waste oil, the centrifugal force can be up 900RPM with G force to 420G or super high speed 1200RPM with G force 750G. Liquid is forced through the screen bowl openings, but the solids and cuttings will be removed by the angled flights attached to the cone, as the cones rotate slightly slower than the bowl. Tungsten carbide material protects the flights from abrasive solids and ensures long operational life. This aids in maintaining a constant gap between the scroll and screen bowl, which is crucial for proper operation.

2 sets of waste management processing system has left GN Solids Control Beijing factory and was dispatched to Tianjin sea port. The 2 sets waste treatment system is for a client from MENA region. The client is very happy with GN turnkey solution in this field. They compared different processing technology and finally decided to put GN Solids Control in his honour.
The 2 sets waste management was designed to suitable for container shipment. It means every item of the 2 processing systems can be put into container for ocean shipment.
The complete set oily sludge separation system and sand washing system was out into 9 ea 40ft high container. They will arrive the client’s yard around 40 days.

Big bowl decanter centrifuge

What will the 2 sets waste management processing system be used for?
One set of the system we call it oily sludge processing system. It was used to treat the oily sludge waste with 20PCT solids and soil phase.
Main equipment of the oily sludge processing system: vacuum pump to transfer the raw material to treating system, High G drying shale shaker with deck sealing device, big bowl decanter centrifuge with high speed, chemical dosing system with the function of 3 types of chemical dosing, more importantly, there is an 3-phase separation system after above mentioned equipment. It is used to separate the water, oil and soil.
The second system is a sand washing system. It can be used to remove the high solids content oily waste. The no. 2 sand washing system is very similar to the no. 1 oily sludge separation system, but the processing technology is different. And there is no shale shaker and the transfer equipment is different.
Furthermore, GN Solids Control offered high quality drill cuttings container for the 2 systems. The cuttings and solids container is suitable for offshore application.
When the 2 waste processing systems arrive client’s jobsite, GN Solids Control will send engineers to help for the commissioning of the 2 systems. And also offer trainer to the client’s operators to help them know how to operator and systems and how to maintain each equipment.

Full hydraulic drive (FHD) centrifuge is widely used in oil and gas drilling field. It can be used in solids control system for barite recovery or fine solids separation. It can also be used in drilling cuttings treatment system. As the oil and gas drilling flied is normally hazardous. Especially in the desert in Middle East and Africa, it is very high temperature may over 55 C degrees. The normal motor drive recommended ambient temperature is max. 55 C degree.

A full hydraulic drive decanter centrifuge is components of below parts:
1)    Decanter centrifuge main body
2)    Hydraulic motor
3)    Hydraulic drive system
4)    Control system
The function of a full hydraulic drive (FHD) centrifuge?
A centrifuge with hydraulic drive is an interesting object from the fluid dynamics point of view. In order to achieve high efficiency, the hydraulic resistance of the inner, quickly rotating with the rotor, passages should be minimized. At the meanwhile the fluid should go through an area far away from the axis of rotation, where the centrifugal force is bigger. Nozzle efficiency is crucial. The air in the gap between the rotor and the centrifuge cover also moves, and the air friction makes a significant contribution. Jets from the nozzles might break down into a fine spray and hit the rotor, slowing it down. It is quite a challenging job to optimize the full hydraulic drive (FHD) centrifuge. But it must to be done.
Advantages of a full hydraulic drive (FHD) centrifuge for oil and gas drilling:
1)    Full hydraulic drive system to use in high temperature ambient for heavy mud with flexible bowl and differential speed.
2)    Durable & less maintenance. The centrifugal casting bowl from duplex stainless steel, Tungsten carbide tiles for screw protection, tungsten carbide inserts for mud distribution port and solids discharge port, SKF bearings to give the centrifuge maximum operation life with less maintenance.
3)    Heavy Duty. The torque gearbox is up to 4163 N.M for heavy mud separation.