On-site processing maintenance and precise control of drilling flu- ids are essential for drilling effi- ciency and value. In fact, proper selection, arrangement and opera- tion of solids-control equipment is often the most critical factor in the drilling program for reducing costs and improving fluid efficiency. Planning and executing an effec- tive solids control plan is more dif- ficult than ever. In many cases, operators and drilling contractors face limited access to water, restric- tions on the sizes of sumps and reserve pits, difficulty in transport- ing drilling mud or water to loca- tion, and environmental concerns about spillage and waste-mud disposal and cleanup.
Selection, arrangement and operation of solids control equipment is often the most cost-critical part Typical rig-owned equipment is less than 50% effective; the SWACO FPS of a drilling program. achieves 80 to 90% efficiency.
Operating in the Arctic, the
TOTALLY INTEGRATED desert, in swamps, offshore or in SOLIDS CONTROL metropolitan areas, the FPS has To meet these needs, SWACO pio- repeatedly demonstrated its ability neered the industry’s first totally to reduce costs, improve solids integrated solids control system control efficiency and satisfy the for weighted and unweighted drill- most demanding environmental ing muds: the Fluids Processing requirements. Operators and con- System (FPS). The FPS is a com- tractors report fewer fishing jobs, plete solids-control solution — less time to well completion, from shale shakers to centrifuges reduced instances of lost returns to D-GASSERS T — strategically com- and improved well logging, mud bined into a single, skid-mounted circulation and mud conditioning. unit. Just as important, every FPS Why does the FPS outperform the various sources, the FPS is a field- comes with a round-the-clock solids-control equipment normally proven network of solids control SWACO service crew, backed by a used on the rig? components specifically designed system supervisor and on-call System integration. Instead of to function as a single unit. Each tech service engineers. a collection of equipment from component is carefully selected completes liquid/solid separation. It FEATURES AND BENEFITS returns clean fluid to the mud sys- tem and discards reclaimed solids. Improved efficiency and processing rates Experience proves that using • Typical rig-owned solids control equipment is less than 50% effective; the the 202 MICROCLONE and 414 SWACO FPS achieves 80 to 90% efficiency in solids removal and drilling CENTRIFUGE in tandem removes mud recapture up to 21⁄ 2 times more solids than centrifuging alone. It results in Improved drilling performance an ultra-fine solids cut, without • Increased ROP of nearly 40% sacrificing high processing rates. • 37% reduction in drill bit consumption When drilling mud weight • An average of 33% faster in drilling days to TD reaches a density of 10.8 to • Reduces circulation time to condition mud • Helps prevent lost circulation 11.0 lb/gal, SWACO replaces the • Reduces pump maintenance and downtime MICROCLONE with a more effective • Reduces potential for stuck pipe and hole problems 414 CENTRIFUGE/518 CENTRIFUGE • Improves well logging, mud circulation and mud conditioning combination. The dual-centrifuge combination is 30% more effective Cost Savings in recovering barite and other • Reduction in mud costs as much as 43% additives from water-base drilling • Reduces costs of transporting make-up water, diesel and chemical muds. It also consistently reduces make-up materials discard volumes by up to 76%. • Significantly reduces site preparation and restoration costs Compared to dilution/displace- • Reduces waste haul-off expense ment methods, the dual centrifuge Environmental advantages combination reduces disposal and • Reduces or entirely eliminates the need for reserve pits cleanup costs on both water- and • Minimizes waste oil-base mud systems by as much • Helps satisfy the most stringent environmental requirements as 50%. Flexibility MUD D-GASSERS. D-GASSERS and • Versatile enough for use with water-, oil- or synthetic-base fluids gas-detection devices can be • Single-unit design saves transport and assembly time included on the FPS unit. A D-GASSER removes virtually all entrained gasses from drilling mud, including hydrogen sulfide and corrosive oxygen. This THE FPS DIFFERENCE improves safety by reducing the risk of dangerous and costly blowouts caused by recirculating gas-cut mud. Pumps and Piping. All mud- treating equipment piping and tanks are mounted on a single, heavy-duty oilfield skid. Piping is engineered for optimum fluid handling with the shortest prac- tical suction and discharge lines. Pumping units are sized according to the needs of the system. Vacuum Containment. An optional SAFEGUARD/SWACO The advantages of SWACO’s Vacuum Containment System Fluids Processing System are easy provides complete capture — to see. The environmental and and zero discharge — of disposed logistical problems of reserve pits solids. Vacuum containment is the (above) are eliminated with FPS cleanest, safest, most efficient and (right), reducing site preparation cost-effective method for cuttings and restoration costs. collection and containment. FPS SYSTEM FLOW
and fine-tuned to function seam- shaker surface for the initial phase reduce mud viscosity, leading to lessly and effectively. The results separation. The shaker’s vibratory increased effective drilling rates. are dramatic: typical rig-owned motion conveys coarse cuttings MUD CLEANERS. For maximum solids control equipment is less off the screen to the waste con- processing effectiveness, D-SANDERS than 50% effective — the SWACO tainer. Liquids, still containing and D-SILTERS are sometimes com- FPS achieves 80 to 90% efficiency fine solids, are sent to the mud bined with shale shakers to create in solids removal and drilling tank for further processing. units called MUD CLEANERS. Using mud recapture. Shakers are the only system a two-stage separation process, Custom engineering. SWACO ana- components that separate solids MUD CLEANERS remove fine drilled lyzes well parameters and drilling from liquids exclusively by parti- solids. The hydroclones are objectives for each application cle size, typically removing parti- mounted above a shale shaker, and tailors the right combination cles 75 microns and larger. For effectively removing drilled solids. of equipment for optimal results. most applications, SWACO bal- Separated fluid is returned to the anced elliptical motion BEM-3E active mud system or sent to cen- The SWACO difference. Only and linear motion ALS-IIE shakers trifuges for further processing. SWACO can bring to each applica- provide optimal performance. MUD CLEANERS effectively remove tion the expertise of the industry leader in solids-control technology. D-SANDER. A SWACO cyclone a broad range of drilled solids. D-SANDER removes sand and abra- They significantly reduce water TYPICAL CONFIGURATION sive cuttings from 75 to 40 microns requirements, improve drilling in size. This minimizes sand- performance, reduce equipment An FPS unit is comprised of induced drilling problems and wear and help maintain desirable two or more primary shale limits repair and damage caused mud properties. shakers, a D-SANDERE, a D-SILTERE , by abrasives-laden drilling fluids. MICROCLONE. To prepare material MUD CLEANERSE , a MICROCLONEE , As a result, effective drilling rates for centrifuging, a SWACO 202 Centrifuges, MUD D-GASSERS T and increase while rig downtime MICROCLONE concentrates particles pumping units. All equipment decreases. greater than eight microns from is fully interchangeable and con- figured to meet specific rig-site D-SILTER. D-SILTERS effectively and 500 GPM of fluid into 100 GPM or drilling requirements. Here is economically remove silt-sized of concentrated solids. This step how each component functions particles down to 20 microns. improves centrifuge efficiency in within the system. Used in combination with a the next stage of processing. primary shaker and D-SANDER, Centrifuges. Concentrated solids Primary shale shaker. Solids- it can minimize pump wear and from the MICROCLONE are fed into laden drilling mud recovered from the well is directed over the a SWACO 414 CENTRIFUGE, which
414 CENTRIFUGE 202 MICROCLONE 414 CENTRIFUGE Drying Liquid Process Feed zone zone mud out Feed
Mud in feed Barite return to Beach Pool active 518 CENTRIFUGE Liquid Feed Solids/liquid to holding tank Processed “Dry” solids liquid discard returned Holding tank Solids Liquid return Holding tank to active discard to active FPS Equipment Performance
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