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The tank design is very important to keepsure all design reaches requirement and convenient for operators. The mud tank need consider its usable muddepending on drilling conditions and need consider its active circulation todrilling hole. The mud tank capacity will be affect by drilling depth also .Usable
mud is defined as the mud volume which can be pumped before suction is
lost. For example, a typical 20,000 f t
well will normally require a minimum active system tank volume of 1000 bbl.

 

The active surface system will be divided
into two parts, solids removal and addition suction. All solids removal
equipment and degassing equipment in the solids removal part the addition suction
part is designed to make fresh mud to the circulating system and provide
sufficient residence time for proper mixing to occur before being delivered to downhole. A slug tank is usually available to pump
small “pills “such as LCM or barite slugs for tripping. Each part must be
further divided into enough compartments to efficiently carry out its designed
function and circulation application.

The quantity of compartments required will depend
on the amount and type of solids removal equipment like shale shaker, desander, desilter, decanter
centrifuge and vacuum degasses system size and circulation mud flow each
compartment must have enough surface area to allow entrained air to break out
of the drilling mud. A rule of thumb for
the minimum surface area is calculated by: Area (squarest) = Maximum
Circulating Rate (GPM)/40To maximize solids suspension and usable volume, round
type tank with conical bottom is the best option for a tank, square or
rectangular shape with V bottom is the second option for mud tank, Square or
rectangular shape with a flat bottom is the last option but easier for
manufacture. The ideal tank depth is same with the tank width or diameter of
the tank. This design provides good pump suction head and is best for complete
stirring.

GN builds many different type of tank with
different design; please contact us for more designs.

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Comparably, a 3000bbl solids control system is not a small size one, it could be used for Chinese model oil and gas rig ZJ70, which means, the well depth could reach 7000 meters. Mostly, one 3000bbl solids control system is combined by 7 mud tanks, with a total storage capacity of 3000bbl.

Among the 7 tanks, there are trip tank, treating tank for shale shakers and mud cleaner ( also vacuum degasser), middle speed decanter centrifuge and high speed decanter centrifuge. the above mentioned is treating steps for the system. After that, it is mixing systems, which is mixing tank. On the mixing step, in the mixing tank, new chemicals are added into the drilling mud.

In standard design of GN 3000bbl solids control system, a mixing tank is designed of around 450bbl storage capacity. For this 450bbl mixing tank, there are below equipments needed:

1, mud agitators, GNJBQ150D-D, 3 ea. Mud agitators here are playing 2 roles, one is to keep the  mud from settling, the other is to help mixing work.

2. mud guns, GNNJQ80-3G, 3 ea. In a solids control system, mud gun pipeline reaches every tank, so mud gun is used not only to help agitators to stir the drilling mud at the corner, but also to transfer the drilling mud from one tank to another.

3. mixing hoppers, GNSLS45, 2 ea. Of course, in mixing tank, there must be mixing hoppers. The 2 mixing hoppers are paralleled to be installed, it means, either centrifugal pump could feed either mixing hopper by means of open/shut the valves.

4, centrifugal pumps for feeding the mixing hoppers, GNSB8*6-12J centrifugal pumps for feeding the hopper, as mentioned, they are paralleled installed for the hoppers.

There are two ways for positioning the mixing hoppers and centrifugal pumps depending on the customers’ requests. One way is to install hoppers on top of tank, while install the centrifugal pumps on tank skid, or to install both hoppers and centrifugal pumps on tank skid. Each choice has its own advantage and disadvantage.

May you have more interest about mixing tanks or other tanks, welcome to contact us freely.

Every year, the CIPPE OIL SHOW, as one of the largest influencing Oil Shows in the world, has attracted most of oil and gas companies to attend, and also many visitors and traders. For the coming CIPPE2015 to be held in March in Beijing, GN’s booth is in E1 Hall, with No E1-E1 360. For attending this oil show, and to provide the customers a more comprehensive view of GN Solids Control, GN has prepared below systems and equipments for the Show.

1, a standard design of Drilling Cuttings System including: GNCD930D vertical cuttings dryer, GNLW363CG-VFD waste management decanting centrifuge, feeding pump for centrifuge and flushing pump for vertical cuttings dryer.

This system has been used in many jobsites all over the world, and proved to be efficient, below are some working videos for your reference:

2, GN’s full series of Decanter Centrifuges, including 9 inch diameter bowl, 14 inch diameter bowl,18 inch diameter bowl and 22 inch diameter bowl, from baby centrifuge to big bowl centrifuge. Centrifuge is one of GN’s core products, and these centrifuges could cover various applications like mining, solids control, waste management, dewatering and etc.

3, GN’s Solids Control equipments including Shale Shaker, Mud Cleaner, Desilter with underflow Shaker and etc. GN has advantages in such equipments not only because of good material GN uses for manufacturing, but also, like special designs and patent GN applies for them.

If your schedule doesn’t allows for the CIPPE Oil Show in March in China, you could also visit us on the other side of the world. Cause GN is first US based China Solids Control company in USA. GN has a branch company in Houston, USA. GN Solids Control and GN Solids America will both attend OTC Oil Show held in May in Houston.

May you have plan for either of above Oil Shows to see GN, welcome to contact us freely.

CIPPE, as one of the largest and influential oil shows in the world, is held twice a year, in Beijing and Shanghai, one is China’s Capital city and the other is financial center of China. As the TOP solids control manufacturer in China, GN has attended both in year 2014.

 In CIPPE 2014, Beijing, GN has brought shale shaker, mud cleaner, high speed decanter centrifuge, big bowl decanter centrifuge, and vertical cuttings dryer. In CIPPE 2014, Shanghai, GN brought high speed centrifuge, the most popular model internationally. In both the 2 oil shows, GN has won big success.

What GN Solids Control will take to CIPPE 2015?

For CIPPE 2015, GN is planning to bring more equipments for the Show, including:

1.Drilling Waste Management System, including: GNCD930C vertical cuttings dryer, GNLW363C-VFD decanter centrifuge,  centrifuge feeding pump, cuttings dryer flushing pump.

Such system is standard design of GN Solids Control, just in year 2014, GN has sold tens of such complete systems to both overseas companies and domestic companies, and among the end users, there are world famous companies like Baker Huges, and Shell and etc.

2.Other solids control equipments, including:

Shale Shaker and Mud Cleaner: GNZS594E-HB Shale Shaker, GNZJ703E-2S12N Mud Cleaner, GNZJ752E-12N Desilter with underflow shale shaker.

Decanter Centrifuges: GNLW223 Baby centrifuge, GNLW452 Medium speed centrifuge, GNLW553C-VFD Big bowl centrifuge.

For each equipment and system for CIPPE 2015, GN has patent and special designs on them. On the oil show, there will be GN engineers and professional sales to show and explain them to you. Meanwhile, GN is always open minded, welcome to give us your advice and suggestions.

Pls kindly noted the time and place for CIPPE 2015, Beijing:

Place:   New China International Exhibition Center, Beijing; No.88, Yuxiang Road, Tianzhu, Shunyi District, Beijing

Time:  March 26-28, 2015

GN Booth Number: HALL E1 -E1360

May you need more information, pls contact us freely.

In 5 days, year 2014 will end and new year will be celebrated. In the summery of the past year, no doubt, the drop of crude oil price will be one of the important economic events of the year. Meanwhile, besides its economic roles the crude oil price plays, it also plays an essential part in political. Although the oil price has dropped from 100USD/bbl to 50s/bbl, the effects have not fully shown yet.

Back to the year 1973-1974, which was called the first oil crisis, during which Middle East Arabian countries protested against the USA for its backing for Israel and forbidden the shipment for crude oil, and oil price got sky high. Right now, the drop of price of year 2014 may mean an opposite impact caused by crude oil.

When the crude oil price started to drop at very beginning, the optimistic mood was prevailing, especially among the developed countries and the oil importers, cause for them the lower price means the tax-cutting or releasing of quantity. But recently, some people started to realize that drop of crude oil price is a double edged sword. At the critical minute, the low crude oil price’s effect on Russia may infect to other newly emerging economies. Recently, the currencies of Turkey, Brazil, and Indonesia and also India have devaluated one by one.

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Because of the lower crude oil price and the more expensive dollars, the benefits of oil companies, oil providers and oil explorers are squeezed. But the total, necessary oil consumption is stable, none of them could stop producing. So, it is necessary for them to cut the cost and find the more economic solutions.

GN Solids Control, as the TOP Chinese solids control and waste management equipment supplier in China, could be their best choice. As usual, GN has the most cost-effective solutions for customers all over the world.