Drilling Fluid Contamination: Calcium Sulphate (Anhydrite) Contamination with Calcium Sulphate (Anhydrite) will result in flocculation…

Barytes sag – treatment, prevention and causes Generally, barytes sag is linked to a rapid…

Drilling Fluid Contamination: Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) H2S will have no adverse effects on the mud.…

Drilling Fluid Contamination: Salt If salt enters a bentonite based mud, the clay platelets will…

Drilling Fluid Contamination Contamination is a steady process while drilling, as drilled solids are continually…

Solids Control Equipment – Shale Shakers The importance of shale shakers as the primary solids…

Solids Control Equipment – Centrifuges Design and operating principles can be found in suppliers literature.…

Solids Control Equipment – Flowlines and Settling Tanks Flowlines, shaker header boxes (possum bellies) etc.,…