Mud tanks configuration and compartment design in solids control

09, Jun. 2025

 

Mud tanks configuration and compartment design in solids control

Mud tanks are the basic material in solids control system.They are used to contain drilling fluids. As solids control system is a process with certain order or sequence.

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Mud tanks in mud system

Firstly, we’d to know the whole procedure of solids control. Mud system including the primary separation, finer separation, recovery, mixing process, reverse, and so on. Then consider the mud system flow rate we’ll propose mud tanks size, compartment division.

There are shaker tank, centrifuge tank, trip tank and pill tank, reverse tank, mixing tank. Per different drilling rig, per certain working condition we will configure tanks accordingly.

Equipment and detail compartment devision

A complete mud system should be able to process particles ranged 5~440microns. Complete line equipment including shale shaker, vacuum degasser, mud cleaner, centrifuge, pumps, agitators. On mud tanks we’ll set listed devices on design position for great solid separation

On shaker tank, we’ll set up shale shaker or dual tandem shaker. Vacuum degasser will be mounted after shaker. The tank will hold 2 compartment. Then, we’ll set mud cleaner and decanter centrifuge on the second tank. On this tank, we’ll also mount the centrifugal pump and screw pump as transfer pump to these equipment. Mud agitators will be mounted the desander compartment, desilter compartment, centrifuge compartment.

Then, the trip tank with pill tank. We’ll set the trip pump and agitator for tripping and mixing pill to compound drilling mud. Trip pump will transfer the drilling mud to mud pump.

After previous process or separation, we need to compound drilling fluid to meet whole system flow rate. There will be mixing pump and agitators. Then the reserve tanks store cleaned drilling mud or recovered drilling mud. On these mud tanks, we need mud agitators to keep the necessary solids and content suspension.

Different mud tank configuration

In a mud system or a solids control system for drilling there are many flexible factors. Such as the treating capacity, the mud tank size or quantity, the layout, compartment division, and so on. But two things are for sure, one is the whole flow rate come from drilling rig or well depth; another one is basic procedure is from shaker to centrifuge.

Please come to us for your specific drilling mud system. We’ll propose you optimal solutions at your budget.

mud conditioner – Mud Solids Control Equipment - RSSing.com

There are a lot of names given to the combination of hydrocyclone and shale shaker. In NOV, it is called mud conditioner; while Derrick, flow line cleaner; Mi swaco, mud cleaner; in China, GN Solids Control, also named it mud cleaner.
There are six mud conditioner types: King Cobra Mud Conditioner; Cobra Mud Conditioner; LCM-3D Mud Conditioner; Mini Cobra 2-Panel Mud Conditioner; Mini Cobra 3-Panel Mud Conditioner; King Cobra Venom Mud Conditioner. The differences is the shale shaker, and the number of cones.
There are 5 models in GN Solids Control: GNZJ83-3 GNPJ70-3 GNZJ63-3 GNZJ83-2 GNTJ60,  two kinds of shaker GNZS Linear Motion Shale Shaker, GNPS Balanced elliptical shale shaker are available.
The National Oilwell Varco? Brandt? King Cobra Mud Conditioner utilizes a combination of hydrocyclones and a King Cobra shale shaker to separate solids from liquid. The combination of hydrocyclone cones utilized is dependent upon the specific application of duty. Cone combinations typically consist of a desander cones (10-inch or 12-inch) and desilter cones (4-inch) which are properly sized to handle over 125% of the flow rate.
GNPJ&GNZJ mud cleaner  is a normal model of our company,we can design customized cost-effective mud Cleaner for customers special needs.Our mud cleaner can meet almost all needs for oil & gas well drilling fluids treatment system and HDD Mud Recycling System.
These cones are mounted above the screen deck of the shale shaker. The drilling fluid (mud) is fed first through the hydrocyclones, where the discharge cascades down over the shale shaker screens. This helps to reduce the amount of mud attached to the discharged cuttings. To further increase separation efficiency, and optional VFD G-Force Controller is available for the King Cobra shaker, which allows the operator to tune the G-forces exerted on the shaker bed to one of three settings: 6.1 (NORM), 6.7 (HIGH), and 7.3 (MAX).
GN mud cleaner is very popular all over the world, and especially suit for the Chinese ZJ series drilling rig equipments, or alike rigs. Customized design are also available.

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GN desander, desilter have standard frame for hydrocyclones. This made our design, production high efficiently. For desander, we have standard GN1S with treating capacity 500gpm, GN2S with treating capacity gpm, GN3S with treating capacity gpm. For desilter, we have standard GN8N with treating capacity 500gpm, GN12N with capacity gpm, GN16N with capacity gpm. If you required large quantity, we can make other hydrocyclone qty according to your required treating capacity. Desander, desilter has no underflow shaker.

Mud conditioner also called mud cleaner, some times we called desander, desilter, shale shaker 3 in 1. Also for mud cleaner, we have standard 500gpm, gpm, gpm mud cleaner with optional linear motion shaker or balanced elliptical motion shaker. Compared with separate desander, desilter, mud conditioner have the following advantages:

1 With larger shale shaker, can process mud better and recovery more drilling mud to save drilling cost.

2 Save space, you only need to place one machine which can do the job for 3 machines together.

But mud conditioner also have disadvantages, e. g. higher cost, need to replace shaker screens regularly, higher power consume,etc.

GN provide desander, desilter, mud conditioner(mud cleaner) for oil rigs, pls contact us for more info.

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Mud cleaner is a combination of shale shaker, desander, desilter for oilfield drilling mud system, NOV Brandt also called it mud conditioner. There are many suppliers for mud cleaners, Derrick, MI-SWACO, Brandt, GN Solids Control, here we will make a comparison of the 4 model of mud cleaners. Take gpm unit for example:

1 Derrick Mud Cleaner Features:

A round desilter manifold and/or a desander manifold is mounted in a cone discharge collection pan installed over the vibrating screen.Underflow from the hydrocyclones is received by the collection pan, which may feed directly to discharge or onto the vibrating screens for additional processing.

Derrick’s standard desander cone and desilter cone is 10” & 4”

2 MI-SWACO Mud Cleaner features:

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Vertical installation method of desilter cone

MI-SWACO’s standard desander cone and desilter cone is 12” and 4”

3 Brandt Mud Cleaner

Patented pin-and-hole screen securing system

Brandt’s standard desander cone and desilter cone is 10” or 12” and 4”

4 GN Mud Cleaner

Small footprint, compact design; desilter cone is installed vertical but inclined, GN standard desander cone and desilter cone is also 10 inch and 4 inch, which is same with Derrick’s.

GN mud cleane is convenient to ship it by containers, GNZJ703-2S12N(gpm) footprint is only xxmm, but same treating capacity, Brandt Cobra 16/2 Mud Conditioner dimension is mm x mm x mm. For same treating capacity and function equivalent, GN mud cleaner is with the smallest size.

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Tunisia is a country located in North Africa. As an export-oriented country, the majority of the electricity used in Tunisia is produced locally. Oil production of Tunisia is about 97,600 barrels per day. That means this country has many drilling works under going.

GN Solids has already established links with many Tunisia national drilling company and Tunisia national mud Service Company. Only this year, they have exported many sets of solid control equipment and waste management equipment to Tunisia.

Hereunder, we have a roughly preview of the solids control equipment for Tunisia drilling company.

1. Shale Shaker, GNZS703 model, manufactured by GN Solids Control

GNZS703 is a much popular shaker model with big treating capacity, reliable working performance. Many drilling company prefer to this model shaker. Only Iraqi Drilling Company has bought 7 EA from GN Solids Control.

Now GN Solids just design a model equal to Swaco mongoose PT shaker, GNZS594 with 4 panel shaker screen, same size with Swaco mongoose PT shaker. You may have a try if you require shaker now.

2. Mud Cleaner or Mud Conditioner, GNZS703-2S12N model, manufactured by GN Solids Control

This model is shale shaker GNZS703, to put a desander cone and desilter cone on it with steel frame. Now, GNZS594-2S12N is also available.

Besides, for some water drilling company or small HDD drilling contractor, they may just need lower config system. Then, desander or desilter is for option. This desander or desilter is just cones; no shale shaker attached, and can save lots of money.

3. Vacuum Degasser, GNZCQ270 model, manufactured by GN Solids Control

The vacuum degasser is originally designed by GN. Compared with NOV degasser, we don’t need extra pump to supply suction motor, more compact and easy to maintenance.

For more info, pls go to  website of GN Solids Control

Or contact Roy Zhang, sales for Middle East and Africa area. :

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