Performance Report: SCREEN PULSE Fluid and Cuttings Separator Cuts Costs

Performance Report: SCREEN PULSE Fluid and Cuttings Separator Cuts Costs Nearly $107,000 and Saved an Additional $45,000 in Recovered Drilling Fluids

Challenge: The operator requested a solution to reduce the exorbitant and steady rising costs of managing the high volume of oil based cuttings generated from its drilling program in North America, drilling in the Woodford Shale basin. The operator was currently using a cuttings process package that included a mobile VERTI-G cuttings dryer and centrifuge to dry their cutting for transportation at a cost of $8.50 per foot @ 12,500' of OBM section.

Solution: Upon the recommendation of M-I SWACO, the operator selected the uniquely engineered SCREEN PULSE fluid and cuttings separator in conjunction with M-I SWACO's High-capacity, long-life composite shaker screens, which has demonstrated its capacity to dry cuttings that meet or exceed the EPA 9095B paint filter liquids test, recover more oil base fluid and reduce the overall volume and costs of waste disposal. The SCREEN PULSE fluid and cuttings separator was specially configured to meet the space constraints of any location with its small 27" x 33" inch foot print.

Result: The SCREEN PULSE fluid and cuttings separator proved to be the ideal solution, reducing the operator's cumulative drilling waste management costs by $106,250 in the OBM interval. An additional saving of $45,600 was generated by the recovery of 285 bbl of oil based mud in the 20 day, 12,500' interval that was reused in the active drilling fluid system.

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