| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 666 pages) : illustrations |
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Front Cover; Drilling Fluids Processing Handbook; Copyright Page; Contents; Biographies; Preface; Chapter 1. Historical Perspective and Introduction; 1.1 Scope; 1.2 Purpose; 1.3 Introduction; 1.4 Historical Perspective; 1.5 Comments; 1.6 Waste Management; Chapter 2. Drilling Fluids; 2.1 Drilling Fluid Systems; 2.2 Characterization of Solids in Drilling Fluids; 2.3 Properties of Drilling Fluids; 2.4 Hole Cleaning; 2.5 Drilling Fluid Products; 2.6 Health, Safety, and Environment and Waste Management; References; Chapter 3: Solids Calculation |
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3.1 Procedure for a More Accurate Low-Gravity Solids Determination3.2 Determination of Volume Percentage of Low-Gravity Solids in Water-Based Drilling Fluid; 3.3 Rig-Site Determination of Specific Gravity of Drilled Solids; Chapter 4. Cut Points; 4.1 How to Determine Cut Point Curves; 4.2 Cut Point Data: Shale Shaker Example; Chapter 5. Tank Arrangement; 5.1 Active System; 5.2 Auxiliary Tank System; 5.3 Slug Tank; 5.4 Reserve Tank(S); Chapter 6. Scalping Shakers and Gumbo Removal; Chapter 7. Shale Shakers; 7.1 How A Shale Shaker Screens Fluid; 7.2 Shaker Description; 7.3 Shale Shaker Limits |
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7.4 Shaker Development Summary7.5 Shale Shaker Design; 7.6 Selection of Shale Shakers; 7.7 Cascade Systems; 7.8 Dryer Shakers; 7.9 Shaker User's Guide; 7.10 Screen Cloths; 7.11 Factors Affecting Percentage-Separated Curves; 7.12 Non-Oilfield Drilling Uses of Shale Shakers; Chapter 8. Settling Pits; 8.1 Settling Rates; 8.2 Comparison of Settling Rates of Barite and Low-Gravity Drilled Solids; 8.3 Comments; 8.4 Bypassing the Shale Shaker; Chapter 9. Gas Busters, Separators, and Degassers; 9.1 Introduction: General Comments on Gas Cutting; 9.2 Shale Shakers and Gas Cutting |
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9.3 Desanders, Desilters, and Gas Cutting9.4 Centrifuges and Gas Cutting; 9.5 Basic Equipment for Handling Gas-Cut Mud; 9.6 Gas Busters; 9.7 Separators; 9.8 Pressurized Separators; 9.9 Degassers; 9.10 Points About Separators and Separation; References; Chapter 10. Suspension, Agitation, and Mixing of Drilling Fluids; 10.1 Basic Principles of Agitation Equipment; 10.2 Mechanical Agitators; 10.3 Equipment Sizing and Installation; 10.4 Mud Guns; 10.5 Pros And Cons of Agitation Equipment; 10.6 Bernoulli's Principle; 10.7 Mud Hoppers; 10.8 Bulk Addition Systems; 10.9 Tank/Pit Use; References |
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Chapter 11. Hydrocyclones11.1 Discharge; 11.2 Hydrocyclone Capacity; 11.3 Hydrocyclone Tanks and Arrangements; 11.4 Median (D50) Cut Points; 11.5 Hydrocyclone Operating Tips; 11.6 Installation; 11.7 Conclusions; Chapter 12. Mud Cleaners; 12.1 History; 12.2 Uses of Mud Cleaners; 12.3 Non-Oilfield Use of Mud Cleaners; 12.4 Location of Mud Cleaners in a Drilling-Fluid System; 12.5 Operating Mud Cleaners; 12.6 Estimating The Ratio of Low-Gravity Solids Volume and Barite Volume in Mud Cleaner Screen Discard; 12.7 Performance; 12.8 Mud Cleaner Economics |
| Notes |
"ASME Shale Shaker Committee"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Drilling muds -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Shale shakers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Drilling muds
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Shale shakers
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Handbooks and manuals
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dissertations.
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handbooks.
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Academic theses.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Shale Shaker Committee.
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| ISBN |
1592783104 |
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9781592783106 |
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9780750677752 |
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0750677759 |
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