Month: April 2015

GN Centrifugal pumps with star-delta starting control panel are widely used in different jobsites in oil & gas field. The centrifugal pump can used for mixing bentonite, transferring drilling mud in solids control system, charging mud pump and working instead of mud pump is some special cases.

1) The pump control panel

For small pump with below 22kw motor, generally direct starter is OK.

For bigger pump with motor between 30kw to 75kw, star-delta starter is necessary. These kinds of starter will lead to high prompt start current and then the current will go down to normal degree after normal operation.

For larger pump with above 55kw motor, soft starter is recommended for easier operation. These kinds of starter current will arise smoothly and no need much bigger generation to match.

2) Centrifugal Pump quality

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Oil price is going down from end of 2014, many drilling rigs stop to drill, thus lead to the equipment suppliers go down of the sales amount, like rig companies, solids control companies, pipes, drill bits etc. However, the drilling waste management field is still strong. We have to support our company with drilling waste management equipment sales this year and also extended to other fields, like horizontal directional drilling, core drilling, mine drilling, diamond drilling etc.

Recently, we just finish one set skid mounted waste management total solution for on line drilling waste management, water based mud. The customer use the Hi-G dryer and centrifuge system to treat the drilling cuttings discharged from shale shakers and recover the useful water based mud and reduce the impact on the environment.

1) Hi-G dryer and centrifuge system

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Pumps are mainly for transferring functions in drilling mud system. It is joint for different parts of mud system; the whole drilling mud system can be one unit only with help from various pumps. GN Solids Control is professional drilling mud system manufacturer, and also various pumps supplier, like centrifugal pumps / sand pump, shear pumps, submersible slurry pump / vertical slurry pumps / screw pumps, mud pump excluded. Mud pump is transferring drilling mud back to rig, require much high pressure. Generally, mud pump is offered by professional mud pump supplier, not solids control equipment supplier.

 

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Recently, we have 4 sets of 500gpm HDD mud system ready for delivery. Two sets of them is for domestic biggest pipeline HDD drilling contractor CPP and another two sets is for Middle East HDD drilling contractor, which have business in Egypt, South Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman etc. All of them are GN old customer who have used GN mud system for long time. Like CPP, every year, they buy at least 2 sets from GN Solids Control, which is becoming the most important GN HDD customer. We cherish their feedback and each time make some improvements. Together with CPP, GN Solids Control is becoming the leader manufacturer for compact mud recycling system and mud cleaning system.

Two sets HDD compact mud system for Middle East HDD contractor, each set including equipment as below:

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