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Manual Part #. 9091073 (B)

User Guide For

H YDRO C YCLO N ES

D-SA N DER* D-SILTER*

M-I SWACO HYDROCYCLONES USER GUIDE

ii 9091073 (B)

A SSEM B LIES C O VERED IN M A N UA L

ThisUserGuid e isforallstand a lone a nd Mud Cle anerHyd rocyclone assem b lies.

A prod uct-spe cific UserGuid e isprovid e d witha llSha le ShakerMud Cle a nerassem b lies.ConsultMD-3,Mong oose,

orM e erkatUserGuid e d ocum entation forinform ation a b outShale Sha kerfunctionality.

© Copyrig ht2012 M-ISWACO

Pub lica tionDate:De cem b er2012

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TA B LE O FC O N TEN TS

ItemDescription

PageN um ber

SECTION 1.0: INTRODUCTION 1-8

Intend e d Usa g e 1

Sym b ols 1-2

Sa fety 3

PersonalProte ctive Equipm ent(PPE) 3

Functiona lDescription 4-7

SECTION 2.0: PREPARATION 9-14

InletHe a d 9

Pum pSize 9-10

U npa cking 11

Lifting & Hand ling 11

Equipm entLocation 12-13

Preservation& Stora g e 14

SECTION 3.0: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 15-16

Mud Clea ner 15

Hyd rocyclones 15-16

SECTION 4.0: MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES 17-18

GeneralMa intenanc e & Inspe ctions 17

Mud Clea nerProce d ures 17

Hyd rocyclone Proce d ures 17-18

SECTION 5.0: TROUBLESHOOTING 19-20

SECTION 6.0: SPARE PARTS 21-27


9091073 (B) 1

SEC TIO N 1.0:IN TRO DUC TIO N

IN TEN DED USA GE

Thisd ocum entationisintend e d foruse b yfield eng ine ering ,insta llation,operation a nd repairpersonnelforthe

properinstallation a nd m a intenance of equipm entm anufa cture d b yM-ISW ACO.Everye fforthasb e en m a d e to

ensure the a c cura cyof the inform ation containe d herein.M-ISWACO willnotb e held lia b le forerrorsinthis

m aterial,orforconsequenc esarising from m isuse of thism ateria l.

SYM B O LS

N otes,Cautions& W arnings

N otes,cautionsa nd warning sappe arthroug houtthism a nua ltoprovid e a d d itionalinform ation and to a d vise on

spe cific a ctionstoprote ctpersonnelfrom potentialinjuryorfata lcond itions.Theyalsoinform of a ctionsne cessaryto

preventequipm entd am a g e orcond itionsthatm ayvoid equipm entwarranties.

Thissym b old rawsattentiontosa fetym e asureswhichMU ST b e ob serve d to

preventDAMAGEtoequipm ent.

Thissym b old rawsattention tosa fetym e asureswhichMU ST b e ob serve d to

preventa nACCIDENT from oc curring .

Thissym b old rawsattention tosa fetym e asureswhichMU ST b e ob serve d to

preventPERSO NALinjury.

NOTE: Thissym b old rawsattention to g enera loperating noteswhichshould b e espe cially

observe d .

Packaging

The sym b olsthatm ayb e shown on the pa cka g e a re note d b elow.Theirm e aningsare b elow e a chrespe ctive sym b ol:

C A UTIO N

A TTEN TIO N

W A RN IN G


2 9091073 (B)

Safety W arningIcons& Explanations

Re fertothe illustrationsb elow to e asilyre cog nize sa fetyconcernsand responsib ilitiestofollow.Ea chillustrationis

a c com pa nie d witha n expla nation forthe userto b e re a d ilyalertfora nd payattentiontod uring operation and

m a intenanc e of the equipm ent.

TA B LE 1.1:SA FETY W A RN IN G IC O N S & EXPLA N A TIO N S

ELECTRICAL: Ele ctrica lwire toha nd with

ele ctricitysym b olrunning throug hind ic ates

shock hazard ispresent.

HEAVY PARTS: Ha nd withhe avyob je ct

on topind icateshe a vypartsca n crush

and harm .

HEAVY PARTS: Footwithhe avyob je cton

topind ica teshe a vypartsc an crushthem .

MOVING PARTS: Hum a n fig ure with

an arm ca ug htb etwe e n g e arsind ica tes

m oving equipm entpartspresenta d ang er

tolife orlim b .

MOVING PARTS: Ha nd withfing ersc aug ht

b etwe en g e a rsind ica tesm oving equipm ent

partspresenta d a ng erto life orlim b .

CHEMICAL: Dropsof liquid on hand

ind ica tesm ateria lwillca use b urnsor

irritationtohum an skin ortissue.

EXPLOSION: Rapid lyexpand ing sym b ol

ind ica tesm ateria lm ayexplod e if sub je cte d to

hig htem peratures,source sof ig nition orhig h

pressure.

FIRE: Flam e ind icatesm aterialm ayig nite

and cause b urns.

POISON: Skulla nd crossb onesind ic ate that

a m ateria lispoisonousorisa d ang erto life.

VAPOR/FUMES: Hum a n fig ure in a

cloud ind ica testhatm aterial

vapors/fum espresenta d ang erto life or

lim b.

LOCK OUT: Open lockwithd ire ction arrow

ind ica testo operatorto ensure ALLinput

powersourcesare locke d outand ta g g e d out

a c cord ing tore g ulation.

HOT: Hand overflam e ind ica testhat

surfa cesm ayb e hot.

FLYING PARTICLES: Arrowsb ouncing of

fa c e ind icatesparts/particlesflying throug h

airwillharm fa c e and presenta d a ng ertolife

orlim b .

HELMET PROTECTION: Arrow

b ouncing off he a d withhelm etind ica tes

falling partspresenta d a ng ertolife.

EAR PROTECTION: He a d phonesovere ars

ind ica te noise levelwillharm e a rs.

ELECTRICAL: Ele ctricalwire to arm

withele ctricitysym b olrunning throug h

hum a n b od yind ica tesshock hazard is

present.

READ MANUAL: Wrenchoverb ook

ind ica testhe ne cessitytore a d the instructions

b e fore perform ing anyoperations.


9091073 (B) 3

SA FETY

Equipm entm anufa cture d b yM-ISW ACO isinsta lled a nd operate d in a d rilling rig environm entinvolving hazard ous

operations.Properc are isim portantforsa fe a nd relia b le equipm entoperation and rig personnelsa fety.Operation

and servic e proce d uresd escrib e d withinthism a nualare re com m end e d m ethod sof perform ing properoperations

a nd sa fetym ethod s.ConsultLocalorN ationalcod esforanyothersa fetyre g ulationsrequire d forthistype of

environm ent.

Safety Procedures

Allpersonnelperform ing insta llation,operation a nd m aintena nce proce d uresonthisequipm entshould b e traine d on

rig sa fety,operation a nd m aintena nce of thisequipm ent.

DoN O T perform m aintena nce orrepairstoequipm entwhile unitisin operation.Have a c ertifie d ele ctrician

ensure powersuppliesare isolate d BEFO REperform ing a nym aintena nce onunit.

W e arPersonalProte ctive Equipm ent(PPE).

Cle an allpartsa nd work are a.

Blockupa nd se cure he a vypartsBEFO REworking b ene a thunitorparts.

W hen hea vylifting isinvolve d ,alwaysse ek assistance.

Ensure alltools,old parts,nuts,b oltswashers,etc.are rem ove d BEFORErestarting unita fterm aintena nce.

PERSO N A LPRO TECTIVE EQUIPM EN T (PPE)

Allpersonnelworking on oraround M-ISW ACO equipm entMUST we arPersona lProte ctive Equipm ent(PPE)

includ ing an approve d hard hat,sa fetyg lasses/shield ;g lovesa nd outerg arm entsunlessLoca lorN ationalcod es

require d ifferentPPEapparel.

Initiate a controlle d

shutd own b e fore

attem pting to perform

AN Ypartsrepla cem ent

proce d ure or g eneral

m aintena nce work.Lock out/

ta g outthe unit.

W A RN IN G

C A UTIO N

- Re a d a ll of the

following sa fety

proc e d ures

BEFORE installing or

perform ing m aintenance

work on any M-ISW ACO

equipm ent.Failure to com ply

ca n resultin personalinjury

ord am a g e to equipm ent.


4 9091073 (B)

FUN C TIO N A LDESC RIPTIO N

H YDRO C YCLO N E O VERVIEW

Hyd rocyclonesconvertpressure crea te d b ya centrifug a lpum pinto a force use d toseparate solid sfrom liquid .

Centrifug a lforc e isd e fine d as, �The forc e that tend s to push m ateria l outward from a center of axis.�* Centrifug al

a ctioninsid e the conesincre asesthe g ravitationalforce on the e ffluent,whichspe e d supsettling /separation of solid s

from liquid (Re fertoFigure 1).

*Drilling Fluids Processing Handbook, ASME Shale Shaker Committee, 2005.

Hyd rocyclonesare d esig ne d for"b ala nce d "operation atspe cific he a d pressures.Accurately-size d pum psshould m e et

the he a d pressure a nd horsepowerrequirem entsof the hyd rocyclone a ssem b lies.Size and route liquid d ischarg e

(e ffluent) piping ensuresno b a ck pressure ispresentatthe hyd rocyclone liquid d ischarg e.

The upperse ction of the hyd rocyclone containsthe fe e d se ctionwhile the lowerse ctionisopen atitsnarrowestpoint

tothe d ischarg e (apex) valve.Using a centrifug a lpum p,fluid ism ove d intothe hyd rocyclonesthroug ha nozzle on

the topcylind erathig hspe e d .The spe e d (velocity) of the fe e d d ire ctsthe solid stang entiallytothe cone wa ll.

The d rilling fluid (a m ixture of liquid & solid s) rotatesrapid lywhile spira ling d ownward tothe apex.Asthe larg er

solid sm ove d ownward ,theycre ate a va cuum whichpushesthe fluid a nd sm allerparticlesupward .The d ischarg e

from the apexisrestricte d insize.Boththe velocityand the viscosityinsid e the conescre ate a force thatpushesthe

fluid sa nd sm allerparticlesupward in a reverse flow d ire ction.The liquid a nd sm allparticlesthen exitthroug hthe

vortexfind er.The vortexfind erisa hollow tub e extend e d intothe cone center.

Fe e d

Inlet

Solid sDischarg e

(ApexValve )

Vortex

Find er Liquid Discharg e

(Effluent)

Fig ure 1

Hyd rocyclone Interior*


9091073 (B) 5

IN TRO DUCTIO N TO D-SA N DERS & D-SILTERS

Separationism ore e fficientin low viscositym ud and in m ud withlow totalsolid scontent(Re ferto Ta b le 1.2 for

Particle Size De finitions).

TA B LE 1.2:DEFIN ITIO N O FPA RTICLE SIZES*

Particle Siz eM icrons

ClassificationScreen M esh

Siz e

Larg erTha n 2000 Coarse 10M esh

2000-250 Interm e d iate 60Mesh

250-74 M e d ium 200M esh

74-44 Fine 325M esh

44-2 Ultra fine -

2-0 Colloid a l -

*Per API Bulletin 13 C, 1974

D-SA N DER

The M-ISW ACO D-SANDER (Re fertoFigures2 & 3) isuse d extensivelyto

rem ove �sa nd � size particles from the d rilling fluid s.

NOTE: �Sand � re fers to a ll particles larg er tha n 74 m icrons. The word �sa nd �

appliesonlytosize.The solid sthem selvesm aya ctuallyb e sha le,

lim estone,silica sand ,b arite ora nyotherm aterialof sand size which

m ayb e present.

The D-SAN DER rem oves95% of particleslarg erthan 74m icrons,and up

to50% of particlesb etwe en 74and 40m icrons.The 12-inchcone re d uc es

sand contenttoa tra ce in norm ald rilling fluid s.The com pound e d

polyuretha ne conesare extrem elyd ura b le,withlong in-service life

expe cta ncy.The D-SANDER isd esig ne d for �b a lanc e d � operation

at75fe etof static he a d .Ea ch12"hyd rocyclone processesapproxim ately

500GPM (1893LPM ) at75fe etof he a d .

The conesare d esig ne d to d eliveroutstand ing we a rresistanc e (upto

thre e tim esthe service life of conventiona lrub b er-line d m eta lunits).They

are ca stin fourpolyurethane se ctionsto countera ctuneven we ar

chara cteristicscause d b ysand ,a brasive cuttingsa nd flow.The tapere d

cone se ctionisjoined tog etherb ystainlessste elquick-rele ase clam psin

the fe e d unit.Thisena b lese asierhand ling ,insta llation and m aintena nce

while m inim izing d owntim e.

The inlet(fe e d ) se ction isd esig ne d tore d uce potentialturb ulenc e when

cha nneling slurryintothe cone,preventing itfrom m ixing b a ck intothe

incom ing fe e d .The tapere d cone separa testhe finesand fluid sfrom sand

a nd cutting s,d elivering them tothe return outletand d iscard ing the sa nd

a nd cutting sthroug hthe outletport.

Figure 2

Vertical3-12D-SANDER

Figure 3

Sla nte d 3-12D-SANDER


6 9091073 (B)

D-SILTER

The M-ISW ACO D-SILTER (RefertoFigure 4) isuse d extensively

to rem ove �silt� size particles from the d rilling fluid s. �Silt� re fers

toa llparticlessm allerthansa nd size (74m icrons) and larg erthan

colloid al m ateria l (a b out 2 m icrons). The word �silt� applies here

onlytosize.Solid sm aya ctua llyb e sha le,lim estone,silica sa nd ,

b arite ora nyotherm ateria lof siltsize whichm ayb e present.The

D-SILTER rem ovesne arlyallparticleslarg erthan 25m icrons.

The D-SILTER is d esig ne d for �b a lance d � operation at 90 fe et of

static he a d .Ea chtwin-cone processesapproxim ately

150GPM ( 568LPM ) at90fe etof he a d .

The TW IN-CONE� hyd rocyclone d esig n provid es a com pa ct

a ssem b lytom inim ize rig spa ce requirem ents.The M-ISW ACO

D-SILTER ise asilym a intaine d withnotools.

M UD CLEA N ER O PERA TIO N

M-ISW ACO Mud Cle a ners(Re fertoFig ure 5) a re d esig ne d to

concentrate m ostof the solid scirculate d throug hthe m ud system

into a volum e thatca n b e hand le d b ya fine m eshscre en.This

resultsinthe m ud cle a neroffering m uchfinerscre ening ca pa b ilities

than the prim arysha kerwhichm ustha nd le the entire circulating

volum e (Re ferto Ta b le 1.3 forD-SILTER a nd D-SANDER

capa b ilities).

The solid sd iscard rate from the hyd rocyclonesisrelativelylow

com pare d tothe shakerca pa city.Thisena b lesfine m eshscre ens

tob e used ,m inim izing the fine solid sreturne d tothe a ctive fluid

system .Long b e a chleng thsonthe sha kerena b le a hig hfluid

re coveryrate.Efficientuse of hyd rocyclonesre d uce the solid s

contentof d rilling fluid ,incre asespenetration rates,im proves

wellb ore cond itionsa nd re d ucespum pm aintena nce.

Figure 4

Vertical10T4D-SILTER

Figure 5

Mong oose Mud Cle a ner2-12/8T4


9091073 (B) 7

InletLine & B ypassConnections

The m ud cle a nerisequippe d withinletline conne ctionslocate d onthe D-SILTER and D-SANDER assem b lies,aswell

asa shakerbypassconne ction.The inletline conne ctionsd ire ctthe fluid intothe hyd rocyclones,whichd ischarg e

solid sd ire ctlyontothe sha ker.The b ypassline isuse d onlywhen itisne cessaryforthe solid sd ischarg e to b ypassthe

shakerscre ens.

TA B LE 1.3:D-SILTER & D-SA N DER C A PA C ITIES

D-SILTER D-SA N DER

M odelN um ber

N um berofTwinC ones

GPM(Gallons)Processed

LPM(Liters)Processed

M odelN um ber

N um berofC ones

GPMProcessed

LPMProcessed

2T4 2 300 1135 1-12 1 500 1893

4T4 4 600 2271 2-12 2 1000 3785

6T4 6 900 3407 3-12 3 1500 5678

8T4 8 1200 4542

10T4 10 1500 5678


8 9091073 (B)



9091073 (B) 9

SEC TIO N 2.0:PREPA RA TIO N

IN LET H EA D

Hyd rocylcones are d esig ne d for �b ala nce d � operation at a spe cific he a d pressure. Fluid weig ht exerts pressure insid e

the hyd rocyclone cre ating a �torna d o� e ffe ct that separatesthe solid sfrom the fluid .Fluid willm aintainthe sam e

velocityin the cone aslong a sthe sam e he a d isd elivere d tothe hyd rocyclone inlet.The equation b elow d eterm ines

the corre ctg a ug e pressure (PSI) atthe inletforvariousfluid d ensities.

HEAD =Static he a d pressure in unitsof fe et.

PSI =Gaug e pressure inunits(lb s./in2).

FLUID DENSITY =Fluid d ensityin unitsof lb s./g al.

PUM P SIZE

There are a few im portantpie cesof inform ation to d eterm ine in ord ertosele ctthe corre ctpum psize forrig

operation.Re fertothe exam ple onpa g e 9to le arnthe varioussteps/proc e d uresto d eterm ine pum psize.

NOTE: Always re fer to the pum p m anufa cturer�soperation m anualforvariouspum pcurves.

C A LC ULA TIN G H O RSEPO W ER USIN G EFFIC IEN C Y

CalculatingTotalDifferentialH ead (RefertoFigures 6 & 7 )

Figure 6

Ca lculating TotalDifferentialHe a d

PSIHEAD =

(0.052)(Fluid Density)

H +H -H +HTota l

Differentia l=He a d

C 1 2 L

H =Hyd rocylcone Requirem ent

H =Loss

H =Centerof Pum pOutlettoCenterof Hyd rocyclone Inlet

H =TankDepthfrom CenterofPum pOutlet

C

2

1

L


10 9091073 (B)

BHP =Brake horsepoweruse d toind icate the pra cticala b ility

of the eng ine (orthe m a xim um perform ance ) whichisthe

ind icate d horsepowerm inusthe powerlostthroug hhe at,

friction and com pression.

HEAD =Static he a d pressure

SG =Spe cific Gravity.

EFFICIENCY =Efficiencyof Pum p

Figure 7

Exa m ple Pum pSizing She et

FLOW (GPM ) xHEAD(FT) xSGBHP =

3960xEFFICIEN CY

kW =FLOW (M3/HR) xHEAD(M) xSG

367xEFFICIENCY


9091073 (B) 11

UN PA C KIN G

Inspe ctallg ood sasre ce ive d from shipping com panyBEFO REsetting upa nd operating the m ud cle a neror

hyd rocyclones.Reporta claim ford am a g e orlossim m e d iatelyto b oththe carrierand M-ISW ACO.Alsoche ck b illof

la d ing foranyseparatelyshippe d item s,includ ing m anualsa nd CDs.Installation c an b e g in onc e a re ceive d ord eris

confirm e d a sb othcom plete and und a m a g e d .

LIFTIN G & H A N DLIN G

Alwaysuse traine d personnelforlifting and loa d ing operations.Ensure

lifting equipm entisc ertifie d a nd suita b le forthe intend e d a pplication,

when ne cessary.

Use the lifting lugswhere a va ila b le onunit.A la b elshown inFigure 8

ind ica teslocation of e a chlifting lug on the unit.

TA B LE 2.1:STA N DA LO N E UN IT W EIGH TS & DIM EN SIO N S

ItemDescription

N um berof

H ydrocyclonesLength W idth H eight W eight Capacity

1-12D-SANDER

Vertica lMount1

838m m

(33�)

495m m

(19.5�)

1890m m

(74.4�)

182 kg

(401lbs.)

115m 3/hr

(500GPM )

2-12D-SANDER

Vertica lMount2

914m m

(36�)

1308m m

(51.5�)

1808m m

(71.2�)

510kg

(1125lb s.)225m 3/hr(1000GPM )

2-12D-SANDER

SlantMount2

1981m m

(78�)

1207m m

(47.5�)

895m m

(32.3�)

467kg

(1030lb s.)

225m 3/hr(1000GPM )

3-12D-SANDER

Vertica lMount3

1033m m

(40.69�)

1918m m

(75.5�)

1987m m

(78.3�)

852 kg

(1878lb s.)

340m 3/hr(1500GPM )

3-12D-SANDER

SlantMount3

2108m m

(83�)

1803m m

(71�)

1054m m

(41.5�)

1111kg

(2450lb s.)

340m 3/hr(1500GPM )

4T4D-SILTER 81321m m

(52�)

762 m m

(30�)

1424m m

(56.1�)

308kg

(680lbs.)

140m 3/hr

(600GPM )


(66�)

762 m m

(30�)

1424m m

(56.1�)

363kg

(800lbs.)

210m 3/hr

(900GPM )

8T4D-SILTER 162032 m m

(80.3�)

762 m m

(30�)

1424m m

(56.1�)

420kg

(925lbs.)

270m 3/hr(1200GPM )


(94.5�)

813m m

(32�)

1530m m

(60.3�)

521kg

(1150lb s.)

340m 3/hr(1500GPM )

Figure 8

Lifting Lug La b el


12 9091073 (B)

EQUIPM EN T LO C A TIO N

M UD CLEA N ER UN IT LO C A TIO N

The m ud cle a nerisshippe d a sa com plete assem b lya nd positione d d ire ctlyontothe d e ck ora b ove sa nd trapsas

require d .Mountthe unitaslevelaspossib le BEFOREweld ing orb olting unittothe tank.

NOTE:Deviationswilla lterscre enseparating chara cteristics.

The pum pfe e d ing the hyd rocyclonesoperatesb estwitha flood e d suction.If possib le,m ountthe hyd rocyclone pum p

b elow norm aloperating m ud levelinthe pit.Otherwise,m aintain suctionwithaslittle liftaspossib le using a che ck

valve orfootvalve in the suction line.Insta lle d scre ensshould la yflatand fitsnug.

O verallRigSet-Up

Side View ofM ud CleanerSet-Up

Figures9,10& 11

Mud Cle anerInstallation


9091073 (B) 13

STA N D A LO N E D-SA N DER & D-SILTER LO C A TIO N

Pla ce the D-SANDER so m ud processe d from the shakerscre ensispicke d upassoon aspossib le.Discharg e the

overflow intothe following pit/com partm ent(Re fertoFig ure 12).Pum psare require d to fe e d a ste a d yflow of d rilling

fluid tothe hyd rocyclonesatthe require d rate and pressure.A properlysize d prim e m over(eng ine orele ctric m otor)

withd ire ctd rive tothe pum psare require d .

Figure 12

Stand Alone D-SILTER &D-SANDER Insta llation


14 9091073 (B)

PRESERVA TIO N & STO RA GE

DECO M M ISSIO N IN G

MUDCLEANER

Follow the proc e d uresb elow when rem oving m ud clea nerfrom work are a orif storing unit:

1. W ashunittorem ove a nym e d ia from sha kerb a sket,fe e d era nd skid .

2. Rem ove scre ens.

3. Disconne ctflow line from shakerfe e d erand D-SANDER/D-SILTER inlets.

4. Disconne ctm a inpowerlinesfrom controlpa nel.

5. Atta chshipping bra cketsto b asketsand skid (4b ra cketsperb asket).

6. Move ortra nsportshakervia lifting pointsind ic ate d onskid .

D-SILTER & D-SANDER

W ashd ownthe hyd rocyclone a ssem b lyonce the pum pisshutoff and nom ud isflowing .Inspe cttose e if a ny

Victaulic g a sketsare le aking .Rem ove e a chcone and inspe ctforwe ar.

STO RA GE

MUDCLEANER

Equipm entca n b e store d (upon arrival) in the shipping crate fora 12 to24m onthpreservationperiod .W hen in

stora g e d o notexpose equipm entto d ust,vibration-he a vywe ather(suchaspowerfulstorm s).If unitisrem ove d from

orig ina lshipping crate,coverwitha tarpaulin d uring a nypreservationperiod .

If unitisstore d AFTER com m issioning,re-installshipping b ra cketsand plug a llinletswithan appropriate fitting to

ke epwater/m oisture from entering .Do notle a ve anyele ctrica lconne ctionsopen and expose d .Ad d anti-cond ensation

pa ckstom otorJ-Boxesand controlstation.Installand se a lallcontrolstation d oors.

D-SILTER & D-SANDER

Ensure new unitsinstock are store d outof the sunlig ht.Inparticular,ensure the urethane conesare notexpose d to

d ire ctlig ht.Payattention tounitsstore d in cold environm ents.Hyd rocyclone warm -upisne c essaryfortem peratures

at-60°orlowerb e fore applying a nym ud pressure.

Shutd own and lock

outpowerBEFORE

rem oving g uard s

(b ra ckets,skirt,etc)

when d e com m issioning a

m ud cle a ner.Follow a lllocal

and nationalele ctricalcod es.

Fa ilure to com ply could

result in severe personal

injury orproperty d a m a g e.

Lockoutof ele ctric al power

MUST b e com plete d b y a

certifie d ele ctrician.

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SEC TIO N 3.0:O PERA TIN G IN STRUCTIO N S

M UD CLEA N ER O PERA TIN G IN STRUCTIO N S

B YPA SS O PERA TIO N

The flow line b ypassisuse d tore d ire ctflow from the m ud cle a ner.Use the slid e g a te to m a nuallyopen orclose the

b ypass.W hen b ypassisclose d ,solid sd ischarg e from hyd rocyclonesflowsintothe shakerb asketforfurther

processing .The b ypassisopenwhenthe slid e g ate ispulle d out.W henthe b ypassisopen,the hyd rocyclone solid s

d ischarg e isre d ire cte d tothe a ctive system (Re fertoFigure 13).

H YDRO C YCLO N ES O PERA TIN G IN STRUCTIO N S

Use the weig htof the und erflow and the weig htof the overflow to m e a sure hyd rocyclone perform anc e.

Und erflow weig htshould b e he a vierthan the fee d m ud .

Overflow weig htshould b e slig htlylowerthan the fe e d weig ht.

DISC H A RGE

NOTE: M aintain a sprayd ischarg e forefficientoperation of D-SANDER and D-SILTER.

ROPEDISCHARGE

Rope d ischarg e ind icatesm ud and solid shave lostcyclonic m otion BEFOREre a ching the apexva lve.Thism e ansno

fluid /solid sseparationistaking pla ce in the hyd rocyclone.Interna lpressure pushespartof the rem aining m ud outof

the apexvalve a long withwhateversolid swere separate d BEFORErotationwaslost.

Figure 13

InletLine & BypassConne ctions

D-SILTER

Overflow

D-SILTER

Inlet

(Opposite

Shaker

Bypass

D-SANDER Inlet

(Opposite Sid e)

D-SANDER

Overflow


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Lossof rotation ca n b e d ue tohig hm ud viscosity,butisg enera llya d ire ctresultof having an apexva lve thatistoo

sm a ll,preventing separate d solid sfrom exiting.The apexfillsthe end of the cyclone withconc entrate d solid sslurry

thathastoo m uchviscositytocontinue rotating.

The weig ht of the und erflow is hig h and the d ischarg e fe els som ewhat �gritty� b e cause it has m ostly larg e particles.

W henthe rate of the und erflow islessthan norm a l,the sprayd ischarg e a nd totalsolid srem ove d are re d uce d .

FEEDLIN E

If the pum pism ounte d separatelyfrom the hyd rocyclone units,the fe e d line from the pum ptothe fe e d m anifold

MUST b e at le ast 8� in d ia m eter with as few turns as possib le.

O VERFLO W PIPIN G

The d ischarg e piping from the hyd rocyclone overflow m anifold ca rriesseparated fluid b a ck tothe pits.Minim ize the

d ista ncesof hyd rocyclone overflow linestopreventa siphon e ffe ct.The d ischarg e line should notslope upward from

the overflow m anifold .

NOTE:Avoid an upward slope b yraising the D-SANDER orD-SILTER so no liftisrequire d in the d ischarg e piping.

DISC H A RGE LIN E

There are two m a in fa ctorsinvolve d in m oving separate d solid stowaste.Asufficientslope in the d ischarg e pipe or

troug hisrequire d .Awaterflushm ayb e require d tohelpsolid sflow whenthere isan a ccum ulation of solid slarg e

enoug htosettle outinthe d ischarg e pipe ortroug h.

A m inim um slope of a b outone footfore a chthre e fe e of d ischarg e troug hisre com m end e d when a waterflushis

use d .If the re com m end e d slope ca nnotb e provid e d ,a waterjetline intothe sand d ischarg e pipe willca rrythe solid s

d own.

DoN O T a llow d ischarg e solid sto b a ck upa nd coverthe hyd rocyclone apexvalves.Otherwise,m ore solid sare

ca rrie d b a ck tothe m ud system in the overflow.

Che ckthe fluid flow inthe pitassoon asnorm alpressure a nd flow isob taine d throug hthe pitand hyd rocyclones.

Verifyinletflow tohyd rocyclonesexce e d sshakere ffluentfluid flow.The volum e pum pe d throug hhyd rocyclones

m ustexce e d the returnvolum e of fluid pum pe d b a ck d ownintothe well.


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SEC TIO N 4 .0:M A IN TEN A N C E PRO CEDURES

GEN ERA LM A IN TEN A N CE & IN SPECTIO N S

SA FETY RELA TED PRO C EDURES

Alwaysfollow the g eneraland sa fety-relate d g uid elinesliste d b elow BEFOREa nym a intenance proce d ure iscarrie d

out:

Have a certifie d ele ctricia n ensure powersuppliesare isolate d BEFOREperform ing anym a intenanc e on unit.

Cle an allpartsa nd work are a.

Block-upa nd se cure he avypartsBEFOREworking b ene a thunitorparts.

W hen hea vylifting isinvolve d ,alwaysse ek assistance.

Rem ove allscre ensBEFOREa nyworkisc arrie d outonthe sha ker.

Rem ove alltools,old parts,nuts,b olts,washers,etc.a fterm a intenance BEFORErestarting unit.

DoN O T weld on anypartof b asketassem b ly.

Use onlyqualifie d personneltoperform m a intenanc e.

M UD CLEA N ER PRO C EDURES

Re fertothe shale sha kerUserM anualforcom plete shaker-relate d m aintena nce d etails.

H YDRO C YCLO N E PRO CEDURES

REPLA C IN G H YDRO C YCLO N ES

Hyd rocyclonesare sub je cte d tohig hpressure from a b rasive particles.Overtim e,ind ivid ualcom ponentswithin a

sing le hyd rocyclone m a ywe arout.Hyd rocyclonesare assem b le d withVictaulic cla m psto allow operatorsto e asily

a c cessand repla ce ind ivid ualcom ponents.

Open housing se ction of hyd rocyclonesand inspe ctforwe ara nd te a r.

Repla ce portionsshowing evid ence of severe wea r.

A DJUSTIN G A PEX VA LVE SIZE

The corre ctapexsize varies,d epend ing onthe am ountof solid spresentinthe m ud .Ad justthe apexva lve soits

opening isjustlarg e enoug htom ake the silta nd m ud d ischarg e in a d e finite spraypattern.Apexvalvesfor

polyuretha ne cones are availa b le in 1� to 1-½ � sizes.

NOTE: If the apexva lve istoo larg e,the und erflow m aylose extra fluid (withne g lig ib le perform anc e g a ins).

Initiate a controlle d

shutd own BEFORE

starting any parts

repla cem ent or

g eneral m aintena nce.

Lockout/ta g outthe unit.A

certifie d ele ctricia n m ust

ensure powersuppliesare

isolate d b e fore starting

ANYworkon the unit.

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18 9091073 (B)

NOTE: If the apex va lve is too sm all for the solid s content of the m ud , the d ischarg e form s a �rope� inste a d of a

spray.Thiswillforc e som e siltb a ck intothe overflow ca using a lossof d e-silting e fficiency.

ChangingA pex Valve Siz e

Loosen the sm allcla m pb etwe en the m id -b od yand apexvalve.

Unscrew the old apexva lve torem ove it.

Installnew apexvalve and com pressthe sm a llcla m p.


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SEC TIO N 5 .0:TRO UB LESH O O TIN G

TA B LE 5 .1:TRO UB LESH O O TIN G A N D SO LUTIO N S

Sym ptomProbableCause

C orrectiveA ction

Pressure atfe e d m a nifold istoolow. Incorre ctpum pim pellersize.

Ensure pum phasan im pellersize

rate d tosupply75-90ftof he a d **.

Ensure location of fe e d m anifold is

a b ove the m ud level.

Ensure a c curate spe e d isprovid e d

tothe pum p.

Ensure the appropriate size and

quantitiesof hyd rocyclonesare

use d .

N ound erflow ortoolittle und erflow. Incorre ctfe e d pressure.

Ensure fe e d pressure isatle ast30

PSI(pre fera b ly35PSI) witha 9.5or

10.0GPM.

Ensure apexva lve isthe corre ct

size.

Ensure apexva lve isnotplug g e d or

evenpartiallyplug g e d .

If there isnosand ,orverylittle,in

the fe e d m ud ,insta lla va cuum

bre akerin the overflow line.

Und erflow d ischarg esasa rope.Apexvalve istoosm all.

Fe e d pressure istoolow.Ad justasnec essary.

Und erflow ishe avy.Und erflow ishe aviertha n fee d

m ud .

Cha ng e to a larg erapexva lve is

d ischarg e isroping.

Toom uchvolum e islostthroug hthe

und erflow.

Und erflow isnotfunctioning asa

spraypattern.

Ensure there isenoug hsa nd in the

m ud tojustifyrunning the

D-SANDER.

Switchto a sm allerapex.

**As a basic operating principle for hydrocyclones, pressure should be four times (4x) the weight of the drilling

mud. This generally requires a pump capable of achieving 75-90ft. of head.


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9091073 (B) 21

SEC TIO N 6 .0:SPA RE PA RTS

IN TRO DUCTIO N TO H YDRO CYCLO N E SPA RE PA RTS LISTS

NOTE: Re fertoM-ISW ACO Shale ShakerUserGuid e Spare PartsListsforShale Sha kercom ponentsin

Mud Cle a nerassem b lies.

The following pa g esin thisse ction contain Rig Critic alSpares(1Ye ar) Kitsforthe following g enera lconfig urations:

2-12D-Sa nd er

3-12D-Sa nd er

6T4D-Silter

8T4D-Silter

10T4D-Silter

2-126T4Mud Cle a ner


2-1210T4Mud Cle aner


3-1210T4Mud Cle aner

Forquickre ferenc e,thisse ction provid esa com prehensive listof Rig CriticalSpares(1Ye ar) (Ta b le 6.1).Itcontains

the partnum b erforeveryHyd rocyclone Re com m end e d Spare PartsListKit.Ord ering one of these kitswillprovid e

equipm entoperatorswithallthe partsne cessarytorunthe particularhyd rocyclone forone ye ar.

Sub sequentta b lesand d rawing sshow a d etaile d partsb re akd own of Spare PartsKits.The D-SILTER Re com m end e d

Spare PartsLists(Ta b le 6.2-6.4) and e xplod e d view (Re fertoFigure 14) id entifiesthe spare partsrequire d toke ep

D-SILTER unitsoperating in the field .The D-SAN DER Re com m end e d Spare PartsLists(Ta b le 6.5&6.6) a nd

explod e d view (Re fertoFig ure 15) id entifiesthe spare partsrequire d to ke epD-SANDER unitsoperating inthe field .

Spare PartsKitsforMud Cle a nerssim plycom b ine kitsfrom D-SILTER a nd D-SANDER kits.

TA B LE 6.1:RIG CRITIC A LSPA RES KITS H YDRO C YCLO N E A SSEM B LIES

Part N um ber Description

9350077 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES (1YEAR) 6T4D-SILTER

9350078 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES (1YEAR) 8T4D-SILTER

9350079 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES(1YEAR) 10T4D-SILTER

9350085 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES(1YEAR) 2-12D-SANDER

9350086 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES(1YEAR) 3-12D-SANDER

9350082 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES(1YEAR) 2-126T4MUDCLEANER

9350083 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES(1YEAR) 2-12 8T4MUDCLEANER

9350084 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES (1YEAR) 2-12 10T4MUDCLEANER

9350087 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES(1YEAR) 3-12 8T4MUDCLEANER

9350088 KIT,RIG CRITICALSPARES (1YEAR) 3-12 10T4MUDCLEANER


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Figure 14D-SILTER Assemblies


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TA B LE 6 .2:RIG CRITIC A LSPA RES 6T4 D-SILTER PA RTS LIST

ItemN um ber

PartN um ber

Description Qty.

1 9622582 ELBOW GRO OVEDEND90ûPOLYURETHANE 4

2 9622221 LIN ER,FEEDURETHANETWIN CONE4" 2

3 9622312 CO NETW IN 4"URETHANE½ "APEX 6

4 30838 GAUGE0-60PSI/0-400KPA 2-½ "¼ N PT LM 1

5 5015052 CO UPLING GRO OVEDENDSNAP T-GASKET 2"300PSI 4

6 5015053 COU PLING GROO VEDENDSN AP T-GASKET 2-1/2"300PSI 2

7 5015030 COUPLIN G GROOVEDENDBOLT T-GASKET 8"800PSI 1

8* 3921025 GASKET, COUPLING, 2� GRO OVED END 4

9* 3921028 GASKET, CO UPLING, 2½ � GROOVED END 2

TA B LE 6 .3:RIG CRITIC A LSPA RES 8T4 D-SILTER PA RTS LIST

ItemN um ber

PartN um ber

Description Qty.

1 9622582 ELBOW GRO OVEDEND90ûPOLYURETHANE 4

2 9622221 LIN ER,FEEDURETHANETWIN CONE4" 2

3 9622312 CON ETW IN 4"URETHANE1/2"APEX 8

4 30838 GAUGE0-60PSI/0-400KPA 2-1/2"1/4N PT LM 1

5 5015052 CO UPLING GRO OVEDENDSN AP T-GASKET 2"300PSI 4

6 5015053 COU PLING GROO VEDENDSN AP T-GASKET 2-1/2"300PSI 2

7 5015030 CO UPLIN G GROOVEDENDBOLT T-GASKET 8"800PSI 1

8* 3921025 GASKET, COUPLING, 2� GRO OVED END 4

9* 3921028 GASKET, CO UPLIN G, 2½ � GROOVED END 2

TA B LE 6.4:RIG CRITIC A LSPA RES 10T4 D-SILTER PA RTS LIST

ItemN um ber

PartN um ber

Description Qty.

1 9622595 ELBOW D-SILTER 10T4,D-SILTER POLYU RETHANE2"GROOVEDEND 6

2 9622221 LINER,FEEDURETHANETWIN CONE4" 3

3 9622312 CO NETW IN 4"URETHANE1/2"APEX 10


5 5015052 COU PLING GROO VEDENDSN AP T-GASKET 2"300PSI 6

6 5015053 COUPLING GROOVEDENDSN AP T-GASKET 2-1/2"300PSI 3

7 5015030 CO UPLING GRO OVEDENDBOLT T-GASKET 8"800PSI 1

8 5015031 COUPLING GROO VEDENDBOLT T-GASKET 10"1000PSI 1

9* 3921025 GASKET, COUPLIN G, 2� GROO VED END 6

10* 3921028 GASKET, CO UPLING, 2½ � GROOVED END 3

*Item snotcalle d outin d rawing .


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Figure 15D-SANDER Assem b lies


9091073 (B) 25

TA B LE 6.5 :RIG CRITIC A LSPA RES 2-12D-SA N DER PA RTS LIST

ItemN um ber

PartN um ber

Description Qty.

1 5015031 COUPLING GROO VEDENDBOLT T-GASKET10"800PSI 1

2 9621281 FEED 12� FEED SEC 1


4 9621176 CLAMP SMALL12"CLONEURETHAN E 2

5 9621177 CLAMPLARGE12"CLO NEURETHANE 1


7 5015029 CO UPLING,GROOVED6" 2

8 9621173 BODYMAIN 12"CLO NEURETHANE 1

9 9621175 BODY,MIDDLE12"CLON EU RETHANE 1

10 9621174 VALVEAPEX1-1/2"CLONEURETHAN E 1

11* 3921039 GASKET COUPLIN G,GROO VED 1

TA B LE 6.6:RIG CRITIC A LSPA RES 3-12D-SA N DER PA RTS LIST

ItemN um ber

PartN um ber

Description Qty.

1 5015031 COUPLING GROO VEDENDBOLT T-GASKET10"800PSI 1

2 9621281 FEED 12� FEED SEC 1


4 9621176 CLAMP SMALL12"CLONEURETHAN E 2

5 9621177 CLAMPLARGE12"CLO NEURETHANE 1


7 5015029 CO UPLING,GROOVED6" 2

8 9621173 BODYMAIN 12"CLO NEURETHANE 1

9 9621175 BODY,MIDDLE12"CLON EU RETHANE 1

10 9621174 VALVEAPEX1-1/2"CLONEURETHAN E 1

11* 3921039 GASKET COUPLIN G,GROO VED 1

*Item snotcalle d outin d rawing .


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