Drilling Shale Shaker and Its Usual Maintenance

Sep 02, 2013

Shale shaker is the device that removes drill cuttings from the drilling fluids while circulating and drilling. There are many different designs and research into the best design constantly ongoing since solids control is vital in keeping down costs associated with the drilling fluids. The basic design consists of large, flat sheets of wire mesh screens or sieves of various mesh sizes that shakes or vibrates the drill cuttings. Commonly, in shale shaker, the drilling fluids flows across and off the screens and back into the drilling fluids processing system which is often called a mud system. This separates the drill cuttings, often called solids, from the drilling fluids so that it can be recirculated back down the well bore. In oilfield industry, linear motion shale shaker is widely used for drilling mud solids control of oil &gas well drilling for rig.

Shale shakers are components of drilling equipment used in many industries, such as coal cleaning, mining, oil and gas drilling. They are considered to be the first phase of a solids control system on a drilling rig, they are used to remove large solids also called cuttings from the drilling fluids, more commonly called " mud" due to its similar appearance. Shale shaker is first phase solids control equipment in drilling fluids processing system, also known as key solids control equipment in drilling mud system, shale shaker decides performance of the whole solids control system. KOSUN can design double shakers and triplicate shakers on single skid according to clients' special requirements and also supply relevant connecting manifold, according to current industry situation. KOSUN provides both the third generation linear motion shale shaker and the fourth generation balanced elliptical shale shaker.


Shale Shaker
 

The Maintenance of Shale Shaker

1. Remove the dust on shell to cool the motor basing when the surface is clean.

2. Inspect once a month if the fix parts of motor base and nuts of end cover loosen. If loosen, stop the machine and tight it.

3. Add the LGHP2 lubrication once with filling gun. The filling is no more than 26g for each shaft. Readd every 2000 hours.

4. Observe the temperature raising of motor (the temperature raising means the running temperature subtract ambient temperature ) once half a month to see if the temperature rise abnormally. If the running temperature of bearing of motor shell exceeds 100℃, consult the KOSUN in time.

5. Check if the cable is scored or damaged. Change it if damaged then. Once three months.

6. Ensure the grounding resistance of motor shell is no more than 0 ohms. Once three months.