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Solids control, diagnosed.

21 field guides — symptom, cause, diagnosis and the fix — for every machine on the clean side of the well. Pick the problem in front of you.

Decanter centrifuge 5

ACT≈ $60k+ / incident
High conveyor torque / torque alarm
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STOP≈ $40k+ / incident
High vibration alarm
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WATCH≈ $45k+ / incident
Wet / sloppy solids off the bowl
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WATCH≈ $55k+ / incident
Poor barite / fluid recovery
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ACT≈ $50k+ / incident
Solids build-up / pending pack-off
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Shale shaker 5

ACT≈ $120k+ / incident
Screen blinding & pool flooding
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ACT≈ $70k+ / incident
Wet cuttings over the deck
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ACT≈ $65k+ / incident
Torn / holed screen bypassing solids
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ACT≈ $90k+ / incident
Overflowing / flooding shaker
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ACT≈ $60k+ / incident
Solids bypassing the screen
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Hydrocyclones (desander / desilter / mud cleaner) 3

ACT≈ $100k+ / incident
Roping apex & cone plugging
Read the fix →
ACT≈ $50k+ / incident
Plugged / dead cones
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WATCH≈ $40k+ / incident
Low / thin cone underflow
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Vacuum degasser 2

ACT≈ $30k+ / incident
Not pulling gas / vacuum loss
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ACT≈ $30k+ / incident
Degasser not pulling vacuum
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Mixing, tanks & agitation 4

WATCH≈ $35k+ / incident
Poor mixing / unyielded product
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WATCH≈ $40k+ / incident
Tank dead zones / settling
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WATCH≈ $30k+ / incident
Mud gun nozzle erosion
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WATCH≈ $35k+ / incident
Agitator blade wear / weak suspension
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Cuttings dryer & fluid loss 2

ACT≈ $80k+ / incident
Wet / oily discard (high OOC)
Read the fix →
WATCH≈ $150k+ / incident
Excessive mud loss & rising dilution / LGS
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