Written by the Shale Shaker Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, originally of the American Association of Drilling Engineers, the authors of this book are some of the most well-respected names in the world for drilling. The first edition, Shale Shakers and Drilling Fluid Systems, was only on shale shakers, a very important piece of machinery on a drilling rig that removes drill cuttings. The original book has been much expanded to include many other aspects of drilling solids control, including chapters on drilling fluids, cut-point curves, mud cleaners, and many other pieces of equipment that were not covered in the original book.
Biographies
Preface
Chapter 1 : Historical Perspective and Introduction
Chapter 2 : Drilling Fluids
Chapter 3 : Solids Calculation
Chapter 4 : Cut Points
Chapter 5 : Tank Arrangement
Chapter 6 : Scalping Shakers and Gumbo Removal
Chapter 7 : Shale Shakers
Chapter 8 : Settling Pits
Chapter 9 : Gas Busters, Separators, and Degassers
Chapter 10 : Suspension, Agitation, and Mixing of Drilling Fluids
Chapter 11 : Hydrocyclones
Chapter 12 : Mud Cleaners
Chapter 13 : Centrifuges
Chapter 14 : Use of the Capture Equation to Evaluate the Performance of Mechanical Separation Equipment Used to Process Drilling Fluids
Chapter 15 : Dilution
Chapter 16 : Waste Management
Chapter 17 : The AC Induction Motor
Chapter 18 : Centrifugal Pumps
Chapter 19 : Solids Control in Underbalanced Drilling
Chapter 20 : Smooth Operations
Appendix
Glossary
Index
