Category: vertical cuttings dryer

GN Drilling Cuttings Treatment Equipment for Middle East Customer

One batch of GN drilling cuttings treatment equipments are ready for delivery to Middle East customer, including 3 sets of high G drying shaker GNZS594K and 2 sets of vertical cuttings dryer GNCD930G.
What is the difference of high G drying shaker with vertical cuttings dryer?
1. Application difference: The high G drying shaker is normally used to treat water based drilling cuttings, the vertical cuttings dryer is normally used to treat oil based mud/ drilling cuttings.


2. Working principal difference: High G drying shaker ( also called as high G dryer) is high vibration G force shale shaker with fine mesh shaker screens. It is drived by 2ea vibration motors, the shaker screen is 4 pcs of 585x1165mm composite material frame shaker screens. When the water based drilling cuttings are feed to high G dryer buffer tank, the massive G force immediately pins solids against the fine screen mesh ( as fine as 200 mesh/74 microns).Liquid passes through the screen and is recovered, while dry solids are conveyed and out by augers.


Vertical cuttings dryer ( also called as verti-G dryer), when the OBM or SOBM wet cuttings are feed to verti G dryer feeding port by screw conveyor, A stainless steel screen basket traps wet solids and accelerates it up to 900rpm with up to 420G, the liquid is forced through screen openings, the dry solids are extracted by the angled flights attached to the rotor, which rotate slightly slower than the screen. The tungsten carbide protect the flights from abrasive solids and ensures longer operation life.
3. Treatment result is different.
The high G drying shaker can dry the WBM drilling cuttings with moisture less than 30% ~ 40%, the vertical cuttiings dryer can dry the SOBM drilling cuttings with OOC <5%, which can be sent to Thermal Desorption Unit for further treatment.

16 Sets Drilling Mud Centrifuge and Vertical Cuttings Dryer for overseas oilfield service company

Recently 16 sets of drilling mud centrifuge and vertical cuttings dryer are ready for delivery to overseas oilfield service company.
One set of drilling mud centrifuge package including 1 unit of decanter centrifuge, telescopic skid and 1ea decanter centrifuge feeding pump. GNLW363D decanter centrifuge is the most popular high speed decanter centrifuge used for drilling mud treatment and drilling cuttings treatment. The bowl diameter is 14 inch, the bowl length is 50 inch, the designed treating capacity is 200gpm, and typical capacity is 132 gpm. The max bowl speed is 3900rpm, and typical bowl speed is 3200rpm. The max G force is 3063G, typical G force is 2062G. The separation cut point is 2 ~5 microns.

One set of vertical cuttings dryer package including 1 unit of vertical cuttings dryer, cuttings dryer skid, flushing pump and solids discharge system. The most popular vertical cuttings dryer model is GNCD930G, the treating capacity is 30 ~50 tons per hour. For the oil based drilling cuttings fresh collected from primary solids control shale shaker, the treated oil content in the cuttings is less than 5%. If the client needs less oil content in the cuttings, the solids discharged can be sent to Thermal Desorption Unit. The screen diameter is 930mm, we have 0.25mm, 0.35mm, 0.5mm three type screen opening for option. The rotation speed is 900rpm, G force is 420G, oil tank capacity is 48L. The main motor is 55KW, the oil pump motor 0.55KW.The standard vertical cuttings dryer with solids discharge collection hopper, as client’s requirement, GN designed customized solids discharge system with vibration motor for faster solids discharge.


Except for decanter centrifuge package and vertical cuttings dryer package, GN solids control also produce different size screw conveyor, high G drying shaker and complete line of solids control equipments and shaker screens.

Two Sets GN Container-type Cuttings Dryer Systems for Overseas Client

2 sets of containerized vertical cuttings dryer system are ready for shipment to overseas client. The technical configuration is as below:
1. Vertical cuttings dryer GNCD930G-GP, The rotor flights is hard facing to HRC65 for longer working life, the flights and rotor assembly is individually balanced, which is convenient for future replacement, individual oil lubrication system with automatic alarm for pressure limit.


2. Intermediate fluids collection box 1.5x2x1.2m, the fluids can be transferred to decanter centrifuge for further separation of the fine solids, the final treated fluids can be reused for drilling rig or used to prepare for new drilling fluids. The fluids can be also sent to final disposal treatment by adding chemicals to get pure water and dry solids for final disposal.


3. Screw pump as flushing pump of vertical cuttings dryer, Netzsch brand pump with Germany Brand Nord gearbox, fluids touch parts are made of Wear-resisting alloy material.


4. All of the equipments are installed inside standard container with customized decoration, such as insulation design for working in cold environment, doors and windows, open holes for screw conveyor, lightings, etc. The benefits for the customized containerized cuttings dryer system including: convenient transportation, keep the system warm in winter cold temperature, convenient operation and maintenance.


5. Screw conveyor to collect the discharged solids from the vertical cuttings dryer and transfer the cuttings box automatically, with proper auger support. GN screw conveyor with standard length for each section 12 ft, the client can select proposal sections for different transfer length as 12 ft, 24 ft, 36 ft, 48 ft. GN solids control can produce different size screw conveyor including 10 inch, 12 inch, 14 inch, 16 inch, 18 inch diameter screw conveyor with different flow rate and drived motor. We have fixed speed and variable speed augers for option.

Vertical Cuttings Dryer and Centrifuge Unit for Africa Waste Management Company

Recently one set of vertical cuttings dryer package and one set of decanter centrifuge unit with screw conveyors are ready for shipment to Africa drilling waste management company. The technical configuration of the customized drilling cuttings treatment system is as below:


1. GNCD930G vertical cuttings dryer with separate skid, the flushing pump is installed on the skid for flushing the screen basket during operation, we have 250 microns, 350 microns and 500 microns opening screen basket for option for client’s different requirement. Additionally, soft starter, VFD control is available for the main motor drive.


2. GNLW363D-VFD decanter centrifuge with feeding pump installed on the separate telescopic skid, the VFD control panel is also installed on the skid for convenient operation. The whole package is suitable for standard container loading when the telescopic skid lowered to the lowest hole. During transportation, the guardrail and walkway, stair can be foldable and attached with the skid for convenient transportation.
3. The screw conveyor is used to collect the drilling cuttings from primary solids control shale shaker, then transfer to vertical cuttings dryer; it can be also used to collect the discharged solids from vertical cuttings dryer and transfer to skips. The user can make the auger support at site according to the installation requirement.
If the drilling cuttings have been storage in the waste pit at rig site, the sludge vacuum pump can be used to suck the drilling waste from waste pit and feeding to vertical cuttings dryer, the horizontal transfer distance is up to 500 ~1000 meters, it is specially suitable for transferring drilling waste with high solids content and high viscosity. Except for drilling waste, it has been widely used for oil sludge transfer, industrial waste transfer, sand transfer and industrial waste transfer.
If you need a customized solution for drilling waste treatment system, pls contact with GN solids contrl.

GN Solids to Exhibit at Beijing 2025 CIPPE Oil Equipment Exhibition

GN solids control will attend Beijing 2025 CIPPE Oil Equipment Exhibition. The exhibition information is as below:


Exhibition Name: The 25th China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition
Exhibition date：March 26-28,2025
Exhibition location：Beijing, New China International Exhibition Center
GN Stand number：E2168

What products will be showed at CIPPE exhibition?
1. The 4th generation Fully Hydraulic Drive decanter centrifuge, GN produced fully hydraulic drive decanter centrifuge have been widely used for onshore and offshore drilling fluids treatment. GN FHD decanter centrifuge can be used in high temperature for heavy duty mud with flexible bowl and differential speed. We can design and produce lifting frame and lifting pad which is comply with DNV 2.7/1 certificate to meet the offshore lifting requirement. ATEX explosion proof standard will be applied for class 1 div. 1 application. The hydraulic bowl and scroll drive system drives both the hydraulic motor ROTODIFF and the bowl of a decanter centrifuge from hydraulic pump unit by two hydraulic oil circuits. The bowl material is made of duplex stainless steel SS2304 from centrifugal casting, the screw material is stainless steel 304, and the screw propeller is protected by tungsten carbide tiles for longer working life.


2. The lastest K Version brand new offshore oil and gas drilling fluids shale shaker
3. The lastest G version brand new three phase decanter centrifuge
4. Other solids control equipments: vertical cuttings dryer, big bowl decanter centrifuge, mud cleaner, screw conveyor, solids transfer vacuum pump
5. Drilling fluids shale shaker screens
We look forward to meeting you at CIPPE 2025 and having an in-depth discussion on the future development of the solids control industry. And we are just 1.5 hours drive from the exhibition hall, welcome to visit us after CIPPE.
For more information about the CIPPE Exhibition, pls check website https://en.cippe.com.cn/.