Implementation of an Innovative Drilling Fluid and Cuttings Separator in Latin America

Abstract

Under challenging market conditions, optimization and cost reduction become a priority, this paper presents the results and the best practices learned after the implementation of an innovative drilling fluid and cuttings separator in Latin America with three operators. This new technology has been field proven worldwide, in Latin America, operators in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia have experienced improvements in overall solids control equipment efficiency and optimization of drilling operations. The use of new technologies regarding solids control equipment has allowed operators to significantly reduce drilling fluid consumption, waste volumes and improve the HSE profile in their operations. Three case studies are presented, each one of them correspond to the implementation of the new technology with a different operator in the region.