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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 85

HYDROCYCLONES

The SILTMASTER®
A 4-INCH HYDROCYCLONE FOR DESILTING MUDS
This Is the Picenco hydrocyclone design whose perfor-
mance in the field led to the term "desilting," and first
eliminated wall-sticking, resulted in holes closer to gauge,
increased drilling rates, and bit life, etc. when properly
rigged and with sufficient total removal equipment to
operate in spray discharge.
For many drilling rigs, a set of Picenco SILTMASTERS
large enough to process slightly more than the total cir-
culating rate will handle the solids load below good
screens. However, they will plug immediately under by-
passed screen conditions (unless protected by VOLUME-
MASTERS®) and will tend to plug quickly if over-
loaded (rope discharge) by relatively fast penetration
rates in medium and large holes.
In the case of higher drilling rates, BANDMASTERS®
or VOLUMEMASTERS* should be used in a stage
ahead of the SILTMASTERS. Picenco can advise you
on this if you furnish your mud circulation rate and
expected maximum bit penetration rate with each size
bit in your drilling program,
STANDARD SILTMASTER UNITS-shipped with cast
polyurethane bladders at no extra cost, unless Buna N
is specified.

Dimensions and weights (uncrated):
Win. Feed Rate Headers
Length Width Height @ 75 Ft, Hd.* Weight Outside Dia.
Model No. Ins. Cm. Ins. Cm. Ins, Cm. GPSJ L/M Lbs. Kg. Inches Cm.
S 4-4 62 157 30 76 52 132 200 757 651 295 4»/i 11,4
S 6-4 69 175 30 76 55 140 300 1135 975 442 514 14.0
T 8-4 62 157 40 102 53 135 400 1514 1175 533 6% 16.8
T10-4 69 175 40 102 55 140 500 1893 1375 625 6% 16.8
T12-4 69 175 40 102 58 140 600 2271 1520 690 6H 16.8
T14-4 85 216 40 102 58 147 700 2650 1760 800 6% 16J
TIM 85 216 40 102 59 150 800 3028 2045 928 8H 21.9
T20-4** 101 257 40 102 63 160 1000 3785 2400 1090 8ft 21.9
T24-4** 117 297 40 102 66 167 1200 4542 2875 1305 8% 21.9
* A new PICENCO head indicator is optional equipment Sptcity API or metric,
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Two smaller units offer more flexibility in operation and maintenance, and costs very little more than one of these.
The SOLIDSMASTER™

A 3-INCH HYDROCYCLONE FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
This cyclone is designed to make a very fine separation
at a constantly high feed solids content.
Although it operates in spray discharge, it is designed on
the very wet side of balance. Because the feed opening
will plug very easily., it must be used only downstream
from screens or scrubbers if coarse material is present.
The standard SOLIDSMASTER hydrocyclone has a
basic feed capacity of 22 GPM at 75 feet of head. It is
often equipped with special modifications for more or
less feed rate for special situations, such as power oil It is
also operated at an unusually high feed pressure equiv-
alent of 125 feet of head when unitized in a special
CLAYMASTER* unit for working on weighted water
base muds.