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Testing

Equipment

The Miilchem Desiiter offers the operator an Milchem Drilling Fluids offers a complete line of
inexpensive, efficient method of removing testing equipment for use in the investigations of
undesirable, low gravity solids (as small as 10 performance characteristics of drilling muds and the
microns) from an unweighted drilling fluid system. evaluation of drilling mud additives. Detailed infor-
The unweighted mud system can be mation on individual equipment, kits and prices is
at mud densities of less than 8.8 pounds available by contacting Milchem Incorporated, Test-
per gallon if proper application of the desilter is ing Equipment Dept, P. O. Box 22111, Houston,
utilized, Texas 77027
A planned program of utilizing the Milchem
Desilter to process both the active drilling mud
system and the excess mud located in the sump
more than justifies the investment in this equipment.
During trips the desilter can be used to process
the sump mud. By recycling this mud through the
equipment several times, the effluent water can be
reduced to a mud weight of as low as 8,6 pounds per
gallon. This effluent contains almost an equivalent
concentration of chemicals as are contained in the
system. Usually this water, containing drilling
mud chemicals, can be added to the active system
as to build volume. This program can reduce
the sump volume by as much as 75%.
The Milchem Desilter is available in sizes ranging
from 4 to 16 cone units. Fabricated from Schedule
80 steel, the manifold is designed to last for years.
Power skids are available with either diesel or
explosion-proof electric motors sized to process
maximum volumes.