Desander - Blue Horizon Drilling Rig Equipment High-Quality Drilling Rigs & Equipment Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:53:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LOGO-LISTO-PLANO-Copy-3-100x100.png Desander - Blue Horizon Drilling Rig Equipment 32 32 Desander /product/desanders/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:05:29 +0000 https://rigtools.com/?post_type=product&p=491 Desander in drilling rig Desander in drilling rig is a hydrocyclone unit installed after the shale shaker and the degasser and before the desilter. It removes abrasive sand and silt from drilling mud in the 45 to 74 micrometer range, protects pumps and valves, stabilizes mud rheology, and reduces dilution and chemical cost. Desander Selection […]

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Desander in drilling rig is a hydrocyclone unit installed after the shale shaker and the degasser and before the desilter. It removes abrasive sand and silt from drilling mud in the 45 to 74 micrometer range, protects pumps and valves, stabilizes mud rheology, and reduces dilution and chemical cost.

Desander Selection Guide (Typical Values)

Cone Size (in) Typical Cut Point (μm) Per-Cone Flow (GPM @ ~75 ft head) Typical Operating ΔP (psi) Typical Applications
8″ 37–67 up to ~350 5–50 (≈30 common) Rigs needing tighter cut with compact footprint
10″ 40–100 ~500–511 5–50 (≈30 common) Standard oil & gas rigs, HDD, recycling systems
12″ ~100–200* ~500 5–50 (≈30 common) High-volume coarse sand removal, mud cleaners
14–20″ Coarser, plant-level varies by design 5–50 Micro-tunneling/TBM separation plants

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