INJECTION FLOCCULATION AND COMPRESSION DEWATERING UNIT FOR SOLIDS CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF DRILLING FLUIDS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO

摘要

A method for separating solid-liquid mixtures and for recycling and reconditioning of fluids may include providing a returned fluid comprising a fluid and a solid contaminant; introducing the returned fluid into a solid-liquid sorter thereby separating the returned fluid into an overflow, generally comprising reusable fluids, and an underflow, generally comprising solid contaminants; flocculating the underflow in a flocculating chamber thereby forming a flocculated fluid; and dewatering the flocculated fluid using a dewatering rack.