Definition(s)


Drilled-Solids Removal System Performance

Measure of the removal of drilled solids by surface solids-control equipment. NOTE The calculation is based on a comparison of the dilution required to maintain the desired drilled-solids content, with that which would have been required if none of the drilled solids were removed.

Source: API RP 13C, Recommended Practice on Drilling Fluids Processing Systems Evaluation, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, December 2010. Global Standards

 

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