When low-gravity solids build up in the active system, mud properties drift, dilution climbs and rheology becomes hard to maintain — usually a solids control chain issue, not a mud chemistry one.
On-site audit of the full solids removal train — flowline through to centrifuge discharge — with live particle-size sampling.
Screen mesh re-selection against actual solids distribution, not habit.
Hydrocyclone apex and pond depth adjustment on desanders and desilters.
Centrifuge sizing check — differential speed, feed rate, wear protection — and consumables standardisation.
“The industry default is to blame the mud. In practice, most high-LGS problems we investigate are shaker screen mesh selection and centrifuge under-utilisation — the mud is doing the best it can with what upstream is letting through.”
Send us the symptoms and current setup. Our engineers will come back with a diagnostic framework and concrete recommendation within one working day.
If dilution factor is climbing, mud spend is climbing with it. The lever is usually solids control efficiency, not a cheaper base fluid.
Blinding, screen tears, poor conveyance and whole-mud loss are usually screen selection or deck-angle problems — not shaker problems.
Haulage tonnage and disposal category are the two biggest levers on waste cost. Both respond to correct on-site dewatering and stream segregation — not a cheaper haulier.