S3S removes drilled solids from your mud on location, so you reuse more fluid, dilute less and haul off less waste. Our crews run and tune the equipment, and our lab tests the fluid while you drill.
Drilled solids make mud heavy and thick. Take them out early and you can keep reusing the mud instead of diluting it and hauling it away.
S3S runs solids control on water-based muds, oil-based muds, brines and synthetic emulsions, weighted or unweighted. We supply and operate the shakers, centrifuges and tank systems.
Geothermal rigs use the same shakers, mud cleaners and centrifuges as oil and gas rigs, so the same solids control service applies.
Lubricant beads and lost circulation material (LCM) cost money, and standard shaker screens throw them out with the cuttings. The S3S LCM Recovery Unit screens the mud, in series or in parallel, to recover LCM, beads and other sized material so it goes back into the mud.
Pipeline crossings are often drilled with horizontal directional drilling (HDD), which uses a lot of drilling mud. S3S recycles that mud so it goes back to the rig, and dewaters the cuttings so less liquid is hauled away.
We assess each project individually, testing fluid samples, understanding your rig’s systems, and defining your performance targets, then assemble the equipment, personnel, and monitoring strategy to meet and exceed them.
Technicians test the mud on location. Samples go to our labs in Houston and Midland for particle size analysis. The labs also test samples from rigs where S3S does not run the equipment.
You get 24-hour performance reports and cost logs during the job, and a review when it ends.
We can partner with you in numerous ways. Many jobs are full service, with S3S crews running and tuning the equipment. Where it makes sense, we can train your crew to run it.
Dilution means buying more fluid and chemicals, and it creates more waste to haul. Removing drilled solid cuttings with separation equipment allows you to continue reusing that mud system.
Yes. Barite recovery allows you to continue using barite in the drilling fluid system while removing fine drilled solids. This process relies on regular sample testing and experienced field technicians in order to reduce the build-up of hard-to-remove fines in the drilling mud.
Yes. S3S is equipped for high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) wells.
New field technicians complete a three-week training course and a final exam before they join our apprentice program. S3S provides 150+ hours of additional safety training a year, and our crews are 100% SafeLand/SafeGulf certified.
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