Lubra-Glide® Bead Recovery Unit
USE AND REUSE!
The Lubra-Glide® Bead Recovery Unit (Patent # US RE 38,367 E) is a system by which our patented process of recovering Lubra-Glide® Beads for continuous recycling in drilling and completion fluids is accomplished.
The process is simple and efficient. Lubra-Glide® Beads and cuttings are removed by the rig shaker and washed down into the recovery tank. The turbulent water action within the recovery tank serves to separate Lubra-Glide® Beads from the cuttings. Upon separation, the cuttings settle quickly to the bottom and are transported across our high-speed cuttings shaker screens. The finer solids and Lubra-Glide® Beads are then pumped to a one (1) or two (2) hydro cyclone manifolds mounted atop our high speed cuttings shaker equipped with 150 to 250 mesh screens (or operator specified mesh). The Lubra-Glide® Beads (with an average specific gravity virtually equal to that of water) is forced upward through the hydro cyclone discharge vortex while the unwanted solids travel downward for discharge.
At this point the final recovery step takes place. The bead carrying fluid discharged through the hydro cyclone discharge vortex is directed by hose across our recovery shaker. This final separation of Lubra-Glide® Beads from the fluid assures re-introduction of clean, beads into the circulation system via the rig suction pit and the return of the fluid back to its original point, the recovery tank keeping the fluid in its own “closed loop” system.
This recovery process allows for 90% - 98% of the Lubra-Glide® Beads to be recovered. This continuous re-introduction of Lubra-Glide® Beads into the drilling and/or completion fluid creates a constant free flowing concentration of beads working downhole to effectively reduce torque and drag conditions.
SPECIFICATIONS
Primary Shaker w/Hydrocyclone 8’ X 4’ X 5’3” – 2,600 lbs.
Separation/Wash Tank 12’ X 7’ X 7’6” – 8,900 lbs.
Separation Tank w/Built in Primary Shaker 12’ X 7’ X 9’6” – 10,500 lbs.
Recovery Shaker 8’ X 4’ X 3’2” – 2,420 lbs.
Drip
Pan 12’4” X 8’ –
4,000 lbs.
W/Hoses and
Recovery Pump
Parts Box w/Assorted Parts 4’ X 4’ X 4’ – 800 lbs.
Power Supply 480 Volts/3 Phase
Total Weight of Typical Unit Approximately - 19,000 lbs
US Patent # US RE 38,367 E