TOP 8 WAYS THE AIRLESS ADAPTER CAN IMPROVE YOUR MUD SYSTEM
MINIMIZES CORROSION:
TESTING HAS SHOWN SOME HOPPERS INTRODUCE THE VOLUME OF AIR THAT IS IN AN AREA 14´ X 8´ X 80´ INTO THE MUD SYSTEM
EVERY 5 MINUTES. AIR IS 20% OXYGEN AND IT IS THE OXYGEN THAT FEEDS CORROSION. IN SOME MUDS, THIS OXYGEN
HAS TO BE REMOVED WITH COSTLY OXYGEN SCAVANGERS OR IT WILL CAUSE VERY SERIOUS CORROSION PROBLEMS.
USING THE AIRLESS ADAPTER KEEPS THE OXYGEN OUT THEREBY MINIMIZING CORROSION.
ELIMINATES AIR:
WHEN AIR GETS INTO THE MUD SYSTEM IT LOWERS THE DENSITY. AT SOME POINT THE AIR BREAKS OUT OF THE MUD
AND RAISES THE DENSITY. WITH AIR IN THE MUD SYSTEM YOU DO NOT CONTROL THE MUD WEIGHT.
TO RUN A GOOD JOB YOU HAVE TO CONTROL BOTTOM HOLE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE AND TO DO THAT
YOU MUST CONTROL MUD WEIGHT. WITHOUT THE AIRLESS ADAPTER IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO.
REDUCES BARITE CONSUMPTION:
WHEN ENOUGH AIR ENTERS THE MUD SYSTEM, ADDITIONAL BARITE IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE DESIRED MWT.
THIS IS BARITE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED AND ADDS TO THE COST OF THE MUD SYSTEM.
THE AIRLESS ADAPTER KEEPS AIR OUT, REDUCES BARITE CONSUMPTION, AND KEEPS COST DOWN.
ON ONE JOB THE COST SAVINGS WAS $47,000.00.
REDUCES DEFOAMER CONSUMPTION:
LESS AIR IN THE MUD SYSTEM MEANS LOWER DEFOAMER CONSUMPTION. CERTAIN MUDS FOAM UP DUE TO THEIR COMPOSITION.
THESE MUDS SYSTEMS ARE ONES THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE ADAPTER SINCE YOU
DO NOT WANT TO ADD AIR TO SYSTEMS THAT ALREADY HAVE FOAMING PROBLEMS.
THE AIRLESS ADAPTER MAKES THIS PROBLEM MANAGEABLE.
MAINTAINS A MORE CONSTANT BOTTOM HOLE HYDROSTACTIC PRESSURE:
THE INTRODUCTION OF AIR INTO THE MUD SYSTEM GUARANTEES AN UNCERTAIN BOTTOM HOLE HYDROSTATIC
PRESSURE (BHHP). CAN WE DRILL A WELL WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM? THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT YOU CAN DO A MUCH
BETTER JOB IF YOU CAN CONTROL BHHP. THE ONLY WAY TO DO THIS IS WITH AN AIRLESS ADAPTER.
KEEPS MWT OUT SAME AS MWT IN:
ONCE AIR ENTERS THE MUD SYSTEM, IT COMPRESSES ON THE WAY IN AND EXPANDS ON THE WAY OUT.
THIS CYCLE IS WHAT CAUSES UNCONTROLLED BHHP WHICH CAUSES HOLE PROBLEMS.
WITH THE AIRLESS ADAPTER, MWT GOING IN AND MWT COMING OUT ARE THE SAME UNLESS YOU HAVE GAS AT THE SHAKERS.
THE PARAMETERS ARE MORE ACCURATE AND LESS CONFUSING SO THE SUPERVISOR CAN MAKE MORE ACCURATE DECISIONS.
SAVES RIG TIME:
SOME RIGS REALIZED A SAVINGS OF 10 HOURS RIG TIME BY NOT HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE MWT OUT
TO BE THE SAME AS MWT IN. ON MOST RIGS IT TAKES 30 TO 60 MINUTES BEFORE MWT OUT IS RIGHT.
WITH THE AIRLESS ADAPTER YOU GET THE CORRECT MWT OUT WITHIN 10 MINUTES SO YOU CAN
GO BACK TO DRILLING MUCH SOONER, THUS SAVING RIG TIME.
ENHANCES POLYMER PERFORMANCE:
OXYGEN IN THE MUD DEPLETES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POLYMERS BY 30%. THE AIRLESS ADAPTER KEEPS OXYGEN OUT
AND MAINTAINS THE FULL PERFORMANCE OF THE POLYMERS. IF YOUR POLYMER COST IS $300.00 PER BAG
YOU LOSE $90.00 ON EACH BAG. IF YOU USE 2 SACKS PER DAY, YOU OFFSET THE COST OF THE AIRLESS ADAPTER.
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