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DESSILTEUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A centrifugal device, similar to a desander, used to remove very fine particles, or silt, from drilling fluid to keep the amount of solids in the fluid to the lowest possible level.

OBS

The lower the solids content of the mud is, the faster the rate of penetration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)

Spanish

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