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Features & Benefits:

• Self-priming device enables it to pump drilling fluids without centrifugal pump.
• Corrosion is eliminated and cost of repairing as well as maintenance reduced.
•  The design is compact and the footprint is small.
• It can also work as powerful drilling fluids agitator.

Process overview:
Gases are entrained in drilling fluids from the wellbore during normal drilling operations as well as during “kicks” or well control situations. These gases present safety hazards and create operational problems when gas laden fluid reaches the surface. Degassing is accomplished at the surface by one of two methods
(1)     atmospheric separation or
(2)     vacuum separation.
The simplest form of atmospheric degassing occurs naturally in the surface mud tank system. As the mud flows over the shale shakers and through the pits, gas bubbles will form in the mud and escape to the atmosphere. In event of hazardous gases being present, it is desirable to localize the point where gas is released from the mud by installing a vacuum-style degasser.
 Vacuum-style degassers are installed in the first compartment downstream of the sand trap and upstream of any centrifugal pumps. Vacuum degassers work by removing entrained gases from the drilling fluid by exposing the fluid to pressures well below ambient atmospheric pressure.