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Why Screen Clogs and Wears Out Fast? Professional Manufacturer’s Guide to Root Cause Cost Reduction

Screens are essential core equipment in industrial production, mainly responsible for material classification, filtration, and impurity removal. They are widely used in various industrial scenarios. In practical applications, many enterprises face the problem of frequent screen clogging and rapid wear, which not only increases equipment replacement costs but also leads to production downtime and affects overall efficiency. In fact, these problems can be effectively solved by identifying the root causes and mastering scientific methods to reduce loss and control costs.

shaker screen

I. Core Causes of Frequent Screen Clogging and Wear

When encountering screen clogging and rapid wear, many enterprises tend to mistake it for poor screen quality. In reality, most issues stem from operational and selection oversights, mainly focusing on three aspects: first, improper selection. Failing to choose the appropriate screen type, aperture, and material based on material properties and working conditions; second, non-standard operations. Uneven feeding or failure to promptly handle clogged materials intensifies material friction and accelerates screen wear; third, inadequate maintenance. Failure to conduct regular inspections and cleanings allows minor wear to escalate, impacting normal screen use and creating a vicious cycle of replacement-damage-replacement.

II. Precisely Solving Clogging and Wear Issues to Reduce Usage Costs

II. Precisely Solving Clogging and Wear Issues to Reduce Usage Costs
Solving screen clogging and wear problems relies on precise control of each 环节. There is no need to blindly replace screens. Specific measures can be taken as follows:

  • Precise selection is the foundation. It is necessary to combine material characteristics and production conditions to choose suitable screen materials and apertures, avoiding clogging and excessive wear caused by selection mismatches. For different material properties, select corresponding wear-resistant and anti-clogging screen types to ensure screen compatibility with working conditions and reduce clogging and wear at the source.
  • Standard operations are key. Feeding should be maintained evenly to prevent excessive feeding caused by clogging. When screen clogging occurs, shut down and clean it promptly; forced operation must be avoided to prevent additional wear from sustained material friction. Meanwhile, operations must strictly comply with working condition requirements to prevent unnecessary loss caused by improper operations.
  • Daily maintenance is crucial. Regularly inspect screens to identify and handle minor wear in a timely manner, preventing small issues from expanding. Reasonably reserve spare screens to reduce downtime. Additionally, there is no need to pursue low-cost screens. Although high-quality screens have a slightly higher initial investment, they have a longer service life, resulting in lower overall costs and higher cost-effectiveness.
  • Professional screen manufacturers can provide customized selection suggestions based on specific production conditions to help enterprises precisely match screen types, further reduce usage costs, improve production efficiency, and avoid unnecessary losses.

ZJ30 Oil Gas Drilling System in Production

We received an order of ZJ30 mud circulating system from old customer at the early of April. Now it’s in intense production in our workshop.

ZJ30 Oil Gas Drilling Solids Control System
ZJ30 Oil Gas Drilling Solids Control System

Introduction:

Oil Drilling Mud System is a kind of a multi-tank mud system, it is also called solids control system, or mud circulation system for the oil gas drilling rigs. Our TR oil drilling mud system is available for different oil drilling rig sizes from 250HP to 3000 HP with different capacity. With complete five phrase purification equipment shale shaker, vacuum degasser, desander, desilter, decanting centrifuge, TR oilfield solids control system ensures good and efficient treatment effects of removing solids particles and gas bubbles in oil and gas drilling fluids. We design and customize detailed technical drawing of the system according to clients’ special requirements and drilling site application. 

TRZJ series mud system can be designed to meet different kinds of conditions in oil and gas drilling field. It has a good performance of cold-resistent, high temperature resistance, anti-explosion, anti-leakage, anti-corrosion, raining proof, adapt to wicked condition of well drilling. It’s very popular among big oil drilling companies.


Features of TR Oil Drilling Mud System:

  1. Compact structure system for space limited area.
  2. Harmonious and functional mud tank layout for practical application.
  3. Trailer mounted mud system for flexible utilizing need.
  4. Energy saving efficiency is significant since the power consumption of the vibrating motor is low.
  5. The polyurethane screen has many advantages such as easy operation, low trouble rate, convenient installation and maintenance.
  6. Winterization frame and heating manifold installed with mud system to keep mud performance in extremely cold area.
ZJ30 Oil Gas Drilling Solids Control System
ZJ30 Oil Gas Drilling Solids Control System

Main Specification of TR Oil Drilling Mud System:

Configure EquipmentZJ70ZJ50ZJ40ZJ30ZJ20ZJ10
Mud Tank≥270m³/h≥200m³/h≥180m³/h≥160m³/h≥160m³/h≥80m³/h
Storing Tank≥160m³/h≥120m³/h≥80m³/h≥80m³/h××
Shale Shaker≥360m³/h≥280m³/h≥240m³/h≥180m³/h≥140m³/h≥80m³/h
Vacuum Degasser360m³/h300m³/h240m³/h×
Desander≥320m³/h≥240m³/h≥200m³/h≥180m³/h≥120m³/h
Desilter≥320m³/h≥240m³/h≥200m³/h××
Middle Speed Centrifuge50m³/h50m³/h40m³/h×
High Speed Centrifuge40m³/h40m³/h×××
Jet Mud Mixer≥300m³/h≥240m³/h≥200m³/h≥180m³/h≥120m³/h≥80m³/h
Shear Pump≥120m³/h≥120m³/h≥120m³/h≥120m³/h≥100m³/h×
Charging Pump≥240m³/h≥200m³/h≥180m³/h≥150m³/h≥100m³/h×