Drilling Solids Control Equipment Applied to Shale Gas Exploration

Recent years, with the continuous oil / gas exploration and utilization, the service life of oil gas energy storage and exploration attracts necessary worries at home and overseas. In this case, new energy exploration, energy conservation and emission reduction ping trend for international energy forms and organizations. And shale gas, a kind of new energy, is increasingly promoted in the energy exploration and utilization fields.
Shale gas is natural gas that is found trapped within shale formations. Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States since the start of this century, and interest has spread to potential gas shales in the rest of the world. In 2000 shale gas provided only 1% of U.S. natural gas production; by 2010 it was over 20% and the U.S. government's Energy Information Administration predicts that by 2035, 46% of the United States' natural gas supply will come from shale gas.

Some analysts expect that shale gas will greatly expand worldwide energy supply. China is estimated to have the world’s largest shale gas reserves. A study by the Baker Institute of Public Policy at Rice University concluded that increased shale gas production in the US and Canada could help prevent Russia and Persian Gulf countries from dictating higher prices for the gas they export to European countries.

In spite of the high difficulty exploration of shale gas, its exploration is still within present capability accounting for the similar method to oil, gas and gas layer. Accordingly, exploration of shale gas also needs drilling, collecting and final processing. Therefore, drilling mud solid control system equipment including shale shakers, vacuum degassers, desanders, desilters, centrifuges and accessories such as mud tanks, centrifugal pumps and mud agitators are all needed in the process of shale gas exploration.

Honored as solids control leader and drilling waste management expert in China, Xi’an KOSUN Machinery Co., Ltd is always focusing on drilling waste management and providing environment- friendly products. Its main products include shale shaker screen, shale shaker, vacuum degasser, desander, desilter cone, mud cleaner, decanter centrifuge, centrifugal pump, vertical centrifuge,mud agitator, mud mixer, cutting dryer and other solids control equipment.