Water is essential to all living and many non-living operations. Over half of the human body is comprised of water, and if the total amount of water in a human body decreases too much, it ceases to function properly.
A wireline coring operation depends on water in the same ways nature depends on it. Wireline coring fluid starts as 97 percent water. Wireline coring operations struggle with the availability of water. We rarely set up a wireline core rig to explore for precious metals such as gold or silver next to a water hydrant. Generally, the rig is set up on a location with poor road access or the need to fly in every component required to finish the hole by helicopter. Water needed to reach total depth and remove drill cuttings can have the biggest impact on remote project cost. The System 360 fluid management system is designed for remote projects with limited access to a water source, as well as to meet the need to minimize impact to the surrounding environment. The System 360 fluid management system can reduce water usage, sump size and the typical mud bill by 40 percent.