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Help! My Polymers Are Blocking my Shaker Screens

February 6, 2020

Plenty of readers put polymers to work, and many of those folks have dealt with blinding on their shaker screens. What gives? Are we mixing too much? Is your mesh size up to what you mixed? From small units up to high-G systems, host and National Driller contributor Brock Yordy has run them all. In episode 42 of Ask Brock, he offers tips to keep things moving through those shaker systems while drilling with polymers.

Have a question for Brock? Send an email to brock@globaldrilltraining.com.

KEYWORDS: drilling fluids management drilling mud drilling polymers

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