Ask Brock Discusses Hydrocyclones for Drilling Jobs
In episode 91 of Ask Brock, host and drill trainer Brock Yordy makes the case for hydrocyclones on the drilling jobsite.
Of course, hydrocyclones separate material by density. What does that mean for drilling? It means they do some of the work of getting concentrated solids out of the mud going back downhole. Mud pumps through the hydrocyclone. A vortex inside pulls out denser material brought up from downhole, and less dense (and cleaner) mud flows comes out, ready for action.