Drilled solids that stay in the mud system raise fluid costs, wear equipment and slow the bit. NEXA Energy and Support Services provides complete solids control packages, with equipment, trained operators and system optimisation, for land, swamp and offshore rigs across Nigeria.
Equipment Packages
- Shale shakers for primary removal of drilled cuttings
- Mud cleaners for fine solids removal in weighted systems
- Desanders and desilters for hydrocyclone separation of sand and silt sized particles
- Centrifuges for barite recovery and removal of low gravity solids
- Dewatering units to recover water and reduce liquid waste volumes
Equipment is available as rental packages sized to your rig, hole sections and fluid system.
Trained Operators and Field Service
Equipment only performs as well as the people running it. NEXA supplies competency assessed, HSE trained solids control operators who manage screen selection, cyclone performance and centrifuge settings. Field service keeps equipment running throughout the well.
System Optimisation: Less Dilution, Less Waste, Faster Drilling
We set up and tune the full solids removal train to match the drilling fluid and formation. The aim is measurable improvement in three areas:
- Lower dilution rates, so less new fluid is built to hold properties
- Lower disposal volumes, which reduces waste handling cost and environmental burden
- Improved rate of penetration (ROP), because clean fluid supports efficient drilling
Integrated with Fluids and Waste Management
Solids control sits between the drilling fluids programme and drilling waste management. When NEXA manages all three, mud engineers and solids control operators work from the same targets. Cuttings then go straight into compliant collection, treatment and disposal under NUPRC, NESREA and EGASPIN requirements.