Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
Applications of HDD Mud Recovery System
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What is HDD Mud Recovery System?

KOSUN HDD mud recovery is developed, designed and manufactured to meet trenchless technology requirements at home and abroad and is applied in purification treatment of mud returned from underground during horizontal directional drilling process. Cuttings with big particle sizes are separated by shale shaker, cleaner and other solids control equipment. Mud materials required are added and evenly mixed for circulation via mud mixer to meet performance requirements for reuse. Mud is pumped into horizontal directional drilling system by mud pump for recycling. KOSUN HDD mud recovery system can remarkably improve mud treatment efficiency, reduce mud cost of horizontal directional drilling and greatly increase rate of penetration.
Applications:1.Trenchless Horizontal Directional Drilling2.Coalbed Methane Exploitation3.Shale Gas Exploitation
4.Water Well Drilling 5.Geothermal Well Drilling

Benefits of HDD Mud Recovery System

1. Mud recovery system is designed based on both over 20 years of technical experience in solids control industry and in-depth market research, with benefits as reasonable structure, favorable treatment process and a wide range of application fields.

2. Multifunctional and integrated design to meet mud purification, recycling, preparation and storage, greatly reducing overall dimensions of the tank system, meeting HDD requirements on site and space.

3. Explosion-proof, rainproof and dustproof electric system to ensure construction safety and quality.

4. With simple and compact structure, light weight, foldable or dismountable walkway and guardrail, being easy for transportation and installation.

5. Manufacturing base and outstanding research & development and management team. KOSUN has obtained API and ISO certifications, CE certification, Certification for export to Russia, ISO14001 and ISO18001 of Environmental Safety System, and can meet export standards of all countries around the world.

Model of HDD Mud Recovery System

KOSUN HDD mud recovery system is a standard design type and is divided into the following series according to different capacities. In addition, KOSUN sticks to management idea of “More Than Customized”, and is capable of designing and manufacturing various mud recovery systems as per customers’ specific treatment requirements.
Model Capacity
(GPM)/( m3/h)
Screen Area(m2) Pur. Grade Total Power(Kw) Total Volume(m3)
KSMR-200 200/50 2.225 2 44 5
KSMR-500 500/120 4 3 150 15
KSMR-1000 1000/240 6 3 184 30

KSMR-200 Mud Recovery System
KOSUN KSMR-200 mud recovery system is mainly used in HDD projects with requirements on capacities below 200GPM.

KOSUN KSMR-200 mud recovery system is mainly used in HDD projects with requirements on capacities below 200GPM. The biggest advantages of the system include small overall dimensions, small footprint and easier moving. The reason lies in adopting LS2•752 double layer linear shale shaker, which is a two-stage one developed by KOSUN aiming at market demands. LS2•752 shale shaker is equipped with two layers of screens with different meshes, achieving two-stage screening function simultaneously. The benefits like compact structure, small size and light weight allow it to save installation space and transportation cost, greatly enhance operating efficiency and then effectively shrink overall dimensions of the mud recovery system.

In KOSUN KSMR-200 system, all-in-one desilter LS2•752-004 uses LS2•752 double layer linear shale shaker. The upper screen serves as underflow screen of desilter cyclone and the lower one as shale shaker, and the equipment successfully integrates desilter and shale shaker, which minimizes equipment installation space and greatly saves manufacturing cost and use cost.

Model KSMR-200
Capacity 200GPM (50m3/h)
Particle size after treatment 15∼44 μm
Model of all-in-one desilter LS2·752-004
G-force ≤7.5G Adjustable
Total area of upper screen 0.875m2
Total area of lower screen 1.35m2
Cyclone spec 4"
Number of cyclone 4pcs
Model of feed pump CP34-11
Model of mixing pump CP56-30
Model of mixing hopper JH35
Total power 44kw
Total volume 5m3
Overall dimensions 4000×2360×2940mm
Total weight 5500kg

KSMR-500 Mud Recovery System
KOSUN KSMR-500 mud recovery system is mainly used in HDD projects with requirements on capacities below 500GPM.

Model KSMR-500
Capacity 500GPM (120m3/h)
Particle size after treatment 15∼44 μm
Model of shale shaker LS583
G-force 7.0(6.6∼7.4可调)
Total screen area 2.0m2
Model of high-efficiency cleaner MD108
Desander cyclone 10"×1pcs
Desilter cyclone 4"×8pcs
Total area of underflow screen 2.0m2
Model KSMR-500
Feed pump of cleaner CP68-45(45KW)2pcs
Model of mixing pump CP68-45(45KW)
Model of mixing hopper JH40
Model of agitator MA75
Total power 150kw
Total volume 15m3
Overall dimensions 10000×2360×4228mm
Total weight 17000kg

KSMR-1000 Mud Recovery System
KOSUN KSMR-1000 mud recovery system is mainly used in HDD projects with requirements on capacities below 1000GPM.

Model KSMR-1000
Capacity 1000GPM (240m3/h)
Particle size after treatment 15∼44 μm
Model of shale shaker LS583
G-force 7.0(6.6∼7.4可调)
Total screen area 2×2.0m2
Model of mud cleaner MD210
Desander cyclone 10"×2pc
Desilter cyclone 4"×10pcs
Total screen area 2.0m2
Model KSMR-1000
Feed pump of cleaner CP68-55 (55KW) 2pcs
Model of mixing pump CP68-55(55KW)
Model of mixing hopper JH50
Model of agitator MA75
Total power 184kw
Total volume 30m3
Overall dimensions 12100×2630×4438mm
Total weight 20000kg

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