How to Clean Mud Tank

In our oil and gas drilling work or companies, mud tanks are always used as storage for drilling mud. Of course, as for the special feature of the mud, the mud tank needs to be cleaned and they require specialized equipment to do so. So, how to finish this work? How to use mud cleaner or mud agitate to cleaner the mud tank?

In fact, when we know the ways for cleaning the mud tank, we also know the ways for cleaning shale shaker, sand pump, decanter centrifuge, etc. if it is necessary.

 

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The following steps are the ways for you to clean mud tank, maybe you will use mud cleaner or mud agitate.

1、About Hiring a Contractor

A contractor is someone who performs a job using their own equipment. They can be hired to clean your mud tank. The contractor will use equipment that is specific to the task of cleaning a mud tank and perform the job once, or several times over the course of a specified length of time. Before you hire any contractor to clean your mud tank make sure they have experience cleaning tanks that are very similar to yours. You should also make sure they have the proper equipment.

2、Renting a Machine

A rental is another way to clean your mud tank. Your business can rent a mud tank cleaner and then hire or train a team to clean the mud tanks. Some companies opt for this method because it saves them money. If you have the resources and employees who can handle the job or learn the job it could be an option for your business. You should first find out who in your company can handle the job, and then find suitable equipment to rent. Industrial companies that clean mud tanks also rent equipment. One such company is Butter worth, in Houston Texas.

3、Automated Tank Cleaning Machines

There are many types of tank cleaning machines. For large industrial applications the most commonly used are automated systems. The system is set inside the tank and then it is turned on. Two jets on a pivoting head clean the inside of the tank. The jets propel cleaning materials at a high velocity, disengaging the mud from the walls of the tank. Operators must be trained in their usage. The machines are also made for specific types of tanks. You should check the data sheets on these machines before you rent one. They will tell you the maximum operating temperature, minimum tank opening size to install the cleaner in the tank along with other features and details.

Generally speaking, after you used the above ways to clean the mud tank, you will get the ways to clean shale shaker, decanter centrifuge, and sand pump, if they are necessary. It is like “one stone with 3 birds”.