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    Vacu-Flo™ Degasser: Higher Efficiency and Simplified Maintenance

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    The document describes the Vacu-Flo degasser, which removes gas from drilling mud more efficiently than atmospheric degassers. It does this through a stacked leaf design that provides more surface area for separation, and a vacuum pump that removes gas bubbles faster at lower pressures. Key features include a large access door for simple maintenance without disassembling piping, and a flow rate of 500 gallons per minute for the Vacu-Flo 500 model or 1200 gallons per minute for the larger Vacu-Flo 1200 model.

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    The document describes the Vacu-Flo degasser, which removes gas from drilling mud more efficiently than atmospheric degassers. It does this through a stacked leaf design that provides more surface area for separation, and a vacuum pump that removes gas bubbles faster at lower pressures. Key features include a large access door for simple maintenance without disassembling piping, and a flow rate of 500 gallons per minute for the Vacu-Flo 500 model or 1200 gallons per minute for the larger Vacu-Flo 1200 model.

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    The document describes the Vacu-Flo degasser, which removes gas from drilling mud more efficiently than atmospheric degassers. It does this through a stacked leaf design that provides more surface area for separation, and a vacuum pump that removes gas bubbles faster at lower pressures. Key features include a large access door for simple maintenance without disassembling piping, and a flow rate of 500 gallons per minute for the Vacu-Flo 500 model or 1200 gallons per minute for the larger Vacu-Flo 1200 model.

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    Vacu-Flo™ Degasser: Higher Efficiency and Simplified Maintenance

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    The document describes the Vacu-Flo degasser, which removes gas from drilling mud more efficiently than atmospheric degassers. It does this through a stacked leaf design that provides more surface area for separation, and a vacuum pump that removes gas bubbles faster at lower pressures. Key features include a large access door for simple maintenance without disassembling piping, and a flow rate of 500 gallons per minute for the Vacu-Flo 500 model or 1200 gallons per minute for the larger Vacu-Flo 1200 model.

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    Vacu-Flo

    Degasser
    Higher Efficiency and Simplified Maintenance
    Why Use the Vacu-Flo Degasser in a Mud System?
    An efficient degasser is essential to safe and productive drilling operations. Gas present in the well bore can
    reduce the hydrostatic head in the well bore - with the potential for even greater gas influx and possible blow-out.
    Regardless of the composition of the gas encountered, there can be pressure and/or volume problems in pumps
    and hydrocyclones.
    Since gas is practically insoluble in water, it is relatively easy to detect and remove. By comparison, gas is readily
    soluble in oilbase muds - its detection is more difficult as well as its removal.
    Atmospheric vs. Vacuum Degassers
    Atmospheric separations rely on impact, turbulence, agitation or a combination of these techniques to separate
    gas from the fluid. They possess few moving parts and have low initial cost. But their efficiency is limited and
    they may not be suitable for all conditions.
    Vacuum degassers have more moving parts and higher initial cost. This is due primarily to the vacuum pump and
    attendant components. They are, however, much more efficient. Because gas volume is inversely proportional to
    pressure, gas bubbles surface from a fluid more rapidly under pressure. By combining impact and turbulence
    features with low pressure, modern vacuum degassers prove to be fast acting and highly effective in separating
    dissolved gasses.
    The Vacu-Flo Design
    The team of engineers who created the Flo-Line

    Cleaner and other successful Derrick solids control equipment,


    have designed a degasser which improves on existing devices in several respects. First and most important is the
    Vacu-Flo`s leaf capacity - Vacu-Flo 500: 7264 square inches; and Vacu-Flo 1200: 14528 square inches. It is the
    stacked corrugated fiberglass leaves which promote superior separation of gas from mud. The more surface
    available - the more separation occurs. The Vacu-Flo 1200 provides four times as much area as one popular
    unit, and 217% more than the closest competitor. This design improvement does not increase vessel size, tank
    space requirements, or weight.
    Traditionally, the inspection and/or maintenance of degassers requires unbolting and removing the vessel lid.
    Vacu-Flo eliminates this time consuming problem with an oversized access door on the lower side of the vessel.
    This door also permits fast and simple maintenance of the float valve assembly without removing any piping.
    These features, together with other design improvements, make the Vacu-Flo degasser the new leader in vacuum
    degassing for the drilling industry worldwide.
    Derricks Design Stacked leaf arrangement and multiple feed ports provide higher fluid
    impact and greater turbulence for faster gas removal.
    More Leaf Surface Area The greater the effective surface area, the more efficiently gas
    is separated from the mud. The Vacu-Flo 1200 provides four times as much area as one
    popular unit, and 217% more than the closest competitor.
    Corrugated Fiberglass Leaves Corrugations promote additional turbulence for efficient
    gas removal.
    Gas Extraction Located at the top of the vessel, this configuration permits all gas to be
    evacuated. Maintenance is also simplified.
    Large Access Door The leaf assembly and float mechanism can be readily inspected
    without removing the vessel lid and components. The vacuum pump extraction line can be
    serviced from the outside of the Derrick Vacu-Flo degasser without removal of the degasser
    top for ease of service. This feature significantly reduces downtime and maintenance costs
    compared to other units.
    Features
    Stacked leaf arrangement allows superior gas/liquid separation.
    Vacuum pump eliminates remixing and inefficient cyclonic reseparations.
    Typical installation is downstream from the Flo-Line Cleaner as shown
    here. Eductor pump efficiency allows 25 feet horizontal run, over twice
    that of other designs.
    mud from the flow line
    25 feet
    maximum
    gas
    degassed mud
    gas-cut
    mud
    solids
    discharged
    Flo-Line
    Cleaner
    Vacu-Flo
    Degasser
    Eductor
    Typical Installations
    How the Vacu-Flo Degasser Operates
    DEC/VacuFlo - 1/12/07 2007 Derrick Corporation. All rights reserved. All products indicated by trademark symbols are trademarked and/or registered by Derrick Corporation.
    Vacu-Flo 500 Vacu-Flo 1200
    Weight: 2450 lbs (1111 kg) Weight: 2700 lbs (1226 kg)
    Length: 85 3/8 (2169 mm) Length: 87 3/4 (2229 mm)
    Height: 63 (1600 mm) Height: 73 5/8 (1870 mm)
    Width: 60 (1524 mm) Width: 63 (1632 mm)
    Leaf Area: 7264 in
    2
    (4686442 mm
    2
    ) Leaf Area: 14,528 in
    2
    (9372884 mm
    2
    )
    Flow Rate: 500 gpm (1893 lpm) Flow Rate: 1200 gpm (4542 lpm)
    15630 Export Plaza Drive Houston, Texas 77032
    Toll Free: (866) DERRICK Phone: (281) 590-3003
    Fax: (281) 442-6948 E-mail:[email protected]
    EQUIPMENT COMPANY

    Serving all our customers worldwide: www.derrickcorp.com


    Vacu-Flo 1200 Vacu-Flo 500
    Approximate Dimensions and Weights

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