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2015  –  Rev  B  
    
     
 

Case  Study  #:   Number  1   Number  2   Number  3   Number  4  

Oil  &  Gas,  Mining  and  Civil   Environmental  Waste  
Industry:   Waste  Management   Management  
Pipeline  Construction   Industrial  Waste  Water  

Treatment  of  Waste  Drilling   Treatment  of  Liquid  and  Solid   Water-­‐Based  Horizontal  Drilling   Removal  of  Contaminated  
Application:   Fluids  for  Recycling   Waste  for  Recycling   Fluid  Solids  Control   Colloidal  and  Ultra-­‐Fine  Solids  
Location:   Brisbane,  Australia   Sydney,  Australia   West  Texas,  USA   Montreal,  Canada  
20’  Explosion  Proof  HMI  Dewatering   20’  Non-­‐Explosion  Proof  HMI  Dewatering   Trailer-­‐Mounted  ESS-­‐1450  High  Speed   Mobile  ESS-­‐1967HD2  Integrated  
Configuration:   System  with  VFD  Driven  ESS-­‐1450HD2   System  with  MVD  ESS-­‐1450HD   Centrifuge  with  Select  Floc™  Polymer   Treatment  Package  Mated  with  a  
Centrifuge.   Centrifuge.   Dosage  System.   ELGIN  Primary  Treatment  System  
 
   
 

Application  
Image:  

Wastewater  Treatment  Sludge   Preparation  of  Recycled  Water-­‐Based   Improve  Drilling  Fluid  Quality,  Reduce   Removal  of  Contaminated  /  
Objective:   Dewatering  in  Order  to  Facilitate   Drilling  Fluids  to  Meet  Customer   Water  Make-­‐Up,  and  Lower  Waste   Hazardous  Colloidal  Solids  from  a  
Landfill  Disposal  or  Reuse.   Specified  Weights.   Disposal  Costs.   Wastewater  Treatment  Process.  

Elgin’s  ESS-­‐1967HD2  40’  HMI  

In  the  first  month  of  operation,  the   During  the  course  of  project,  the  daily  
Dewatering  System  was  integrated  
system  processed  400  cubic  meters   Application  of  system  effectively  treated   drilling  fluid  and  waste  management  
with  a  wastewater  treatment  system  
(500  tons)  of  slurry.    Process  reduced   the  waste  effluent  generated  from  a   operating  costs  were  lowered  by  $1,060  
to  remove  contaminated  colloidal  
the  waste  to  just  70  tons,  just  15%  of   drilling  fluid  recycling  facility  responsible   USD  per  day.    This  was  accomplished  by  
Results:   the  original  volumes  representing  a   for  the  treatment  of  waste  drilling  fluids   a  significant  reduction  in  disposed  
and  ultra-­‐fine  solids  from  a  waste  
management  process.      This  
significant  commercial  and   collected  from  a  variety  of  drilling   drilling  fluid,  reduced  consumption  of  
effectively  allowed  for  the  remaining  
environmental  benefit  in  the  volume   operations.       make-­‐up  water,  and  lowered  volume  of  
solids  to  be  recycled  for  other  
of  solid  wastes  being  disposed.         generated  waste.      
construction  purposes.            

 
   
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Case  Study   Number  5   Number  6   Number  7   Number  8  

Industry   Oil  &  Gas  Drilling   Oil  &  Gas  Drilling   Waterwell  Drilling   Coal  Bed  Methane  Drilling  
Closed  Loop  Water-­‐Based   Closed  Loop  Water-­‐Based  Drilling   Water-­‐Based  Horizontal  Drilling  
Application   Drilling  Fluid  Solids  Control   Fluid  Solids  Control   Fluid  Solids  Control  
Colloidal  Solids  Removal    

Location   Algeria,  Africa   Oklahoma,  USA   California,  USA   Perth,  Australia  

53’  Semi-­‐Trailer  Mounted,  ESS-­‐1450   20’  HMI  Dewatering  System  with  MVD   Trailer-­‐Mounted  ESS-­‐1450  High  Speed   20’  Skid  Mounted  ESS-­‐1450HD2  
Configuration   MVD  Centrifuge  with  Dual-­‐Polymer   ESS-­‐1450  Centrifuge,  Dual  Polymer  &   Centrifuge  with  Select  Floc™  Polymer   Centrifuge  with  Primary  Scalping  and  
Injection  System  and  Climate  Control.   Acid  Injection  System  &  Air  Conditioning.   Dosage  System.   Select  Floc™  Polymer  Dosage  System.  
 
 
 

Application  
Image  

 
Management  of  Drilling  Fluid  with  an   Management  of  Drilling  Fluid  with  an   Management  of  Drilling  Fluid  with  an   Management  of  Drilling  Fluid  with  an  
Objective   Integrated  Polymer  Feed  System  for   Integrated  Polymer  Feed  System  for   Integrated  Polymer  Feed  System  for   Integrated  Polymer  Feed  System  for  
Water-­‐Based  Drilling  Fluid.   Water-­‐Based  Drilling  Fluid.   Water-­‐Based  Drilling  Fluid.   Water-­‐Based  Drilling  Fluid.  
System  was  deployed  in  response  to  
California  construction  regulations  
In  response  to  extreme  heat  and   Improvement  in  drilling  fluid  quality  that   Elgin’s  Dual  ESS-­‐1967HD2  Mobile  XP  
restricting  the  contact  of  native  soils  
weather  conditions,  this  fully  air-­‐ resulted  in  a  reduction  in  a  24-­‐day  well   Polisher  has  allowed  for  the  full  
with  drilling  fluids.      By  installing  the  
conditioned  and  insulated  system  was   drilling  fluid  bill  of  $15,000  and  a   recycling  of  water  in  order  to  create  a  
Elgin  Dewatering  System,  the  customer  
built  into  a  53’  semi-­‐trailer.    Though   reduction  in  the  waste  disposal  bill  of   closed-­‐loop  drilling  fluid  system.      
Results   no  quantitative  data  was  collected  as   $4,000.      This  $19,000  in  generated  
was  able  to  deploy  a  fully  closed-­‐loop  
Application  of  system  on  12.4  ppg  
system  that  allowed  full  management  of  
a  result  of  its  deployment,  it  operated   savings  was  achieved  by  installing  the   mud  at  a  flow  rate  of  165  gpm.    Has  
the  drilling  fluid  without  requiring  a  mud  
for  more  than  8  years  before  being   dewatering  system  as  the  center-­‐piece  of   resulted  in  $1,200  in  raw  water  
pits  or  stock-­‐piling  of  solids  on  the  
decommissioned.         the  closed-­‐loop  solids  control  system.       savings  per  well.      
ground.    All  solids  were  discharged  
directly  to  a  solids  bin.      
 

   
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Case  Study  #:   Number  9   Number  10   Number  11   Number  12  
Industry:   Oil  &  Gas  Drilling   Petrochemical   Oil  &  Gas  Drilling   Oil  &  Gas  Drilling  
Closed  Loop  Water-­‐Based   Mobile  Refinery  Wastewater   Closed  Loop  Water-­‐Based   Closed  Loop  Water-­‐Based  
Application:   Drilling  Fluid  Solids  Control   Treatment   Drilling  Fluid  Solids  Control   Drilling  Fluid  Solids  Control  
Location:   Siberia  Russia   Siberia,  Russia   Port  Harcourt,  Nigeria   Eket,  Nigeria  
56’  Trailer-­‐Mounted,  Dual-­‐Deck   20’  Non-­‐Explosion  Proof  HMI   20’  Non-­‐Explosion  Proof  HMI  
53’  Climate-­‐Controlled  Semi-­‐Trailer   Wastewater  Treatment  Facility  with     Dewatering  System  with  VFD     Dewatering  System  with  VFD    
Configuration:   Mounted  ESS-­‐1450  MVD  Centrifuge   ESS-­‐1450  MVD  Centrifuge,  Lamella   ESS-­‐1450HD2  Centrifuge,  Dual  Polymer   ESS-­‐1450HD  Centrifuge,  Dual  
with  Dual-­‐Polymer  Injection  System.   Separator,  GAC  Filtration,  and  Polymer   &  Acid  Injection  System  &  Air   Polymer  &  Acid  Injection  System  &  
Injection.   Conditioning.   Air  Conditioning.  
 
   

Application  
Image:  

Clean-­‐up  of  dozens  of  remote,  

Management  of  Drilling  Fluid  with  an   Management  of  Drilling  Fluid  with  an   Management  of  Drilling  Fluid  with  an  
abandoned  waste  sludge  ponds  that  
Objective:   Integrated  Polymer  Feed  System  for  
were  contaminating  shallow  subsurface  
Integrated  Polymer  Feed  System  for   Integrated  Polymer  Feed  System  for  
Water-­‐Based  Drilling  Fluid.   Water-­‐Based  Drilling  Fluid.   Water-­‐Based  Drilling  Fluid.  
water  tables.        
System  was  deployed  in  response  to   Improvement  in  drilling  fluid  quality  that   Significant  improvement  in  drilling  
new  regulations  restricting  the   resulted  in  a  reduction  in  a  20-­‐day  well   fluid  quality  that  resulted  in  a  
contact  of  native  soils  with  drilling   The  mobile  treatment  system  was  able   drilling  fluid  bill  of  $9,000  and  a   reduction  in  the  monthly  drilling  fluid  
fluids.      By  installing  the  Elgin   to  treat  a  myriad  of  sludge  ponds.      Over   reduction  in  the  waste  disposal  bill  of   bill  of  $9,500  and  a  reduction  in  the  
Dewatering  System,  the  customer  was   the  course  of  the  first  year,  the   $6,000.      This  $15,000  in  generated   waste  disposal  bill  of  $7,500.      This  
Results:   able  to  deploy  a  fully  closed-­‐loop   treatment  system  closed  17  abandoned   savings  was  achieved  by  installing  the   $17,000  per  month  in  generated  
system  that  allowed  full  management   waste  drilling  ponds  over  an  area  of  90   dewatering  system  as  the  center-­‐piece   savings  was  achieved  by  installing  
of  the  drilling  fluid  without  requiring   square  kilometers.   of  the  closed-­‐loop  solids  control  system.     the  dewatering  system  as  the  center-­‐
mud  pits,  ponds  or  stock-­‐piling  of   It  was  estimated  that  the  improved  ROP   piece  of  the  closed-­‐loop  solids  
solids  on  the  ground.       reduced  the  drill  time  by  one  day.     control  system.      

 
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