Description of drilling cutting boxes

Cutting boxes are similar with the sea shipment container but better sealed with smaller dimension and volume. One lot cuttings container will be fabricated with same size and general frame for convenient transportation and store. They can be used on both onshore and offshore platform. It is high flexibility on certain size with custom built service.

Technical specification of Aipu drilling mud cutting boxes

What are the structure of the drilling cutting boxes?

Aipu cutting boxes are cubiod and cubit pattern. They are made of high quality marine sheet. They are processed stricly according practical condition. Such as the anti-corrosion painting. The leakage test, the load and unload test, the welding NDT test. There are box wall and top doors. The pad eyes, the slings and so on if ncessary.

Some clients need the boxes to hold mud weights 7000kg, while some prefer 9000kg. This is defined by the actual demand and working condition. The volume and material weight vary since the different size. On the mud skips there are top doors, the man hole side, the cleaning gate, and so on.

Where and why do we need the drilling cutting boxes?

Drilling cutting boxes for one project or platform are same size. They can be loaded on each other and stacked upside to save sapce. Such cutting boxes are made with high quality seal material. This will help to transfer fluids or the mixture of solid and liquid without leakage. It’s easy to handle drilling fluids at an assembly point. We know at offshore platform the cuttings may can’t be treated at once but they can be shipped to land site for a better process and storage.

The drilling cuttings waste or the drilling fluids disposal discharged from solids control equipment need to be treated for further drying process. Especially for the offshore drilling waste management. The mud skips will collect the waste and cuttings from the solids control equipment or system. Then the waste will be delivered to a certain onshore place for further process.

Working principle of the cuttings boxes

The cuttings box is generally placed close to the solids control equipment, so that the cuttings can be moved closer to the box for easy packing. Fill a box, then move it away and put another fantasy. If drilling on land, the filled drill cuttings box is transported to the cuttings processing system for processing. In the case of offshore drilling, when the specified number of boxes is filled, it is transported back to the coast by a workboat. The empty container on the dock will be transported back to the working ship when it returns.    

Application range of cutting boxes

For offshore drilling operations, the cuttings box is mainly used to transport waste drilling fluid and cuttings to shore. It has now been extended to land drilling. Limited by the lifting load of early drilling rigs, an easy way to collect and transport drill cuttings is to use the drill cuttings box.

Characteristics of Aipu cutting boxes 

1) Good sealing. The cuttings box produced by Aitong has a lockable and sealed cover to prevent the cuttings from falling off during transportation.

2) There is sufficient strength. According to the standard, the cuttings box produced by Aitong will not leak and deform when dropped from a height of one meter, and the slides, frame and base pillars must be kept in good condition.

Why use cutting box of AIPU Solids?

As a professional manufacturer of solids control, we know better about the job site.

Strict design and manufacture per international standard.
Great sealing with no leakage.
DNV or BV, etcetera certification available against request
High strength.
High quality raw material for quality insurance.
Jotun painting oil specially for offshore site and waste material.
Custom built available.

For any question or demand, please feel free to contact AIPU solids. You will get a free offer on an optimal solution.