A transportable drilling fluid cleaning system for removing solids from
drilling fluid at a drill site comprises a platform for transporting the
system. A bin region on the platform retains solids from the drilling
fluid. A settling tank on the platform separates the drilling fluid into
an upper fluid fraction having a reduced concentration of solids and a
lower solids fraction having a higher concentration of solids as the
drilling fluid flows from an inlet chamber for receiving drilling fluid to
at least one other chamber. A stand on the platform supports at least one
centrifuge for separating the solids from the drilling fluid, the stand
being movable between stored and operating positions. The system provides
a self-contained unit that is easily transportable on a flat bed truck to
provide all the ancillary equipment necessary for solids control at the
drill site.
