Mud gas separator types for solids control system
Mud gas separator is commonly called a gas-buster or poor boy degasser. It captures and separates large volume of free gas within the drilling fluid. Why need mud gas separator? It is ideal for use where drilling is likely to encounter large volumes of gas, sour gas or when an operator is drilling with an under balanced mud column. This mud gas separators is primarily used to separate and safely vent large pockets of free gas, which may include toxic…