API Recommended Practice 13C: Standard for Evaluating Drilling Fluid Handling Systems

The efficiency of mud treatment is important not only to ensure the safety of drilling processes, but also to optimize economic and environmental performance. In defining methods for inspecting drilling fluid handling equipment and evaluating its performance, API has created a recommended standard, API Recommended Practice 13C (RP 13C).

What is API RP 13C?

API RP 13C is a set of recommendations for evaluating the performance of drilling fluid separation equipment, which includes vibrating screens, centrifuges, and other mechanical type cleaning equipment. The standard describes:

Basic test methods for drilling fluid separation equipment

Classification of vibrating screens

Evaluation of filter performance

General requirements for drilling fluid cleaning systems

Implementation of API RP 13C implies normalization of testing procedures and tightening of equipment certification requirements, which helps to improve drilling quality and safety.

Why is API RP 13C important?

Using API RP 13C ensures oil and gas operators:

Generalized testing - adherence to standard equipment testing methods allows equipment performance to be correctly evaluated and compared.

Drilling optimization - efficient mud separation saves production and increases the life of drilling equipment.

Protecting the environment - reducing waste through better filtration saves natural resources.

Compliance with international standards - companies using API RP 13C certified equipment demonstrate their commitment to operating to global standards.

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GUARD IS CERTIFICATION Sp. offers conformity assessment and certification of equipment according to API RP 13C. Our specialists with many years of experience provide a full range of work:

Full cycle of inspection and testing of drilling fluid handling systems

Selection of equipment meeting API requirements

Assistance in integrating new equipment into the drilling process

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