Mud Bug

Environmental pressures, increasing dumping costs, downtime waiting on vacuum trucks/water trucks, downtime mixing new mud, increased drilling fluid costs have all made recycling systems a viable solution for contractors. The KEMTRON Mud Bug™ is a recycling only system designed to work in conjunction with your existing mixing unit.

The Mud Bug™ can be configured for 65 to 130 GPM (245 to 492 lpm) cleaning capacity down to 25 microns. Special automation features allow the unit to be run without additional manpower or downtime. This ultra-compact unit is the perfect solution to your recycling needs.

The Mud Bug 65 system is complete with:

Trash pump - to transfer return mud with spoils.
1000 gallon (3.78 m3), two-compartment holding tank.
Hi-"G" Linear Motion Shaker operating with high conductance pretensioned screens.
4" Hydrocyclone for secondary sand and silt removal.
Mud hopper with venturi nozzle to provide shear energy in preparing bentonite mud.
Two centrifugal pumps with mechanical seal for desilter, mud guns and transfer operation.
Generator and weatherproof control panel.
Remote Control with 100 ft. (30 m) cable for rig operator of trash pump and transfer operation.
Low-level audible alarm in clean mud tank to caution driller and prevent running rig pump dry.
Special features such as rear discharge, dump valves and drain troughs, which allow for working in environmentally sensitive areas.
Clean mud sampling valve, mud test kit for viscosity and sand content.

With all of these features the compact and user-friendly Mud Bug 65 has become the rig-mate for the D24 X 40, D33 X 44, DD1, JT1720 and JT2720.

Options (Upgrade Packages):

Add a Second 4" Hydrocyclone - Improves hydraulic capacity of hydrocyclones from 65 gpm to 130 gpm.
Add a 4” Solids Hopper - Allows for solids additives through a venturi eductor for enhanced mixing. Includes a fold-out table.
1,000 Gallon Tank Upgrade - Increase tank volume from 500 gallons to 1,000 gallons.
Trash Pump (Up to 130 gpm) - Add a trash pump to the system to collect fluids from a pit to be pumped to the recycling system.
Add a “Car Hauler” Trailer - Add a 6,000 pound rated trailer capable of being pulled by a standard pick-up truck hitch.
Hydraulic System Conversion with a Hydraulic Power Unit with an Ability to Provide 30-gpm of Hydraulic Capacity at 3,000 psi. - Provides for local hydraulic power for the shaker, trash pump and all pumps with an on-board diesel tank. All vibrator and pump motors will be converted to hydraulic.
Add a Tier III 20 KW Diesel Generator Package - Provides for local electrical power for the shaker and all pumps with an on-board diesel tank.

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Mud Bug 65 / 130 Mud Recycling System