High Capacity Shaft Shaftless Well Drilling Auger Feeder

APLS series auger feeders used in mud waste management transfer at well drilling site

Auger feeders are also referred to screw conveyor feeder. The feeder assembly consists of motor, gear box and the screw conveyor. The conveyor shape is similar with centrifuge conveyor. Impellers welded togehter and/or on the central shaft. Conveyor is driven by motor rotating at a certain speed. For example, some rotates 20 rpm, some turn 60 rpm. Different material and working condition request different rotation speed.

So, the auger feeders can be designed as VFD. That means the motor and the control panel can realize variable frequency during auger operation. We can adjust the auger feeder according to practical condition. Most of auger feeders are used along with drilling mud solids control system. This will help users to get the disposed solids or waste transferred in time. And under the transfer of auger feeder, the drilling fluids or waste is easy to handle for further process.

The auger feeder must be equipped with the cover. Some of cover is plate or sheet connected with folding pin and mounted by bolts. Some covers are steel grating to help better observation and safe operation to avoid any people injury. Furthermore, the cover can be joint with the emergency stop switch to avoid any accident during auger feeders running. 

Screw conveyors are usually fed by disposed solids or waste from the solids control, and some sludge material to be processed. From a concentrate place to the feeders. Then the feeders can transfer materials to cuttings dryer, to other tanks or places for further handling. Auger feeder can transfer mixture of solid and fluid, can transfer solid. Different feeders size and length decide the handling capacity.

Furthermore, the rotation speed is another issue affecting the feeders capacity. If auger feeders were designed with same diameter and length, more  swift convey leads higher efficiency. That means in unit time the transfer quantity much larger. But of course, based on the rated and permitted handling rate under certain motor and mechanical design

The auger feeders can be used in drilling waste management, as well as the oil sludge treatment. No matter onshore or offshore platform, the auger feeders will provide the convenient and effective transfer. Plesae find below specification for your reference

Yes. There are many options on the auger feeder configuratin. Such as motor power, gear box reduction ratio, the conveyor length, the shaft included in or not. The control panel and the electrical system, the colors,and so on. Please feel free to contact AIPU get your feeders solutions