The Tech Inc. Wellhead Desander Skid removes sand at the wellhead, before it can erode chokes, pipework and separators downstream. The well stream enters a high-pressure cyclone tangentially, sand is thrown to the wall and collects in an accumulator below, and the cleaned flow continues to the production line. A hard tungsten-carbide or ceramic liner takes the wear and is replaced as a consumable, so the pressure-containing body stays protected for the long term.
Main components
- High-pressure cyclone body with a replaceable tungsten-carbide or ceramic liner
- Sand accumulator vessel with dump valves
- Inlet, outlet and bypass manifold with isolation valves
- Pressure and differential-pressure instruments to monitor sand load and separation
- Skid frame with lifting points for wellsite installation
- Optional sand collection and handling skid for dumped sand
Applications: well clean-up and flowback after drilling or stimulation, unconventional gas wells with flowback sand, sand-producing oil wells including heavy oil, and protection of chokes, flowlines and separators.
Send your process data and specification to mail@techincresearch.com or call +1 (289) 622-1032 for a P&ID, GA drawing and quotation.


