SAND TRAPS

Also referred to as "sand separators". Sand traps act to remove sand and particulates left over after drilling or hydro-fracking.

Sand traps may be used to remove persistent reservoir sand that would otherwise damage valuable equipment.

There are two types of traps, gravity or centrifugal. 

More about sand traps:

• Gravity sand traps have a notably long life and lower cost. They provide good separation across a wide range of flow regimes and operating pressures.
• A gravity sand separator has no moving parts and can last years with proper inspection and maintenance.
• Gravity sand separators work well in dry flow and moist conditions as well as when there is water slugs and very wet flowback conditions.