PYRAMID® AND PYRAMID PLUS™ SCREENS (PMD® & PMD+™)
Derrick has revolutionized screening technology with the patented Pyramid® (PMD®) and Pyramid Plus™ (PMD+™) screens. These revolutionary three-dimensional screens offer the benefits of traditional flat multi-layered screens while adding a significant increase in usable screen area. The result is a screen that increases fluid handling capacity. Pyramid and Pyramid Plus screens provide an easy, cost effective increase in shaker performance. Designed with the latest technology, Pyramid screens allow rigs to screen finer earlier in the drilling process, thus significantly reducing mud and disposal costs. All Derrick screens are API RP 13C compliant.
- Increased Shaker Capacity
- Makes Fine Separations
- Fits Existing Shakers
- Screen Finer Faster
- Drier Cuttings
SCREEN SHAPE AND CONDUCTANCE
ENHANCED PERMEABILITY
Gravity and vibration force the solids into the corrugated screen’s troughs,
thus allowing more fluid to pass through the top of the screen.

Corrugated Pyramid Screen Enhanced Permeability
Conventional Flat Screen Solids Impede Fluid Flow
REPLACEMENT SCREEN PANELS FOR DERRICK SHAKERS
REPLACEMENT SCREEN PANELS FOR NON-DERRICK SHAKERS
BRANDT, COBRA, KING COBRA, VENOM, and VSM 300 are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of National Oilwell Varco. M-I SWACO, MONGOOSE, and MEERKAT are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of M-I L.L.C..
FEATURES & BENEFITS
- Compared to the PWP, Pyramid and Pyramid Plus screens increase the total amount of usable API non-blanked screen area by 105% and 184% on a Derrick FLC 514 shaker. Fluid-handling capacity is increased up to 125%.
- Pyramid and Pyramid Plus screens are capable of making separations as fine as 40 microns.
- Pyramid screens fit all Derrick shakers, thus allowing for the most efficient use of existing equipment. There is no need to modify or replace the existing shaker.
- Utilizing Pyramid or Pyramid Plus screens enable shakers to screen 1 to 2 API sizes finer than traditional perforated plate flat screen panels. This maximizes the solids removal efficiency of the shaker.
- Pyramid screens minimize fluid loss by dispersing thinner layers of fluid over an increased screen area, resulting in a more effective and faster drying capability.
RELATED DOCUMENTS

Screen Technology
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Field Report 145 – Finer API screening by running Derrick Pyramid screening technology on the BRANDT® KING COBRA™ reduces cost by 18%
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Field Report 149 – Derrick DX™-A140 (API 140) vs. M-I SWACO® XR™-230 (API 140)
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Field Report 150 – Derrick PMD V300 replacement screens vs. M-I SWACO® XR™ screens
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Field Report 156 – Derrick® V300 PMD® screen outperforms NOV® BRANDT® PXL and M-I SWACO® Duraflo™ XR™ on SE Asia offshore rig evaluation
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Field Report 160 – Derrick® Pyramid® Screen shows improved screen life compared to M-I SWACO® flat screens
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Field Report 161 – Derrick® Pyramid® panels for the M-I SWACO* MONGOOSE* shaker reduce drilling costs in Colombia
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Field Report 162 – Derrick® Pyramid® V300 screens save South American operator $181,096 on a single 14-3/4” section
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Field Report 163 – Derrick® Pyramid® aftermarket panels for the KING COBRA™ VENOM™ dramatically reduce non-aqueous fluid lost to cuttings in Argentina
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