Drilling fluid treatment process and system

A method of treating a fluid stream containing solids, the method comprising:

• mixing the fluid stream containing solids, or a material derived from the fluid stream containing solids, with a flocculant agent, a coagulant agent, or both to form a mixture;
• routing the mixture to a high efficiency separator to yield a solids stream and a liquid stream;
• determining whether the fluid stream containing solids is a water-based stream, determining whether the liquid stream is a water stream, or both;
• and
• where the fluid stream containing solids is a water-based stream, the liquid stream is a water stream, or both, routing the solids stream to an electro-osmotic filter press to form a compressed solid material.

A system for processing drilling fluids comprising:

• a bulk separator containing an effluent;
• a mixing vessel in fluid communication with the bulk separator such that the mixing vessel can receive at least a portion of the effluent and wherein the mixing vessel is configured to receive a mixing agent whereby the effluent and the mixing agent combine to become a mixture;
• a drying module wherein the drying module comprises;
• a high efficiency separator configured to receive at least a portion of the mixture wherein the high efficiency separator separates the mixture into a solid stream and a liquid stream;
• and
• a press mechanism in fluid communication with the high efficiency separator and configured to receive the solid stream, wherein the press mechanism compresses the solid stream into a compressed solid material and a solid-free liquid.