Global Patent Index - EP 2616628 A2

EP 2616628 A2 20130724 - RETURN FLUID SEPARATOR

Title (en)

RETURN FLUID SEPARATOR

Title (de)

ABSCHEIDER FÜR RÜCKFÜHRFLÜSSIGKEITEN

Title (fr)

SÉPARATEUR DE FLUIDE DE RETOUR

Publication

EP 2616628 A2 20130724 (EN)

Application

EP 11825907 A 20110915

Priority

  • US 38319610 P 20100915
  • US 2011051676 W 20110915

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012037301A2] A separator for drilling waste including a tank comprising an inlet and an outlet; a screening device disposed within the tank; a conduit coupled to the outlet; and a rotary valve coupled to the conduit. A separator including a tank having an inlet and an outlet; a trough in fluid communication with the tank; and a screening device having a plurality of members disposed within the tank, wherein the screening device is configured to direct an effluent phase through the members into the trough and a solids phase to the outlet. A method of separating drilling waste including flowing a return fluid to an inlet of a tank; and directing the return fluid against a screening device disposed within the tank, wherein an effluent phase of the return fluid passes through the screening device and wherein a solids phase of the return fluid falls to an outlet of the tank.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 21/06 (2006.01); B07B 1/00 (2006.01); E21B 21/01 (2006.01); E21B 43/34 (2006.01); E21B 43/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07B 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 21/01 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 21/065 (2013.01 - EP US); E21B 43/34 (2013.01 - EP US); B07B 2230/01 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012037301 A2 20120322; WO 2012037301 A3 20120809; EP 2616628 A2 20130724; EP 2616628 A4 20141126; MX 2013002966 A 20131028; US 2013248465 A1 20130926

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2011051676 W 20110915; EP 11825907 A 20110915; MX 2013002966 A 20110915; US 201113822820 A 20110915