Fluid seal and method of sealing a gas containment system
AssigneeRed Leaf Resources, Inc.
InventorSean Hinchberger
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Abstract
A fluid seal system for a hydrocarbon recovery capsule includes a plurality of interconnected fluid seals each comprising an elongated sealing member clamped to a bulkhead plate and biasing a geomembrane to the bulkhead plate. A compression plate is positioned between each elongated sealing member and the bulkhead plate, thereby clamping the geomembrane to the bulkhead plate. An enclosed channel of each elongated sealing member receives a slurry. Clay amended soil surrounds and compresses the plurality of interconnected seals to provide a fluid seal that is capable of withstanding high temperatures while sealing off fluid and gas from the environment. A method of sealing a hydrocarbon recovery capsule is disclosed and described.
Claims14
A fluid seal for a material recovery capsule, the fluid seal comprising:
- an elongated sealing member attached to a bulkhead plate and biasing a geomembrane to the bulkhead plate;
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- an enclosed channel defined by the elongated sealing member and the bulkhead plate, the channel adapted to receive a slurry that provides a fluid tight seal for the material recovery capsule, wherein the elongated sealing member is a C-channel clamped to the bulkhead plate by a fastener extending through the channel.
A material recovery system, comprising:
- a material recovery capsule having a gas containment system defining an interior volume of the material recovery capsule;
- a bulkhead plate adjacent the gas containment system, the bulkhead plate having an aperture and a perimeter area;
- at least one pipe extending through the aperture in the bulkhead plate and into the material recovery capsule;
- a geomembrane overlying the perimeter area of the bulkhead plate and laying exterior of the gas containment system;
- a fluid seal comprising an elongated sealing member attached to the bulkhead plate around the perimeter area, the fluid seal biasing the geomembrane to the bulkhead plate;
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- an enclosed channel defined between the elongated sealing member and the bulkhead plate, the channel filled with a slurry that provides a fluid tight seal for the material recovery capsule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.