Screen dump station system for disposing of spent drilling mud
AssigneeThe Charles Machine Works, Inc.
InventorsThomas M. Avalon, Richard Levings, Michael L. Anderson
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Abstract
A processing system for a slurry material. The system has a vibratory screen disposed atop an open-topped tank. A travel path for a vehicle is disposed directly above the screen and the tank. Slurry material dumped from the vehicle onto the screen is separated at the screen into a particulate-rich stream and a fluid-rich stream. The fluid-rich stream may be pumped to a cleaner so that it may be stored and re-used as drilling fluid. The screen may be a conveyor which removes the particulate-rich stream from above the tank.
Claims9
A dumping station for receiving material from a transport vehicle, the dumping station comprising:
- a tank for receiving material discharged from a transport vehicle, the tank defined by a first dimension and a second dimension substantially perpendicular to the first dimension, wherein the first dimension is greater than the second dimension;
- spaced apart first and second tracks for supporting transport vehicles, disposed in a direction substantially parallel to the second dimension;
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- a screen disposed above the tank and configured to receive a slurry material flowpath from the transport vehicle and to separate the slurry material flowpath into a particulate-rich flowpath and a recovered fluid-rich flowpath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.