Fluid containment system and method
AssigneePruitt Tool & Supply Co.
InventorsGrant Pruitt, Benjamin Micah Spahn, Andrew Lloyd Plowman
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Abstract
The fluid containment system attaches to the wellhead below the rotating control device to catch fluids. The fluid containment system provides a pan below the outlet of the body in which the rotating head assembly is secured. A curtain attaches to the fluid containment system to at least partially enclose the wellhead. The curtain directs the escaped fluids to the pan. An opening in the curtain provides an outlet for the body allowing fluids within the pipe to flow from the body. Conduits attach to outlets of the pan to transfer the fluids from the pan to a tank.
Claims20
A fluid containment system that attaches to a wellhead below a flowline of a rotating bearing assembly, the system comprising:
- a pan;
- a floor of the pan;
- an outer wall of the pan extending vertically above the floor;
- a first attachment arm extending vertically above the outer wall, the first attachment arm attached to the pan;
- a curtain that attaches to the first attachment arm, wherein the curtain attaches to the floor of the pan;
- wherein the outer wall is located laterally outward from an attachment of the first attachment arm to the pan.
A fluid containment system that attaches to a wellhead below a flowline of a rotating control device body, the system comprising:
- a pan;
- a floor of the pan;
- a first attachment arm extending vertically above the pan, the first attachment arm secured to the pan;
- a curtain that attaches to the first attachment arm;
- a first support configured to secure to the rotating control device body or the wellhead below the pan, wherein the pan rests on the first support, wherein the first support attaches remotely from a flange of the rotating control device body and a flange of the wellhead.
A fluid containment system that attaches to a wellhead below a flowline of a rotating bearing assembly, the system comprising:
- a pan having an upper surface;
- an outer edge of the pan;
- a first attachment arm extending vertically above the pan, the first attachment arm secured to the upper surface of the pan inward from the outer edge of the pan;
- a curtain that attaches to the first attachment arm at a first attachment point and to the upper surface of the pan at a second attachment point, wherein the second attachment point at which the curtain attaches to the upper surface of the pan is located inward from the outer edge of the pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.