Shale shakers & separators with real time monitoring of operation & screens, killing of living things in fluids, and heater apparatus for heating fluids
OwnerGuy L. McClung, IIIinventor
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Abstract
Separators and shakers are disclosed with real time monitoring of screen condition; killing apparatus for killing living things in fluid flowing from a separator or shaker; and/or heating apparatus for heating material fed to or flowing from a separator or shaker. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 38 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
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A method for killing living things in a stream associated with a vibratory separator, the vibratory separator for treating a feed stream introduced to the vibratory separator, the method comprising
- with a killing apparatus, killing living things in a stream associated with the vibratory separator.
A method for killing living things in a stream associated with a shale shaker for treating a feed stream of drilling fluid with solids therein and with living things therein, the method comprising
- with a killing apparatus, killing living things in a stream associated with the shale shaker,
- the shale shaker being one of downflow shaker and upflow shaker, the method further comprising
- the shale shaker processing the drilling fluid producing a first output stream and a second output stream,
- the first output stream containing solids from the feed stream,
- the second stream containing reusable drilling fluid,
- the stream associated with the vibratory separator being at least one of the first output stream, the second output stream, and the feed stream.
A vibratory separator comprising
- a killing apparatus for killing living things in a stream associated with the vibratory separator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.