Dual pass stacked shakers and method for using same
AssigneeM-I L.L.C.
InventorJoe Sherwood
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Abstract
A dual pass shaker system and method has a first line of shakers and a second line of shakers. The first line may be parallel shakers, and the second line may be series shakers or a combination of each. Arranging the shakers above each other conserves space. The shaker system maximizes screen area exposure from the dual pass system over and/or through the stacked design of the shakers. The system allows customizing the flow of the slurry through the shakers via valves and a distribution manifold to maximize the number of screens over which the slurry flows. The slurry flows through any configuration of shakers desired.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing a first shaker having a screen arranged between an input and an output wherein the input is configured to receive a slurry;
- providing a plurality of shakers interconnected to one another wherein each of the shakers has a screen arranged between an input and an output;
- connecting a distribution manifold between the output of the first shaker and the inputs of the plurality of shakers;
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- controlling a flow of the slurry via the distribution manifold from the first shaker to a selected shaker of the plurality of shakers.
A system comprising:
- a first shaker having screens wherein a slurry flows over the screens in succession;
- a second shaker having screens wherein a portion of the slurry flows over the screens wherein the second shaker is different than the first shaker;
- a third shaker having screens;
- and
- a distribution manifold connected to an output of the first shaker and connected to an input of the second shaker and further connected to an input of the third shaker wherein the distribution manifold controls a flow of the slurry from the first shaker.
A method comprising:
- providing a first plurality of shakers to separate fluids and solids from a slurry;
- providing a second plurality of shakers to separate fluids and solids from the slurry;
- and
- connecting the first plurality of shakers to the second plurality of shakers using a manifold wherein the manifold controls flow of the slurry between the first plurality of shakers and the second plurality of shakers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.