Hose for bulk transfer operations
AssigneesM-I L.L.C., M-I Drilling Fluids UK Limited, Shclumberger Norge AS
InventorsGordon M. Logan, Colin Lauder, Frode Rasmussen
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Abstract
An elongate apparatus is disclosed and comprises a material passage and one or more fluid passages. The material passage receives material therethrough. The one or more fluid passages are in fluid communication with the material passage. The material passage and the one or more fluid passages extend substantially parallel throughout the apparatus. A method comprises transferring material in a material passage and further comprises injecting a fluid into the material passage via one or more injection points located along a length of the material passage.
Claims20
An elongate apparatus comprising:
- a material passage to receive material therethrough;
- and
- one or more fluid passages in fluid communication with the material passage;
- wherein the material passage and the one or more fluid passages extend substantially parallel throughout the apparatus.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first hose having a length between a first end and a second end;
- a second hose adjacent to and substantially parallel to the first hose, the second hose extending the length of the first hose;
- and
- a plurality of valves coupling an interior of the first hose to the interior of the second hose.
A method, comprising:
- transferring material in a material passage;
- and
- injecting a fluid into the material passage via one or more injection points located along a length of the material passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.