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US 2017/0319991 A1Published application
Apparatus, system and method for combining modular repair plugs
AssigneeM-I Drilling Fluids UK Limited
InventorAndrew Ralph
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Abstract
An apparatus and methods secure modular repair plugs to one another to repair different sized cells of a screen. A modular repair plug is configured to attach to another modular repair plug to create an extended modular repair plug. The modular repair plug can fit within a first, smaller cell, and the extended modular repair plug can fit within a larger second cell.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first modular repair plug shaped for insertion into a shale shaker screen wherein the first modular repair plug has a first width,
- a first securing mechanism on a side of the first modular repair plug configured to secure the first modular repair plug to a second modular repair plug to form an extended modular repair plug having a second width.
A method of repairing a screen:
- identifying a damaged cell of a screen wherein the damaged cell has a first width;
- securing a first modular repair plug having a second width to a second modular repair plug having a third width to form an extended modular repair plug having a width substantially similar to the first width, the second width and the third width smaller than the first width;
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- inserting the extended modular repair plug into the damaged cell.
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A method comprising:
- providing a first modular repair plug having a first width;
- inserting the first modular repair plug into a first cell of a screen assembly having a width substantially equal to the first width,
- assembling an extended modular repair plug by securing a second modular repair plug having a width equal to the first width with a third modular repair plug having a second width different to the first width;
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- inserting the extended modular repair plug into a second cell of a screen assembly having a width substantially equal to the second width.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.