Vibratory separators and screens
AssigneeVarco I/P, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Schulte, Thomas C. Adams, Kenneth W. Seyffert, David W. Largent, Guy L. McClung, III, Jeffrey E. Walker, Hector M. Murray
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Abstract
A vibratory separator with a base, vibrating apparatus, a screen container on the base, the screen container having a plurality of spaced-apart drain holes, a plurality of spaced-apart screens in the screen-container, said screens oriented vertically within the screen container, and the screens positioned so that screened fluid passes through the screens and flows from the container through the plurality of spaced-apart drain holes.
Claims13
A shale shaker for treating material including drilling fluid with solids entrained therein, the shale shaker comprising
- a base,
- vibrating apparatus,
- a screen container on the base, the screen container having a plurality of spaced-apart drain holes,
- a plurality of spaced-apart screen assemblies in the screen-container for screening solids from the drilling fluid, said screen assemblies oriented vertically within the screen container, each screen assembly having perforated spaced-apart sides and an interior space between said perforated spaced-apart sides, and
- the screen assemblies positioned above the plurality of spaced-apart drain holes so that screened drilling fluid is passable down from the screen assemblies into said drain holes, the screen assemblies positioned so that screened fluid passes through the screen assemblies and flows from the container through the plurality of spaced-apart drain holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.