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US 9,869,145 B2Granted
Actuated arm for use with a shaker
AssigneeM-I L.L.C.
InventorsBradley N. Jones, Thomas Geehan
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Abstract
A system and method include a shaker configured to separate solids from a drilling fluid, the shaker having a screen assembly, and an actuated arm operatively coupled to the shaker, the actuated arm configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker. The actuated arm is configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker, with the actuated arm configured to remove, to inspect, to clean, to repair, or to replace the screen assembly of the shaker.
Claims15
A system comprising:
- a shaker configured to separate solids from a drilling fluid, the shaker having a screen assembly located therein;
- and
- an actuated arm operatively coupled to the shaker and located outside the shaker,
- wherein the actuated arm is configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker by at least one selected from extending and retracting the actuated arm with respect to the shaker,
- wherein an end of the actuated arm is movable to a position with respect to the screen assembly such that the actuated arm is interactable with the screen assembly when the end of the actuated arm is located in the position with respect to the screen assembly, and
- wherein the actuated arm further comprises at least one selected from:
- a plurality of gripping members movable with respect to each other that are configured to grasp the screen assembly of the shaker;
- an engagement member disposed on the end of the actuated arm configured to fit into a cavity formed within the screen assembly of the shaker;
- a sampling and measuring device configured to sample and take measurements of the drilling fluid or solids within the shaker;
- a sealant or a plug configured to repair the screen assembly therewith or wherein
- the actuated arm is configured to replace the screen assembly of the shaker with a replacement screen assembly.
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A method comprising:
- actuating an actuated arm operatively coupled to a shaker and located outside the shaker, the shaker configured to separate solids from a drilling fluid and having a screen assembly;
- removing the screen assembly from the shaker using the actuated arm, the actuated arm having an end that is movable to a position with respect to the screen assembly such that the actuated arm is interactable with the screen assembly when the end of the actuated arm is located in the position with respect to the screen assembly;
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- inspecting the screen assembly of the shaker using a camera of the actuated arm,
- wherein the actuated arm further comprises at least one selected from:
- a plurality of gripping members movable with respect to each other that are configured to grasp the screen assembly of the shaker;
- an engagement member disposed on the end of the actuated arm configured to fit into a cavity formed within the screen assembly of the shaker;
- a sampling and measuring device configured to sample and take measurements of the drilling fluid or solids within the shaker;
- a sealant or a plug configured to repair the screen assembly therewith or wherein
- the actuated arm is configured to replace the screen assembly of the shaker with a replacement screen assembly.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of shakers configured to separate solids from a drilling fluid, each of the plurality of shakers having a screen assembly;
- and
- a plurality of replacement screen assemblies disposed in proximity of the plurality of shakers;
- and
- an actuated arm operatively coupled to the plurality of shakers, the actuated arm having an end that is movable to a position with respect to the screen assembly of each of the plurality of shakers such that the actuated arm is interactable with the screen assembly when the end of the actuated arm is located in the position with respect to the screen assembly,
- wherein the actuated arm further comprises at least one selected from:
- a plurality of gripping members movable with respect to each other that are configured to grasp the screen assembly of each of the plurality of shakers;
- an engagement member disposed on a movable end of the actuated arm configured to fit into a cavity formed within the screen assembly of each of the plurality of shakers;
- a sampling and measuring device configured to sample and take measurements of the drilling fluid or solids within each of the plurality of shakers;
- a sealant or a plug configured to repair the screen assembly of each of the plurality of shakers or wherein
- the actuated arm is configured to replace the screen assembly of each of the plurality of shakers with at least one replacement screen assembly of the plurality of replacement screen assemblies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.