US3289775A
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Apparatus and method for treating drilling mud
Assignee: Gulf Oil Corp
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Filing: 1963-07-24
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Granted: 1966-12-06
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Expires: 1983-07-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Virgil D Stone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 01:24
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B21/00; E21B21/06; E21B21/063; E21B21/065
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A METHOD OF TREATING DRILLING MUDI CONTAINING CLAY SOLIDS USED IN A ROTARY PROCESS FOR DRILLING A WELL COMPRISIN PASSING ALL OF THE DRILLING MUD RETURNED FROM THE WELL THROUGH MEANS TO REMOVE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL SAND AND AT LEAST 85 PERCENT OF ALL SOLID PARTICLES HAVING A PARTICLE SIZE LARGER THAN 30 MOCRONS FROM THE DRILLING MUD TO FORM A LOW SILT DRILLING MUD CONTAINING CLAY SOLIDS IN WHICH THE MEDIAN CUT OF SOLID PARTICLES IS 10 TO 20 MICRONS AND DELIVERING ONLY A LOW SILT DRILLING MUD CONTAINING CLAY SOLIDS IN WHICH THE MEDIAN CUT OF SOLID PARTICLES IS 10 TO 20 MOCRONS TO THE SUCTION OF A SLUSH PUMP FOR CIRCULATING THE DRILLING MUD IN THE ROTARY DRILLING PROCESS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A METHOD OF TREATING DRILLING MUDI CONTAINING CLAY SOLIDS USED IN A ROTARY PROCESS FOR DRILLING A WELL COMPRISIN PASSING ALL OF THE DRILLING MUD RETURNED FROM THE WELL THROUGH MEANS TO REMOVE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL SAND AND AT LEAST 85 PERCENT OF ALL SOLID PARTICLES HAVING A PARTICLE SIZE LARGER THAN 30 MOCRONS FROM THE DRILLING MUD TO FORM A LOW SILT DRILLING MUD CONTAINING CLAY SOLIDS IN WHICH THE MEDIAN CUT OF SOLID PARTICLES IS 10 TO 20 MICRONS AND DELIVERING ONLY A LOW SILT DRILLING MUD CONTAINING CLAY SOLIDS IN WHICH THE MEDIAN CUT OF SOLID PARTICLES IS 10 TO 20 MOCRONS TO THE SUCTION OF A SLUSH PUMP FOR CIRCULATING THE DRILLING MUD IN THE ROTARY DRILLING PROCESS.
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