System for removing solids from a well bore

Claim 1

A system for removing solids from a well bore, said well bore having a coiled tubing string concentrically disposed therein, said system comprising: a return line for receiving a well bore stream from said well bore, and wherein said well bore stream contains the solids, and an oil component, a gas component and a water component; a gas separator means, connected to said return line, for separating the gas component from the solids, oil component, and water component of the well bore stream, and wherein said separator means has a first outlet for exiting the gas component and a second outlet for exiting the solids, oil component, and water component of the well bore stream; a solids separator means, connected to said second outlet, for separating the solids, oil component, and water component of the well bore stream into a first stream containing the solids and a second stream containing the solids, oil component, and water component of the well bore stream, and wherein said solids separator means contains a first exit for exiting the solids and a second exit for exiting the solids, oil component, and water component of the stream; a cuttings box connected to said first exit of said solids separator, said cuttings box configured to receive the solids from said solids separator means.

Claim 2

A system for removing solids from a well bore, said well bore having a coiled tubing string concentrically disposed therein, said system comprising: a return line for receiving a well bore stream from said well bore, and wherein said well bore stream contains the solids, and an oil component, a gas component and a water component; a gas separator means, connected to said return line, for separating the gas component from the solids, oil component, and water component of the well bore stream, and wherein said separator means has a first outlet for exiting the gas component and a second outlet for exiting the solids, oil component, and water component of the well bore stream; a solids separator means, connected to said second outlet, for separating the solids, oil component, and water component of the well bore stream into a first stream containing the solids and a second stream containing the solids, oil component, and water component of the well bore stream, and wherein said solids separator means contains a first exit for exiting the solids and a second exit for exiting the solids, oil component, and water component of the stream; a cuttings box connected to said first exit of said solids separator, said cuttings box configured to receive the solids from said solids separator means.

Claim 8

A method of removing sand from a well bore and reclaiming a well bore fluid, said well bore intersecting a hydrocarbon reservoir, the method comprising: placing a coiled tubing string concentrically within the well bore, said coiled tubing string having an inner bore therethrough, and wherein said coiled tubing string forms an annulus with said well bore; circulating a fluid down the inner bore of said coiled tubing string under a pressure; entraining the fluid with the sand; entraining a gas component from the hydrocarbon reservoir with the fluid, and wherein the fluid, entrained sand, and entrained gas component mixes with the fluid so that the well bore fluid is formed; lifting the well bore fluid up the well bore annulus; flowing the well bore fluid into a gas separator under the pressure; separating the gas component from the well bore fluid; separating the sand from the well bore fluid; collecting the sand in a collection tank; reclaiming the fluid within a fluid tank.

Claim 16

A system for reclaiming a brine fluid from an oil and gas well bore, the system comprising: a work string concentrically disposed within the well bore, said work string creating an annulus within the well bore; a return line connected to the annulus for receiving a well bore stream from said well bore, and wherein said well bore stream contains solids, and an oil component, a gas component and a water component; a two phase separator having an inlet receiving the well bore fluid stream from said return line, said two phase separator having a top end being connected to a gas outlet line and said bottom end having a well bore fluid outlet line, and wherein said gas outlet line discharges the gas component of the well bore fluid; a centrifuge separator, connected to said well bore fluid outlet line, said centrifuge separator comprising a compartment having a rotating center mandrel disposed therein for separating the solids, oil component, gas component and the water component of the well bore stream into a first higher density stream containing the solids and a second stream containing the oil component, gas component and the water component of the well bore stream, and wherein said centrifuge separator contains a first exit for exiting the solids and a second exit for exiting the oil component, gas component and the water component of the well bore stream, and wherein said centrifuge separator is located longitudinally below the two phase separator creating a hydrostatic head pressure and wherein said hydrostatic head pressure feeds the well bore fluid to the centrifuge separator; a container connected to said first exit of said centrifuge separator, said container configured to receive the solids from said centrifuge separator; a fluid tank connected to said second exit of said centrifuge separator, said fluid tank configured to receive the oil component, gas component and the water component of the well bore stream, and wherein the water component of the well bore stream is substantially brine.