Minex Crc Ltd

Fred Blaine

Andrew Phillip Beach

James Barry Reilly

An apparatus () for capturing drilling fluid returns in an exploration drilling process, as well as a related method of capturing the drilling fluid returns. The apparatus () is adapted to be fitted onto a drill collar/casing () adjacent its open top (). The apparatus () comprises a body () defining a reservoir () for receiving the drilling fluid returns flowing out through the open top end () of the drill collar/casing () and spilling into the reservoir (). The reservoir () comprises a collecting portion () in which the fluid returns spilling from the drill collar/casing () can be collected. The reservoir () also comprises a sump portion () which can receive the drilling fluid returns and from which the drilling fluid returns can be pumped by way of a sump pump (). The reservoir () is configured to direct the drilling fluid returns collected by the collecting portion () to the sump portion () as a continuous flow.

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Dulwich, Australia

Fred Blaine