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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2014
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Lyndon Ray Stone, Porter, TX (US);
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A flow apparatus for a separation apparatus for separating solids from a solids laden drilling fluid includes a feed conduit for feeding solids laden drilling fluid to the separation apparatus, a liquid discharge conduit for conveying a liquid phase discharge from the separation apparatus, and a solids discharge port for allowing discharge of solids phase from the separation apparatus. Also included is a parameter measuring apparatus connected to the feed conduit and the liquid discharge conduit for measuring at least one parameter of at least one of the solids laden drilling fluid and the liquid phase discharge.