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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Managed Pressure Operations Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Christian Leuchtenberg, Singapore, SG;
Brian Piccolo, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
MANAGED PRESSURE OPERATIONS PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/06 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B01D 45/12 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 21/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/035 (2006.01); E21B 33/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/067 (2013.01); B01D 19/0042 (2013.01); B01D 19/0057 (2013.01); B01D 19/0063 (2013.01); B01D 45/12 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01); E21B 21/106 (2013.01); E21B 33/035 (2013.01); E21B 33/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for degassing drilling fluid comprising a primary separator and a secondary separator, the primary separator comprising a vessel body having an inlet port, a liquid outlet port located at a lower end of the vessel body, and a gas vent port located at an upper end of the vessel body, the secondary separator having an inlet port which is connected to the gas vent port of the primary separator, a gas outlet port, and a liquid outlet port which is connected to the interior of the vessel body of the primary separator via a liquid return line.