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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Kevin G. Kleinguetl, Kingwood, TX (US);
Brice Aaron Jackson, Houston, TX (US);
Lawrence Joseph Herskowitz, Pearland, TX (US);
Adam Dotson, Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Wastewater or effluent treatment systems and methods that employ filtering skimmers and/or beaches for separating water from solids and/or other wastes are provided. In some embodiments, the systems include: at least one tank defined by a bottom wall and at least one side wall; a beach including a ramped surface disposed near a side wall of the tank, the ramped surface having a base end disposed at a first elevation relative to the bottom wall of the tank, and a top end opposite the base end at a second elevation relative to the bottom wall of the tank, the second elevation being greater than the first elevation; and a skimmer disposed in the tank that is configured to move material at a surface of the tank toward the beach, wherein (a) at least a portion of the skimmer, (b) at least a portion of the ramped surface of the beach, or (c) at least portions of both the skimmer and the ramped surface of the beach includes a filter material.