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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rajesh C. Kapila, Houston, TX (US);
Casey T. Lesar, Houston, TX (US);
Mukesh Kapila, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/06 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/063 (2013.01); B01D 5/006 (2013.01); B01D 5/0027 (2013.01); E21B 21/062 (2013.01); E21B 21/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may include: heating a drilling waste comprising water, oil, and solid particulate; vaporizing at least a portion of the water and oil from the drilling waste to form a vaporized fluid, wherein the step of vaporization is performed at a pressure less than about 101.325 kPa; and condensing the at least a portion of the water and oil to form a recovered fluid emulsion.