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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Ahmed Al-Mousa, Dhahran, SA;

Marius Neacsu, Dhahran, SA;

Omar M. Alhamid, Dammam, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/06 (2006.01); B01D 21/28 (2006.01); B01D 29/00 (2006.01); B01D 29/01 (2006.01); B01D 29/085 (2006.01); B01D 33/17 (2006.01); B07B 1/08 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 1/34 (2023.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/065 (2013.01); B01D 21/283 (2013.01); B01D 29/0004 (2013.01); B01D 29/0013 (2013.01); B01D 29/01 (2013.01); B01D 29/085 (2013.01); B01D 33/17 (2013.01); B07B 1/08 (2013.01); C02F 1/004 (2013.01); C02F 1/34 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for separating cuttings from liquid include circulating a drilling fluid that comprises a liquid and formation cuttings to a scree of a screen assembly that includes screen sections; vibrating the screen assembly during circulation of the drilling fluid; while vibrating the screen assembly, separating the liquid from the plurality of formation cuttings; while vibrating the screen assembly, separating a first portion of the formation cuttings of a first size from the drilling fluid with a first screen section; rotating the screen assembly; subsequent to rotating the screen assembly and while vibrating the screen assembly, separating a second portion of the formation cuttings of a second size different than the first size from the drilling fluid with a second screen section; directing the separated liquid through the screen assembly to a liquid outlet; and directing at least one of the first or second portions of the formation cuttings to a cuttings outlet formed in the screen.


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