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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2018
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Ziyad Alsahlawi, Dhahran, SA;
Ossama R. Sehsah, Al Khobar, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
An example system for conditioning drilling fluid includes a tank to hold drilling fluid and outlet conduits located at least partly within the tank. The outlet conduits have a tree structure that includes a trunk and branches. Each of the branches has one or more nozzles for outputting drilling fluid within the tank. The system also includes one or more inlet conduits for receiving drilling fluid from the tank and one or more pumps that are controllable to suction the drilling fluid from the tank through the one or more inlet conduits and to force the drilling fluid into the tank through the outlet conduits.