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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2024
National Oilwell Varco, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Ian M. Holman, Pearland, TX (US);
Eric Landon Scott, Conroe, TX (US);
Mark J. Lapeyrouse, Missouri City, TX (US);
Bradford R. Wood, Spring, TX (US);
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A drilling fluid conditioning system for a well system includes a return conduit configured to receive drilling fluid recirculated from a wellbore of the well system, a drilling fluid pre-chilling system in fluid communication with and downstream from the return conduit, wherein the drilling fluid pre-chilling system includes a cooler configured to transfer heat from the drilling fluid to a heat sink, a solids separator in fluid communication with and upstream from the cooler, and a fluid powered jet pump for pumping the drilling fluid from the solids separator to the cooler of the drilling fluid pre-chilling system, a solids control system in fluid communication with and downstream from the drilling fluid pre-chilling system, wherein the solids control system is configured to separate at least some solids from the drilling fluid.