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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2008
Kenneth Slater, Sealy, TX (US);
Michael T. Darring, New Orleans, LA (US);
Marian Baranowski, Houston, TX (US);
Kenneth Slater, Sealy, TX (US);
Michael T. Darring, New Orleans, LA (US);
Marian Baranowski, Houston, TX (US);
M-I LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A screen test apparatus includes a test cell disposed within a pressure vessel, a piston disposed within the pressure vessel, wherein the piston is in sealing contact with an inner surface of the pressure vessel, and a screen assembly disposed in an end of the test cell. The screen assembly includes a mount collar, a screen disposed in the mount collar, and an end cap adjacent the screen which includes grooves in a face adjacent the screen and passages extending through the end cap, wherein the screen assembly is configured to fully support the screen while allowing a fluid to pass through the screen.