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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
M-i L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bradley N. Jones, Crestview Hills, KY (US);
Thomas Geehan, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/00 (2006.01); B01D 35/14 (2006.01); B01D 33/70 (2006.01); B01D 33/44 (2006.01); B01D 35/20 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01); B07B 1/46 (2006.01); B07B 1/55 (2006.01); B07B 13/16 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B01D 24/38 (2006.01); B01D 41/04 (2006.01); B01D 33/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01); B07B 1/28 (2006.01); B07B 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/065 (2013.01); B07B 1/46 (2013.01); B07B 1/55 (2013.01); B07B 13/16 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B07B 1/40 (2013.01); B07B 1/4627 (2013.01); B07B 2201/04 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49721 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49769 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system and method include a shaker configured to separate solids from a drilling fluid, the shaker having a screen assembly, and an actuated arm operatively coupled to the shaker, the actuated arm configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker. The actuated arm is configured to interact with the screen assembly of the shaker, with the actuated arm configured to remove, to inspect, to clean, to repair, or to replace the screen assembly of the shaker.