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Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 02, 2014
Applicants:

M-i L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);

M-i Drilling Fluids Uk Ltd., Scotland, GB;

Schlumberger Norge As, Stavanger, NO;

Inventors:

Gordon M. Logan, Aberdeen, GB;

Colin Lauder, Richmond, TX (US);

Frode Rasmussen, Tjelta, NO;

Assignees:

M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);

M-I Drilling Fluids UK Ltd., Aberdeen, GB;

Schlumberger Norge AS, Stavanger, NO;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 53/50 (2006.01); B65G 53/52 (2006.01); F16L 11/22 (2006.01); F16L 11/12 (2006.01); F16L 55/24 (2006.01); B65G 53/00 (2006.01); B65G 53/18 (2006.01); B65G 53/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 53/521 (2013.01); B65G 53/00 (2013.01); B65G 53/52 (2013.01); F16L 11/12 (2013.01); F16L 11/22 (2013.01); F16L 55/24 (2013.01); B65G 53/18 (2013.01); B65G 53/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

An elongate apparatus is disclosed and comprises a material passage and one or more fluid passages. The material passage receives material therethrough. The one or more fluid passages are in fluid communication with the material passage. The material passage and the one or more fluid passages extend substantially parallel throughout the apparatus. A method comprises transferring material in a material passage and further comprises injecting a fluid into the material passage via one or more injection points located along a length of the material passage.


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