EP1708826B1 - Procede de montage d'un ensemble de tamisage sur un support de tamis d'un separateur vibratoire - Google Patents

Procede de montage d'un ensemble de tamisage sur un support de tamis d'un separateur vibratoire Download PDF

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EP1708826B1
EP1708826B1 EP05702153A EP05702153A EP1708826B1 EP 1708826 B1 EP1708826 B1 EP 1708826B1 EP 05702153 A EP05702153 A EP 05702153A EP 05702153 A EP05702153 A EP 05702153A EP 1708826 B1 EP1708826 B1 EP 1708826B1
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Thomas Cole Adams
Haynes Bell Smith
James Newton Adams
Charles Newton Grichar
Kerry Thomas Ward
George Alexander Burnett
Kenneth Wayne Seyffert
Jr. David Lee Schulte
Guy Lamont Mcclung Iii
Jeffrey Earl Walker
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
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  • the present invention relates to a method for mounting a screen assembly to a screen mounting structure of a vibratory separator.
  • a drill bit In the drilling of a borehole in the construction of an oil or gas well, a drill bit is arranged on the end of a drill string and is rotated to bore the borehole.
  • a drilling fluid known as "drilling mud” is pumped through the drill string to the drill bit to lubricate the drill bit.
  • the drilling mud is also used to carry the cuttings produced by the drill bit and other solids to the surface through an annulus formed between the drill string and the borehole.
  • the drilling mud contains expensive synthetic oil-based lubricants and it is normal therefore to recover and re-use the used drilling mud, but this requires the solids to be removed from the drilling mud. This is achieved by processing the drilling fluid.
  • the first part of the process is to separate the solids from the solids laden drilling mud. This is at least partly achieved with a vibratory separator, such as those shale shakers disclosed in US 5,265,730 , WO 96/33792 and WO 98/16328 .
  • Shale shakers generally comprise an open bottomed basket having one open discharge end and a solid walled feed end.
  • a number of rectangular screen assemblies are arranged in the basket, which are held in C-channel rails located on the basket walls, such as those disclosed in GB-A-2,176,424 .
  • the basket is arranged on springs above a receptor for receiving recovered drilling mud.
  • a skip or ditch is provided beneath the open discharge end of the basket.
  • a motor is fixed to the basket, which has a drive rotor provided with an offset clump weight. In use, the motor rotates the rotor and the offset clump weight, which causes the basket and the screen assemblies fixed thereto to shake.
  • Solids laden mud is introduced at the feed end of the basket on to the screen assemblies.
  • the shaking motion induces the solids to move along the screen assemblies towards the open discharge end. Drilling mud passes through the screen assemblies.
  • the recovered drilling mud is received in the receptor for further processing and the solids pass over the discharge end of
  • the screen assemblies are generally of one of two types: hook-strip; and pre-tensioned.
  • the hook-strip type of screen assembly comprises several rectangular layers of mesh in a sandwich, usually comprising one or two layers of fine grade mesh and a supporting mesh having larger mesh holes and heavier gauge wire.
  • the layers of mesh are joined at each side edge by a strip which is in the form of an elongate hook.
  • the elongate hook is hooked on to a tensioning device known as a drawbar arranged along each side of a shale shaker.
  • the shale shaker further comprises a crowned set of supporting members, which run along the length of the basket of the shaker, over which the layers of mesh are tensioned.
  • An example of this type of screen is disclosed in GB-A-1,526,663 .
  • a variant of this type of screen assembly comprises a supporting mesh and/or a thin sheet panel having apertures therein.
  • the pre-tensioned type of screen assembly comprises several rectangular layers of mesh, usually comprising one or two layers of fine grade mesh and a supporting mesh having larger mesh holes and heavier gauge wire.
  • the layers of mesh are pre-tensioned on a rigid support comprising a rectangular angle iron frame and adhered thereto.
  • the screen assembly is then inserted into C-channel rails arranged in a basket of a shale shaker.
  • An example of this type of screen is disclosed in GB-A-1,578,948 .
  • a further example of a known rigid support is a rectangular box section steel tubular frame.
  • WO 2004/035234 and WO 2004/035236 disclose a third type of screen assembly, which comprises one or more layers of mesh on a semi-rigid support.
  • the semi rigid support is not sufficiently rigid on its own for use in a standard vibratory separator, such as a VSM 100TM or VSM 300TM or CobraTM shale shakers sold by the Brandt, a Varco Company, but requires additional support using one or two intermediate supports over which the semi-rigid support can be deflected to provide additional support, which do not impinge on screening area or affect the flow of material over the screening surface of the screen assembly.
  • the intermediate support can be arranged in a removable rigid tray or fixed to the shale shaker.
  • the semi-rigid support is lighter than a rigid support for a standard pre-tensioned screen assembly, such as those disclosed in WO 01/76719 and thus can be handled more easily and transportation costs reduced.
  • Shale shakers are generally in the order of 1.5m (5ft) wide and 3m (10ft) long.
  • a screen of dimensions 1.2m (4ft) wide by 3m (10ft) long is difficult to handle, replace and transport. It is known to use two, three, four or more screens in a single shale shaker.
  • a standard size of screen currently used is of the order of 1.2m (4ft) by 0.9m (3ft).
  • GB-A-2,176,425 discloses a vibratory separator having a basket and channels arranged on internal faces of the basket for receiving a screen assembly.
  • the screen assembly comprises screening mesh laid over and fixed to a frame.
  • the channels have an inflatable stocking therein for clamping the frame of the screen assembly in the channels.
  • the screen assembly also has a stiffening screen support along each of two intermediate parts of the screen assembly and the vibratory separator has a tributary of the stocking along each of two intermediate parts of the vibratory separator, such that in use, the tributaries are inflated to engage the stiffening ribs.
  • Frame members and other solid cross support members can block fluid flow and adversely affect screen performance.
  • Many of the frames or supports for screen mesh used in screen assemblies are made of metal or other relatively heavy material. Handling of such heavy members can be difficult and fatiguing.
  • US-A-4,582,597 discloses a method for fixing a screen in a shaker, the method comprising the step of sliding a rectangular screen panel into a set of opposing rails.
  • the screen panel comprises a square box section outer frame on which mesh is tensioned.
  • the screen panel also has a series of longitudinal ribs.
  • the rails have an inflatable bladder arranged under a portion of the frame of the screen assembly. Upon inflation of the bladder, the screen assembly is pushed up to assume a crowned state ( Figure 8 ).
  • the screen assembly has an unrestricted span between the rails.
  • US-A-6,439,392 discloses a tubular frame for a screen assembly for use in a vibrating shaker having cross supports extending between the sides of the vibrating shaker.
  • FR-A-2 407 026 United Wire Group Limited discloses a screen assembly for a vibratory separator, the screen assembly having an angle iron frame, a cross member and a supporting mesh supported thereon and a fine mesh overlying the supporting mesh.
  • US-A-5,248,043 discloses a screening deck having a series of longitudinal ribs arranged at varying heights to form a crown arranged between side tensioning clamps.
  • An intermediate frame comprising transverse rails is placed in the side tensioning clamps and tensioned to conform over the longitudinal ribs.
  • Flexible screening modules are inserted into the rails in the frame.
  • a method for mounting a screen assembly to a screen mounting structure of a vibratory separator facilitating sealing of an interface between the screen assembly and the screen mounting structure
  • the screen mounting structure including a plurality of support members extending from a first separator side of the vibratory separator to a second separator side of the vibratory separator with material flowable between said separator sides in a first direction that is a direction generally parallel to said sides
  • the screen assembly having a support and screening material on the support for treating material introduced to the vibratory separator
  • the support including four interconnected sides including two pairs of sides, a first pair with a first side and a second side and a second pair with a third side and a fourth side, the first side spaced-apart from the second side by spaced-apart third and fourth sides, the first side and the second side generally parallel to the first separator side and the second separator side upon installation of the screen assembly in the vibratory separator, the support having a plurality of spaced-apart crossmembers
  • the plurality of spaced-apart crossmembers is two crossmembers generally parallel to the third side and the fourth side.
  • the plurality of spaced-apart crossmembers is five crossmembers generally parallel to the first direction.
  • the first side and the second side are each made of material less rigid than material of the third side and the fourth side.
  • the first side has at least a portion thereof made of material less rigid than material of the third side and the fourth side.
  • the method further comprises connecting a seal member at a first location of an exterior of at least one of the first side or the second side to remedy ineffective sealing at said first location.
  • the seal member has at least a portion thereof within a recess at the first location.
  • the screen mounting structure has a body with at least one upwardly projecting member projecting upwardly from the body member, said at least one upwardly projecting member sized and configured so it is receivable in a corresponding hole in the support, the method further comprising positioning the screen assembly on the screen mounting structure so that the at least one upwardly projecting member is received in the corresponding hole of the support.
  • the at least one upwardly projecting member is a plurality of spaced-apart upwardly projecting members and wherein the at least one hole in the support is a plurality of spaced-apart holes, each for receiving a corresponding upwardly projecting member.
  • the corresponding hole in the support is in a crossmember of the support.
  • the vibratory separator is a shale shaker for separating components of drilling material introduced thereto, the drilling material including drilling fluid and drilled cuttings, the shale shaker having a basket, the screen mounting structure on the basket, the support having a plurality of spaced apart support holes therethrough, each hole of the plurality of spaced apart support holes for receiving part of a fastener used for releasably connecting the screen assembly to the screen mounting structure, the screen mounting structure having a plurality of spaced-apart deck holes corresponding to the plurality of spaced-apart support holes through the support, and fasteners connecting the screen assembly to the screen mounting structure, each fastener passing through the screening material, through a support hole, and into a deck hole, the method further comprising connecting the support to the screen mounting structure with the fasteners.
  • the fasteners are from the group consisting of threaded fasteners, screens, bolts, locking fasteners, finger expansion fasteners, air injection fasteners, and friction-fit fasteners.
  • the fasteners are adhesively secured in place.
  • the screening material comprises a plurality of layers of screen mesh.
  • the screen assembly has on the support a perforated plate.
  • the sides of the support comprise hollow tubular members.
  • all of the crossmembers are generally transverse to the first direction, the material introduced to the vibratory separator containing solids not passable through the screening material, the solids movable on a top of the screening assembly by the vibratory separator, the method further comprising moving the solids uniformly on the top of the screening assembly.
  • the material is drilling material and the solids include drilled solids.
  • the solids are moved on the top of the screen assembly without the formation of significant dead zones on the top of the screen assembly.
  • the crowning apparatus comprises inflatable bladders and rails, inflatable bladders arranged on an upper leaf of each rail, the method comprising the step of inflating said bladder to push the down on the first and second sides of said screen assembly.
  • FIGS 2A to 2C show a support 800 for a screen assembly in accordance with the present invention (which maybe, but is not limited to, any screen assembly disclosed or referred to herein and which may have on it any screening material referred to or disclosed herein).
  • the support 800 has two spaced-apart sides 801, 802 and two spaced-apart sides 803, 804 (sides 801 and 802 identical; sides 803 and 804 identical). Extending from the ends 801 to the side 802 are two longitudinal members 805, 806. There are no crossmembers extending between the sides 803, 804.
  • all of the sides and crossmembers of the screen assembly are made from pieces of hollow mild steel with a square cross-section, a wall thickness of about 3.2mm (one-eighth inch) with a side about 19mm (three-quarters of an inch) long. In another aspect these pieces are solid (as may be the case with any support disclosed herein).
  • the pieces are, in certain aspects, connected together by any known method, including but not limited to with fasteners, adhesives, and/or welding (e.g., "mig,” “tig,” or resistance welding) (as may be the case with any support and/or member disclosed herein).
  • the screen assembly 800 is made of plastic, polymer and/or composite with or without strengthening metal rods and/or fibers therein (as may be the case with any support disclosed herein).
  • Figure 3A shows a support 800a like numerals indicate like parts; but instead of the longitudinal members 805, 806, there is one longitudinal member 807 and it is closer to the side 804 than to the side 803 so that, in one aspect, in use the support when in a screen assembly may be positioned so that the side 803 is at a material exit end of a vibratory separator or at a material exit side of this particular screen assembly, while in another aspect this positioning is reversed and the side 804 is at the material exit end or side.
  • the support 800b of the present invention shown in Figure 3B has no longitudinal members 805, 806, but has two longitudinal members 809, 810 each closer to a respective side 804, 803 than to a centre of the screen assembly.
  • Figure 3C shows a screen assembly 816 (like the screen assembly 800 and like numerals indicate like parts) without longitudinal members 805, 806; but with a single longitudinal member 817 which may, in accordance with the present invention, be located equidistant between the sides 803, 804.
  • the support 840 is like the support 800 (like numerals indicate like parts), but the longitudinal members 805 and 806 are deleted and a crossmember 819 extends from the end 801 to the end 802 diagonally. It is also within the scope of the present invention for one end of the longitudinal member 819 to be connected to the side 803 or to the side 804, or for one end to be connected to the side 803 and one end connected to the side 804. It is also within the scope of the present invention to have two spaced-apart crossmembers 819 at the angle shown to the sides 101, 102 or at any desired angle, or they may crisscross across the support.
  • Figures 4A and 4B illustrate supports 811 and 815 which have ends 801 and 802 and sides 803 and 804 like the support 800, Figure 2A ; but which have crossmembers 812, 813 between the sides 801, 802 (the crossmember 812, 813 like and connected to sides as the crossmembers 805, 806 except in length).
  • the screen assembly 811 also has at least one longitudinal member 814 extending between and connected to the crossmembers 812, 813.
  • Figure 5 shows a support 820 with ends 801 and 802 and sides 803 and 804 (like in the screen assembly 800, Figure 2A ); but with no crossmembers between either pair of sides. Instead, diagonal members 821 to 824 extend between and are each connected to an adjacent end and side (connected as any sides and crossmember are connected as disclosed herein). Diagonal members 823, 824 or 821, 822 may be deleted; diagonal members 823, 821 or 824, 822 may be deleted; and the diagonal members may be any desired length. In certain aspects with respect to a screen assembly side (e.g. 803 or 804) which is to seal against screen mounting structure, the side having an entire length and a middle point, an end of the diagonal member (e.g.
  • a diagonal member (e.g. the diagonal member 824) is connected between the side 803 and the diagonal member 822 and/or the diagonal member 823 is connected between the diagonal member 821 and the side 803.
  • either or both diagonal members 821, 822 can be connected between a side and another diagonal member.
  • Figures 6A and 6B show, respectively, supports 840 and 841 in accordance with the present invention which have ends 801, 802 and a side 804 as in the screen assembly 800, Figure 2A ; but which have, instead of the side 803, a side 803a ( Figure 6A ) or a side 803b ( Figure 6B ).
  • the side 803a is made of less rigid material than the side 803 and, in one aspect, of material less rigid than the other sides.
  • the side 803a is made of mild steel, aluminum, fiberglass, plastic, polymer and/or composite with the same dimensions and shape but less rigid than the other sides, or, in one aspect, with the same outer measurements, but with a wall thickness sufficient to increase the side 803a's flexibility, and in particular aspect with a wall thickness of about 2.5mm (one-tenth of an inch) or less, and, in one aspect it may be made of aluminum with a wall thickness of about 2mm (0.080 inches).
  • the side 803b has a portion 803c which is like the side 803a (in any of its possibilities) but which is only a portion of the side 803c, with end portions 803d like the side 803 ( Figure 5 ) or like the ends 801 - 802 in material, shape, and cross-section.
  • a side 803a or 803b may be used in any screen assembly support in accordance with the present invention; or it may be used in any known prior art screen assembly; and, in one aspect one or two such sides may be used with a screen assembly as shown in Figure 1 or any known screen assembly with one or more longitudinal members to be positioned so that they are generally aligned parallel with or generally transverse to a general direction of material flow when the screen assembly is in use on a vibratory separator or shale shaker or at least spanning the majority of the length of the support between ends of the support.
  • a screen assembly 830 shown in Figure 7 is like the screen assemblies of Figures 3A , and 5 (like numerals indicate like parts); but the screen assembly 830 has two diagonal members 831, 832 that each have one end connected to the side 803 and one end connected to a longitudinal member 809a (like the longitudinal member 809, Figure 54A).
  • the longitudinal member 809a is deleted and the diagonal members 831, 832 are connected to the ends 801 (diagonal member 831) and 802 (diagonal member 832); or the crossmember 809a is deleted and the diagonal members are connected between the side 803 and the side 804 with the diagonal members not parallel to the sides 801, 802 (one such embodiment, screen assembly 830a, shown in Figure 59).
  • the diagonal members prefferably be at any angle to the sides 103, 104 (however, in certain aspects they are not parallel to the sides 101, 102).
  • any of the supports disclosed in Figures 2 - 8 may have any plate and/or backing cloth or coarse mesh connected thereto and any screening material disclosed or referred to herein, with the screening material on the plate, cloth, or mesh if one is present or, otherwise, directly on the support.
  • Any support in Figures 3A - 11 may have one or more holes for receiving fasteners as described above; and/or one or more holes for receiving a member projecting upwardly from the screen mounting structure as described above.
  • Figure 9A shows in crosssection one embodiment for a hollow tubular member 850 which may be used for any side, end or crossmember of any embodiment described above.
  • a seal member 851 of any desired length may be releasably or permanently affixed to a lower part 852 of the seal member 851, e.g., with a push-on friction fit and/or with adhesive or glue.
  • Such a seal member may be any desired thickness and may be used in discovered areas of actual ineffective sealing or applied to areas of anticipated ineffective sealing.
  • a seal member like the seal member 851 may be provided in standard length and then cut to a desired length at a job site.
  • Figures 10A - 10C show another embodiment of a hollow tubular member 855, like the tubular member 850, but with a recessed portion 856 for receiving part of a seal member 857 (like the seal member 851).
  • One or more recessed portions 856 may be provided on any side or crossmember of any support described herein at anticipated locations of ineffective sealing or at discovered locations of ineffective sealing.
  • Figure 11 shows a support 860 for use in a screen assembly in accordance with the present invention which is similar to the support 800, Figure 2A , but without the longitudinal members 805, 806 and with five spaced-apart crossmembers 861 (like the crossmembers 812, 813, Figure 4A ). End and side views of the support 860 are like those views of the support 800 (see Figures 2B and 2C ).
  • Figures 12A - 12F show a support for use in a screen assembly in accordance with the present invention like the support 800, Figure 2A .
  • the ends and sides of the screen assembly shown in Figure 11 are like those views of the screen assembly of Figure 11 - ends ( Figures 12E, 12F ) and the sides ( Figures 12C, 12D ).
  • Figure 13 shows a Brandt King Cobra shale shaker 870 (commercially available from Brandt, a Varco Company) with screen assemblies 871, 872, and 873 (which may be any screen assembly with any support with longitudinal members located so that they are generally transverse to a direction of flow of material indicated by the arrows in Figure 13 , including, but not limited to the supports of Figures 2A and 12A ).
  • screen assemblies 871, 872, and 873 which may be any screen assembly with any support with longitudinal members located so that they are generally transverse to a direction of flow of material indicated by the arrows in Figure 13 , including, but not limited to the supports of Figures 2A and 12A ).
  • Such undesirable masses of solids may not have as much fluid removed from them if the dead zones were not present.
  • a support e.g. as in Figures 2A and 2A
  • the relatively large masses of material moving on the top of a screen assembly with the prior art support can increase wear of the screen mesh and contribute to a shorter useful screen assembly life. If a screen assembly with the prior art support has these undesirable relatively large masses of solids moving on top of it, and the screen assembly is ineffectively sealed to the shaker's basket, deck, or bed for supporting screen assemblies, the problem with solids moving through an unsealed area into the sump is exacerbated.
  • Figures 14A to 14F show a support 880 for use in a screen assembly (which may have on it any screening material, plate, and/or cloth or mesh referred to or disclosed herein).
  • the support 880 has two spaced-apart ends 881, 882 and two spaced-apart sides 883, 884 (like the ends 801 and 802 and the sides 803, 804).
  • Extending from the ends 881 to the end 882 are two spaced-apart longitudinal members 885, 886 (like the longitudinal members 805, 806, Figure 3A ).
  • all of the ends, sides, longitudinal members and crossmembers of the support for use in a screen assembly are made from pieces of hollow mild steel with a square cross-section, a wall thickness of about 3mm (one-eighth inch) with a side about 19mm (three-quarters of an inch) long. In another aspect these pieces are solid. The pieces are, in certain aspects, connected together by any known method, including but not limited to with fasteners, adhesives, and/or welding.
  • the screen assembly 880 is made of plastic, polymer and/or composite with or without strengthening metal rods and/or fibers therein.
  • Figure 15 shows an alternative design 880a of the screen assembly 880 of Figure 14A (and like numerals indicate like parts).
  • the screen assembly 880a instead of the crossmembers 885, 886, there are three spaced-apart crossmembers 889 which are spaced equally apart and equally from the sides 881,882. Any desired number (e.g., one, two, three, four, five, or more) of crossmembers 888 spaced as desired (e.g., but not limited to, equally as shown or with any desire spacing from the sides or between each other).
  • Figures 16A and 16B show a screen assembly 900 which has a support 902 supporting a layer of coarse mesh 909 and at least one and preferably two layers of fine mesh 901 lying over the coarse mesh 901.
  • the support frame 902 has sides 903, 904 and ends 905, 906.
  • a plurality of optional cross members 907 and 908 extend between the sides of the frame 902. Fluid may flow transverse to either pair of sides depending on the screen assembly's orientation in a vibratory separator or shale shaker.
  • the sides 903, 904 are made of channel members with a C-shaped opening.
  • the C-shaped openings can receive and accommodate an upwardly projecting member or members, pin or pins, projecting upwardly from a deck or screen assembly support or channels of a vibratory separator or shale shaker.
  • the sides 905, 906 to be made of such C-shaped channel members.
  • the C-shaped channel opening in the screen assembly sides slides over the upwardly projecting members in the vibratory separator, or advantageously, side over the upwardly projecting members and fall over the upwardly projecting members when the screen assembly assumes the correct mounting position, whereupon the screen assembly falls over the upwardly projecting members. This ensures correct placement of the screen assembly, correct orientation and inhibits the screen assembly from moving out of correct positioning during use, thereby ensuring an excellent seal between the vibratory separator and adjacent screen assemblies.
  • FIGS 17A to 17C disclose a screen assembly 920 in accordance with the present invention which has a frame 922 (like the frame 902, Figure 52A) with an optional support 929 (like the support 909, Figure 16A ) supporting screening material 921 (like the screening material 902, Figure 16A ).
  • a pair of frame sides 923, 924 is spaced-apart from a pair of frame sides 925, 926.
  • Frame sides 923, 924 have sections 923a, 924a, respectively which are C-shaped channel members (like the C-shaped channel members of the sides 903, 904 in cross-sectional shape) which can accommodate upwardly projecting member(s) and/or pin(s) as do the sides 803, 804 along their entire length.
  • C-shaped channel sections 923a and/or 924a in a frame side or end and to locate such a C-shaped channel section or sections so that it (or they) can accommodate upwardly projecting member(s) and/or pin(s) of a deck or screen assembly mounting structure.
  • FIG 18 shows a screening apparatus showing a screen assembly 400 comprising a perforate plate 401 and a screen support 402. At least one layer of screening material (not shown) overlays the perforate plate 401.
  • the screen support is of any of the type disclosed with reference to Figures 16 and 17 .
  • C-shape channels 405 in the screen assembly 400 allow the screen assembly to be slid into clamping rails 408, 408a arranged on each side of a basket 413 of a shale shaker 409, over upwardly projecting members, such as round or square section pins 404 spaced along the length of the clamping rails 408, 408a.
  • the screen assembly 400 is slid into clamping rails 408, 408a.
  • the clamping rails 408, 409 comprise a C-shape rails each having a bottom surface on which the support structure 402 of the screen assembly rests.
  • Each of the C-shape rails also has a pneumatically inflatable bladder 414 fixed to an upper part 334 of the C-shape rail 330.
  • FIG 19 shows a screening apparatus comprising a shale shaker 700 and screen assemblies 720, 721.
  • the shale shaker has a basket 701 with an open bottom 702.
  • the screen assemblies 720, 721 are located within rails 705, 706.
  • Inflatable bladders 707, 708 are arranged on an upper leaf of the rails 705, 706, such that when inflated they push down on the screen assemblies 720,721.
  • a central support 711 is mounted on a front support 709 and a similar rear support 709a beneath the screen assembly 721). Any suitable number of supports for the central support 711 may be used either at an angle to the central support of parallel with it and beneath it. Compressed air is supplied to the bladders 707, 708 via an air supply 704.
  • the central support 711 has a base 712 and a top member 714.
  • the top member 714 is positioned within a channel member 722 of the screen assembly 720 and also within a similar channel member (not shown) of the screen assembly 721.
  • Upstanding members, such as pins 719 are arranged on the central support 711.
  • a recess channel 723 in fitting 722 is slid over upstanding members 719 to inter alia provide correct location and additional vertical contact area to transmit vibration from the shale shaker to the screen asssembly.
  • the screen assembly Upon inflation of the inflatable bladders 707,708, the screen assembly is deflected over the upstanding members 719, or in a different embodiment in which the upstanding members 719 are shorter than the depth of the recess channel, then deflected over the top member 714 of the central support 711.
  • screened fluid flows through the screen assemblies 720, 721, through openings 710a, 710b, and then through the open bottom 702 into a typical receptacle or container.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de montage d'un ensemble de tamisage à une structure de montage de tamis d'un séparateur vibratoire pour effectivement sceller l'ensemble de tamisage en place. Selon certains aspects, ce procédé comporte la localisation de l'ensemble de tamisage sur une structure de montage de tamis du séparateur ; le positionnement de l'ensemble de tamisage de telle manière que des poutres transversales d'un support rectangulaire, généralement à quatre côtés, de l'ensemble de tamisage soient toutes parallèles à ou toutes perpendiculaires à la direction d'un écoulement de matière traversant l'ensemble de tamisage ; l'enfoncement des deux côtés du support de l'ensemble de tamisage à l'aide d'un appareil de bombement pour effectuer un bombement de l'ensemble de tamisage, le support étant suffisamment flexible pour que deux côtés autres que les deux côtés enfoncés soient, sensiblement sur toute leur longueur, en contact hermétique avec un surface de la structure de montage de tamis.

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  1. Procédé de montage d'un ensemble de tamisage (720, 721) sur une structure de montage de tamis (706) d'un séparateur vibratoire (700) facilitant l'étanchéité d'une interface entre l'ensemble de tamisage (720, 721) et la structure de montage de tamis (705, 706), la structure de montage de tamis (706) comportant une pluralité d'éléments de support (709) s'étendant à partir d'un premier côté du séparateur vibratoire (700) jusqu'à un second coté du séparateur vibratoire (700) avec un matériau pouvant s'écouler entre lesdits côtés dans une première direction qui est une direction globalement parallèle aux dits côtés, l'ensemble de tamisage comportant un support (800) et un matériel de tamisage sur le support en vue de traiter le matériau introduit sur le séparateur vibratoire (700), le support (800) comprenant quatre côtés interconnectés (801, 802, 803, 804) comportant deux paires de côtés (801, 802 et 803, 804), une première paire (801, 802) dotée d'un premier côté (801) et d'un deuxième côté (802) et une seconde paire dotée d'un troisième côté (803) et d'un quatrième côté (804), le premier côté (801) étant séparé du deuxième côté (802) par les troisième et quatrième côtés séparés l'un de l'autre (803, 804), le premier côté (801) et le deuxième côté (802) étant globalement parallèles au premier côté du séparateur et au deuxième côté du séparateur lors de l'installation de l'ensemble de tamisage (720) dans le séparateur vibratoire (700), le support (800) comportant une pluralité de traverses séparées (805, 806) s'étendant entre, et connectées à, seulement l'une des paires de côtés (801, 802), chaque traverse (805, 806) ne se trouvant pas en contact avec, et étant indépendante de, toutes les autres traverses (805, 806), le procédé comportant l'étape comprenant le fait de placer l'ensemble de tamisage sur la structure de montage du tamis (705, 706) et de positionner l'ensemble de tamisage (720) par rapport à la structure de montage de tamis et d'utiliser un dispositif de bombement (705, 706) pour réaliser une configuration convexe dans ledit ensemble de tamisage (720, 721), caractérisé en ce que les traverses (805, 806) sont toutes, soit globalement transversales, soit toutes globalement parallèles, par rapport à la première direction, le procédé comprenant, de plus, l'étape consistant à forcer les premier et deuxième côtés du support (800) vers le bas, le dispositif de bombement se trouvant (705, 706) sur un support central (711) pour effectuer un bombement de l'ensemble de tamisage (720, 721), le support (800) rigide étant encore suffisamment flexible pour que l'ensemble de tamisage assure une configuration convexe, le troisième côté et le quatrième côté établissant essentiellement chacun sur toute leur longueur un contact d'étanchéité avec une surface de la structure de montage du tamis.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la pluralité des traverses séparées est de deux traverses (805, 806) globalement parallèles au troisième et au quatrième côtés (803, 804).
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la pluralité de traverses séparées est de cinq traverses globalement parallèles à la première direction.
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le premier côté et le deuxième côté (801, 802) sont, chacun, constitués d'un matériau moins rigide que le matériau du troisième côté et du quatrième côté (803, 804).
  5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le premier côté (801) a au moins l'une (803c) de ses parties constituée d'un matériau moins rigide que le matériau du troisième côté et du quatrième côté (803, 804).
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, comprenant, de plus, le fait de raccorder un élément d'étanchéité (851, 857) au niveau d'une première positon d'une partie extérieure d'au moins l'un du premier côté (801) ou du deuxième côté (802) afin de remédier à une étanchéité inefficace au niveau de ladite première position.
  7. Procédé selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'élément d'étanchéité comporte au moins une de ses partiels à l'intérieur d'un évidement au niveau de la première position.
  8. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, dans lequel la structure de montage de tamis (407) comporte une partie de corps pourvue d'au moins un élément en saillie vers le haut (404) se projetant vers le haut à partir de l'élément de corps, ledit au moins un élément en saillie vers le haut (404) étant dimensionné et configuré de telle sorte qu'il puisse être reçu dans un trou correspondant formé dans le support (405), le procédé comprenant, de plus, le fait de positionner l'ensemble de tamisage sur la structure de montage de tamis de façon que le, au moins un, élément en saillie vers le haut soit reçu dans le trou correspondant du support.
  9. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, dans lequel le, au moins un, élément en saillie vers le haut (404) représente une pluralité d'éléments séparés en saillie vers le haut et dans lequel le, au moins un, trou (405) formé dans le support représente une pluralité de trous séparés, chacun permettant de recevoir un élément en saillie vers le haut correspondant.
  10. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel le trou correspondant formé dans le support est formé dans une traverse (805, 806) du support.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel le séparateur vibratoire (700) est un tamis vibrant destiné à séparer des composants d'un matériau de forage introduit sur lui, le matériau de forage incluant un fluide de forage et des débris de forage, le tamis vibrant comportant un panier (701), la structure de montage de tamis (705, 706) se trouvant sur le panier, le support présentant à travers lui une pluralité de trous de support séparés, chaque trou de la pluralité de trous de support séparés permettant de recevoir une partie d'un dispositif de fixation utilisé pour raccorder de façon libérable l'ensemble de tamisage à la structure de montage de tamis, la structure de montage de tamis comportant une pluralité de trous de plate-forme séparés correspondant à la pluralité de trous de support séparés à travers le support, et les dispositifs de fixation raccordant l'ensemble de tamisage à la structure de montage de tamis, chaque dispositif de fixation passant à travers le matériau de tamisage, à travers un trou de support et dans un trou de plate-forme, le procédé comprenant, de plus, de raccorder le support à la structure de montage de tamis avec les dispositifs de fixation.
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 11, dans lequel les dispositifs de fixation sont formés à partir du groupe constitué d'éléments de fixation filetés, de vis , de boulons, d'éléments de fixation encliquetables, de dispositifs de fixation par extension de doigts, de dispositifs de fixation par injection d'air comprimé et de dispositifs de fixation par ajustement à friction.
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 11 ou 12, dans lequel les dispositifs de fixation sont fixés en place par adhésif.
  14. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 13, dans lequel le matériel de tamisage comprend une pluralité de couches de grille de tamis.
  15. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 14, dans lequel l'ensemble de tamisage comporte, sur le support, une plaque perforée.
  16. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 15, dans lequel les côtés du support comportent des éléments tubulaires creux.
  17. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 16, dans lequel l'ensemble des traverses est globalement transversal à la première direction, le matériau introduit sur le séparateur vibratoire contenant des solides qui ne peuvent pas passer à travers le matériel de tamisage, les solides étant mobiles sur le dessus de l'ensemble de tamisage par le séparateur vibratoire, le procédé comprenant, de plus, le fait de déplacer les solides de façon uniforme sur le dessus de l'ensemble de tamisage.
  18. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 17, dans lequel le matériau est un matériau de forage et les matières solides comportent des matières solides de forage.
  19. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 18, dans lequel les matières solides se déplacent sur le dessus de l'ensemble de tamisage sans qu'il ne se forme de zones inactives significatives sur le dessus de l'ensemble de tamisage.
  20. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le dispositif de bombement comporte des éléments gonflables (707, 708) et des rails (705, 706), les éléments gonflables (707, 708) étant disposés sur une lame supérieure de chaque rail (705, 706), le procédé comportant l'étape comprenant de gonfler ledit élément gonflable (707, 708) pour pousser vers le bas les premier et deuxième côtés (801, 802) dudit ensemble de tamisage (720).
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