GB2372061B - A method and apparatus for treating pressurized drilling fluid returns from a well - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for treating pressurized drilling fluid returns from a well

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GB2372061B
GB2372061B GB0203936A GB0203936A GB2372061B GB 2372061 B GB2372061 B GB 2372061B GB 0203936 A GB0203936 A GB 0203936A GB 0203936 A GB0203936 A GB 0203936A GB 2372061 B GB2372061 B GB 2372061B
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well
drilling fluid
fluid returns
pressurized drilling
treating pressurized
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Theodore Allen Morgan
David Speed
Carel W J Hoyer
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Northland Energy Corp
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Northland Energy Corp
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Priority claimed from US09/442,450 external-priority patent/US6315813B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/626,857 external-priority patent/US6413297B1/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D19/00—Degasification of liquids
    • B01D19/0031—Degasification of liquids by filtration
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D19/00—Degasification of liquids
    • B01D19/0042—Degasification of liquids modifying the liquid flow
    • B01D19/0052—Degasification of liquids modifying the liquid flow in rotating vessels, vessels containing movable parts or in which centrifugal movement is caused
    • B01D19/0057—Degasification of liquids modifying the liquid flow in rotating vessels, vessels containing movable parts or in which centrifugal movement is caused the centrifugal movement being caused by a vortex, e.g. using a cyclone, or by a tangential inlet
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
GB0203936A 1999-11-18 2000-11-15 A method and apparatus for treating pressurized drilling fluid returns from a well Expired - Lifetime GB2372061B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/442,450 US6315813B1 (en) 1999-11-18 1999-11-18 Method of treating pressurized drilling fluid returns from a well
US09/626,857 US6413297B1 (en) 2000-07-27 2000-07-27 Method and apparatus for treating pressurized drilling fluid returns from a well
PCT/CA2000/001358 WO2001036561A1 (en) 1999-11-18 2000-11-15 A method and apparatus for treating pressurized drilling fluid returns from a well

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GB0203936D0 GB0203936D0 (en) 2002-04-03
GB2372061A GB2372061A (en) 2002-08-14
GB2372061B true GB2372061B (en) 2003-09-24

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CA (1) CA2380308C (en)
GB (1) GB2372061B (en)
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WO (1) WO2001036561A1 (en)

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US5928519A (en) * 1996-06-27 1999-07-27 Homan; Edwin Daryl Method for separating components in well fluids

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US5928519A (en) * 1996-06-27 1999-07-27 Homan; Edwin Daryl Method for separating components in well fluids
US5775442A (en) * 1996-10-25 1998-07-07 Northland Production Testing, Ltd. Recovery of gas from drilling fluid returns in underbalanced drilling

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GB0203936D0 (en) 2002-04-03
CA2380308C (en) 2005-05-24
NO20020906L (en) 2002-04-29
GB2372061A (en) 2002-08-14
AU1682801A (en) 2001-05-30
NO326068B1 (en) 2008-09-15
CA2380308A1 (en) 2001-05-25
NO20020906D0 (en) 2002-02-25
WO2001036561A1 (en) 2001-05-25

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