EP2386012A4 - Sand decanter - Google Patents

Sand decanter

Info

Publication number: EP2386012A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: decanter; sand; sand decanter
Prior art date: 2009-01-07
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP10729430.8A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2386012A2 (en

Inventor

Steve Williams

David Aldus

Gary E Fout

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

MI Drilling Fluids Canada Inc

MI Drilling Fluids UK Ltd

MI LLC

Original Assignee

MI Drilling Fluids Canada Inc

MI Drilling Fluids UK Ltd

MI LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2009-01-07

Filing date

2010-01-06

Publication date

2014-03-12

2010-01-06 Application filed by MI Drilling Fluids Canada Inc, MI Drilling Fluids UK Ltd, MI LLC filed Critical MI Drilling Fluids Canada Inc

2011-11-16 Publication of EP2386012A2 publication Critical patent/EP2386012A2/en

2014-03-12 Publication of EP2386012A4 publication Critical patent/EP2386012A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G1/00—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal
- C10G1/04—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by extraction
- C10G1/045—Separation of insoluble materials
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D21/00—Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
- B01D21/009—Heating or cooling mechanisms specially adapted for settling tanks
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D21/00—Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
- B01D21/24—Feed or discharge mechanisms for settling tanks
- B01D21/245—Discharge mechanisms for the sediments
- B01D21/2461—Positive-displacement pumps; Screw feeders; Trough conveyors
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G1/00—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal
- C10G1/04—Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by extraction
- C10G1/047—Hot water or cold water extraction processes
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G2300/00—Aspects relating to hydrocarbon processing covered by groups C10G1/00 - C10G99/00
- C10G2300/80—Additives
- C10G2300/805—Water

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)

EP10729430.8A 2009-01-07 2010-01-06 Sand decanter Withdrawn EP2386012A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US14305209P	2009-01-07	2009-01-07
PCT/US2010/020182 WO2010080780A2 (en)	2009-01-07	2010-01-06	Sand decanter

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2386012A2 EP2386012A2 (en)	2011-11-16
EP2386012A4 true EP2386012A4 (en)	2014-03-12

Family

ID=42317109

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP10729430.8A Withdrawn EP2386012A4 (en)	2009-01-07	2010-01-06	Sand decanter

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20110265993A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2386012A4 (en)
BR (1)	BRPI1006071A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2748959C (en)
EA (1)	EA201170918A1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2011007283A (en)
WO (1)	WO2010080780A2 (en)

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2010
- 2010-01-06 EP EP10729430.8A patent/EP2386012A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2010-01-06 CA CA2748959A patent/CA2748959C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2010-01-06 EA EA201170918A patent/EA201170918A1/en unknown
- 2010-01-06 MX MX2011007283A patent/MX2011007283A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2010-01-06 BR BRPI1006071A patent/BRPI1006071A2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2010-01-06 WO PCT/US2010/020182 patent/WO2010080780A2/en active Application Filing
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US20110265993A1 (en)	2011-11-03
EP2386012A2 (en)	2011-11-16
MX2011007283A (en)	2011-09-27
EA201170918A1 (en)	2012-02-28
BRPI1006071A2 (en)	2016-04-19
WO2010080780A3 (en)	2010-10-28
CA2748959C (en)	2014-03-11
WO2010080780A2 (en)	2010-07-15
CA2748959A1 (en)	2010-07-15

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2011-10-14	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2011-11-16	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20110802
2011-11-16	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
2012-04-11	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2014-03-12	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20140212
2014-03-12	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: B01D 21/00 20060101ALI20140206BHEP Ipc: C10G 1/04 20060101ALI20140206BHEP Ipc: B01D 21/24 20060101AFI20140206BHEP
2015-09-23	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20150825
2016-05-06	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2016-06-08	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20160105