Total gas containment system
US4010012A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1975 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B21/067
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system is disclosed for removing gas from drilling mud without allowing the gas to escape to the atmosphere before the gas is treated to prevent contamination. The system includes a mud-gas separator vessel with a drilling mud inlet, means for maintaining a minimum mud level in said mud-gas separator vessel, a separator vessel gas outlet, and a separator vessel drilling mud outlet. A degassing means includes a drilling mud inlet located in a position higher than said minimum mud level. Enclosed conduit means connects the separator vessel drilling mud outlet to said degassing means drilling mud inlet.
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