Boring or penetrating the earth – Processes – Boring with specific fluid
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-23
2008-10-21
Suchfield, George (Department: 3676)
Boring or penetrating the earth
Processes
Boring with specific fluid
C175S206000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07438142
ABSTRACT:
A process for the recovery of industrial carbon material from a mixture. The mixture may include drilling fluids, drilled solids, and industrial carbon from a mud system. The process may include: separating at least a portion of the drilled solids from the mixture to form a first effluent and a drilled solids fraction; separating at least a portion of the industrial carbon from the first effluent to form a second effluent and a recovered industrial carbon fraction; and recycling at least a portion of the recovered industrial carbon to the mud system.
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Browning Tim
Butler Frank
M-I LLC
Osha & Liang LLP
Suchfield George
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