Apparatus for the cooling of drilling liquids

Details Apparatus for the cooling of drilling liquids Apparatus for the cooling of drilling liquids

2003-12-17

2010-10-26

Wright, Giovanna C (Department: 3672)

Boring or penetrating the earth

With heating or cooling drilling fluid

C175S066000, C175S207000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07819205

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for the cooling of drilling fluids (also referred to as mudcooler), includes use of two heat exchangers, wherein the drilling fluid (or warm drilling oil) is led through the first heat exchanger and is cooled by a mixture of glycol and water, while the glycol/water mixture is circulated in a closed circuit through a second heat exchanger, whereby the glycol/water mixture is cooled by seawater.

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