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Drilling fluid processing system

CA 1112516 A · Owner: Dresser Industries, Inc. · Inventors: Pettye, Jack C.

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Abstract of the Disclosure A system is provided to protect drilling fluid processing equipment from damage in shipment and in installation and operation at the work site. The drilling fluid processing equipment in the preferred embodiment of the invention consists of a pump with an elongated drive shaft supported only by bearings at the motor end, leaving the shaft housing vulnerable to bending. The pump is rotated about a support bar on a skid unit causing the elongated drive shaft and shaft housing to be lowered through an opening in the skid unit to the operating position. The pump may be inspected and/or repaired by rotating it upward through the opening. The length of shaft and shaft …

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  • Granted November 17, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 17, 1998.
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FiledNovember 28, 1978
GrantedNovember 17, 1981
Term endedNovember 17, 1998
Patent numberCA 1112516 A
Classification (IPC)B01D19/00 +1 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedNov 28, 1978Patent grantedNov 17, 1981Term endedNov 17, 1998

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