Well effluent separator
CA 1251403 A · Owner: Smith, Ross · Inventors: Smith, Ross; Jensen, Roy
Overview
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A device for separating well effluents comprises an enclosed storage tank having a conduit which is substantially parallel to the bottom of the tank but spaced well above it. The conduit has first and second ends, a plug closing the latter. Well effluent is introduced into the first end of the conduit and flows to the second end where the closed end thereof effects a reversal in the flow of the well effluents back towards the first end of the conduit. The conduit has upwardly directed apertures which allow gases from the well effluents to escape into the upper section of the storage tank and also provides downwardly directed apertures which allow a slurry of solid particles and fluids to …
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- Granted March 21, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 21, 2006.
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