US 12,083,457 B2
Fluid and solid material separator
Richard Bingham, Katy, TX (US)
Assigned to SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed by Schlumberger Technology Corporaton, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/341,326.
Application 18/341,326 is a division of application No. 16/479,818, granted, now 11,724,217, previously published as PCT/US2018/014760, filed on Jan. 23, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/449,385, filed on Jan. 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0330570 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B01D 33/048 (2006.01); B01D 33/056 (2006.01); E21B 21/06 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 33/048 (2013.01) [B01D 33/056 (2013.01); B01D 2201/204 (2013.01); E21B 21/065 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
rotating a continuous filter belt around a plurality of rollers of a materials separator;
introducing a slurry to the materials separator through an inlet of the materials separator and onto the continuous filter belt;
in an inclined region of the materials separator, advancing the continuous filter belt over a first collection pan disposed underneath the continuous filter belt;
applying a constant vacuum to the first collection pan to draw a first fluid portion of the slurry through the continuous filter belt and into the first collection pan;
in a horizontal region of the materials separator, advancing the continuous filter belt over a second collection pan disposed underneath the continuous filter belt; and
applying an intermittent vacuum to the second collection pan to draw a second fluid portion of the slurry through the continuous filter belt and into the second collection pan.