US 12,084,927 B2
Configurable drill fluid containment device
Christopher J. Saunders, Conroe, TX (US); Justin Benjamin Kinney, Katy, TX (US); and Roy George Eid, League City, TX (US)
Assigned to NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,866.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/334,002, filed on Apr. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0340842 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. E21B 21/01 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 21/019 (2020.05) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A configurable drill fluid containment device comprising:
a central shell comprising:
a first half shell having a first upper flange and a first lower flange; and
a second half shell having a second upper flange and a second lower flange,
wherein the first half and the second half together form a jacket configured to at least partially enclose an end of drill pipe;
wherein the first upper flange and the second upper flange together comprise an upper flange configured for attaching one or more extension features to the device at an upper end,
wherein the first lower flange and the second lower flange together comprises a lower flange configured for attaching one or more extension features to the device at a lower end; and
wherein the extension feature includes at least one of a fluid containment device extension, a diverter assembly with an outlet, a spray assembly, or a wiper assembly configured to move laterally relative to a longitudinal centerline of the drill fluid containment device.