Mitchell J Derrick

US Patent:

20210016297, Jan 21, 2021

Filed:

Jul 16, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/931242

Inventors:

- Buffalo NY, US
Charles Stocker - Spring TX, US
Mitchell J. Derrick - Houston TX, US
Brian J. Rooney - Amherst NY, US
Michael J. Schwec - Boston NY, US
Christian Newman - Cheektowaga NY, US
Raymond Kirsch - Strykersville NY, US

International Classification:

B04B 11/02
B04B 1/10
B04B 7/08
B04B 13/00

Abstract:

A material separation system is disclosed that may include a vibratory shaker, a centrifuge, a sensor, and/or a processor circuit. The vibratory shaker may be configured to separate a solid-liquid mixture into a first solids-containing component and a shaker effluent. The sensor may be configured to measure a property of one or more of the solid-liquid mixture, the first solids-containing component, the shaker effluent, and the second solids-containing. A well-performance analysis system may be configured to analyze mud reports of drilling rigs within a geographic basin to determine which rigs are performing inefficiently. The system may allow recommendations and send control signals to improve the efficiency of the solid-liquid separation system. The system may allow an operator to view agglomerated well performance data to identify which rigs are performing below a geographic basin baseline and make informed decisions to improve the functioning of a solid-liquid separation system associated with one or more drilling rigs.