Patents Assigned to RCS, LLC
  • Closed-loop system for cleaning vessels containing drilling fluid residue
    Patent number: 8425684
    Abstract: A closed-loop system for cleaning vessels containing drilling fluid residue. High pressure jets of water-based cleaning fluid are used to clean the interior of a vessel. The resulting slurry is sent to one or more solids/liquid separation stages to remove drill cuttings and other drilling fluid solids. The substantially solids-free cleaning fluid discharge is recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: RCS, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Hebert