Patents by Inventor Bob Reed

Bob Reed has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for a drill mud plant
    Patent number: 11633675
    Abstract: A remediation plant for remediating drilling mud, cuttings, and fluids. The preferred plant includes a reboiler that is adapted to provide heat to the drilling mud, cuttings, and fluid, a mud drum that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a distillation column that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a heat exchanger that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a condenser that is operatively connected to the distillation column, a condenser tank that is operatively connected to the condenser, an oil-water separator that is operatively connected to the condenser tank, and a pump that is operatively connected to the oil-water separator. The preferred remediation plant is adapted to remove synthetic drilling fluid from drilling mud, cuttings, and fluids. A method for remediating drilling mud, cuttings, and fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Astec, Inc., Municipal Enterprises Ltd.
    Inventors: Wendell Feltman, Patrick Rooney, Jerry Scott, Kevin Risley, Bob Reed, Dusty McNabb
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A DRILL MUD PLANT
    Publication number: 20210023473
    Abstract: A remediation plant for remediating drilling mud, cuttings, and fluids. The preferred plant includes a reboiler that is adapted to provide heat to the drilling mud, cuttings, and fluid, a mud drum that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a distillation column that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a heat exchanger that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a condenser that is operatively connected to the distillation column, a condenser tank that is operatively connected to the condenser, an oil-water separator that is operatively connected to the condenser tank, and a pump that is operatively connected to the oil-water separator. The preferred remediation plant is adapted to remove synthetic drilling fluid from drilling mud, cuttings, and fluids. A method for remediating drilling mud, cuttings, and fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicants: Astec, Inc., Municipal Enterprises Ltd.
    Inventors: Wendell Feltman, Patrick Rooney, Jerry Scott, Kevin Risley, Bob Reed, Dusty McNabb