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United States Patent Application: 20080107513
Serial No.: 932426
Series Code: 11
Applicant: M-I LLC
Inventors: Curtis; G. Wray; (Houston, TX) ; Lee; John; (Sugar Land, TX) ; Young; Steve; (Cypress, TX) ; Matlock; Wayne; (Lafayette, LA)
Title: Transfer of finely ground weight material
A method for transferring a finely ground weight material for use in drilling fluids including providing the finely ground weight material to a pneumatic transfer vessel and supplying an air flow to the finely ground weight material in the pneumatic transfer vessel. Furthermore, transferring the finely ground weight material from the pneumatic transfer vessel to a storage vessel. Additionally, a method for transferring a finely ground weight material for use in drilling fluids including modifying a particle distribution of the finely ground weight material and sealing the finely ground weight material in a pneumatic transfer vessel. Further, supplying an air flow to the finely ground weight material in the pneumatic transfer vessel and transferring the finely ground weight material from the pneumatic transfer vessel to a storage vessel.
5/14/08
