Donald A Shackelford

US Patent:

20090133872, May 28, 2009

Filed:

Oct 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/290608

Inventors:

Donald W. Shackelford - Houston TX, US
Michael L. Clark - Houston TX, US
Robert T. Hendrix - Pinehurst TX, US
Glendell S. Hendrix - Magnolia TX, US

International Classification:

E21B 43/00
E21B 21/06
B01D 33/27
C02F 1/38

US Classification:

166267, 166 7512, 2105121, 210788

Abstract:

A flow back separator including a housing including a bore housing for communicating with a solid collection chamber, an inlet port for receiving formation fluid flow, and a helical member disposed within the housing bore for directing formation fluid flow received through the inlet port along a helical path wherein solids within the formation fluid flow are forced towards a wall of the housing bore under centrifugal force.