APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING A QUANTITY OF LOST CIRCULATION MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME

摘要

A method for depositing a lost circulation material into a drilling fluid holding tank storing a quantity of lost circulation material in a storage receptacle at a well drilling site. A selected quantity of the lost circulation material is conveyed directly from the storage receptacle into the drilling fluid holding tank. A second end of a fluid port assembly is positioned in fluid communication with a fluid contained in the drilling fluid holding tank. The fluid is drawn from the drilling fluid holding tank through the fluid port assembly and discharged into the flexible exhaust hose and onto the lost circulation material.

主权项

1. A method for depositing a lost circulation material into a drilling fluid holding tank, comprising:
storing a quantity of lost circulation material in a storage receptacle at a well drilling site; conveying a selected quantity of the quantity of lost circulation material directly from the storage receptacle into the drilling fluid holding tank by:
positioning a distal end of a flexible intake hose in the storage receptacle such that the distal end of the flexible intake hose is in proximity to the bulk quantity of lost circulation material;positioning a distal end of a flexible exhaust hose in proximity to the drilling fluid holding tank; andactivating a pump assembly interposed between the flexible intake hose and the flexible exhaust hose such that the lost circulation material is drawn into the flexible intake hose and discharged from the flexible exhaust hose into the drilling fluid holding tank; positioning a second end of a fluid port assembly in fluid communication with a fluid contained in the drilling fluid holding tank, the fluid port assembly having a first open end connected to the flexible exhaust hose; and drawing the fluid from the drilling fluid holding tank through the fluid port assembly and discharging the fluid into the flexible exhaust hose and onto the lost circulation material as the lost circulation material is passing through the flexible exhaust hose.