US Patent Issued on April 29 for "Continuous recirculation for separation of fluids produced during drill out and flow back" (Texas, Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,847, issued on April 29.

"Continuous recirculation for separation of fluids produced during drill out and flow back" was invented by Tracy Turner (Dallas) and Dennis Ray Poulson (Eufaula, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One or two continuous recirculation loops are utilized for the well-site equipment that separates produced fluids into sand, liquid, and gas during drill out and flow back that occurs after fracturing a subterranean formation. When one recirculation loop is utilized, the recirculation loop continuously recirculates fluid between the recirculation chamber of the disclosed sand removal apparatus and a shaker device....