Plural input mud-collecting manifold
First Claim
1. A manifold for directing the flow of drilling mud from a drilling rig, the manifold comprising:
- a longitudinal tubular body having a first end and a second end, the longitudinal tubular body is supported by at least two supports of a platform;
a monorail that is parallel to the longitudinal tubular body, the monorail also supported by the platform such that the monorail is within five feet of the longitudinal tubular body and arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal tubular body; and
at least two side-directed input ports in the longitudinal tubular body adapted to receive a mud pipe for attachment, wherein each of the at least two side-directed input ports faces substantially towards and above the monorail to provide unobstructed lateral attachment of a mud pipe.
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Abstract
A manifold directs the flow of drilling mud from a drilling rig. A longitudinal tubular body has a first end and a second end, such that the longitudinal tubular body is supported by at least two supports of a platform. The platform can support a monorail that is parallel to the longitudinal tubular body, so that it is five feet of the longitudinal tubular body. The longitudinal tubular body can have at least three side directed input ports so that the ports are adapted to receive a mud pipe for attachment. Each of the three side-directed input ports can face substantially towards and above the monorail to provide unobstructed lateral attachment of a mud pipe to the longitudinal tubular body.
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18 Claims
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1. A manifold for directing the flow of drilling mud from a drilling rig, the manifold comprising:
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a longitudinal tubular body having a first end and a second end, the longitudinal tubular body is supported by at least two supports of a platform; a monorail that is parallel to the longitudinal tubular body, the monorail also supported by the platform such that the monorail is within five feet of the longitudinal tubular body and arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal tubular body; and at least two side-directed input ports in the longitudinal tubular body adapted to receive a mud pipe for attachment, wherein each of the at least two side-directed input ports faces substantially towards and above the monorail to provide unobstructed lateral attachment of a mud pipe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A manifold for directing flow of drilling mud from a drilling rig, the manifold comprising:
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a longitudinal body having a first support and a second support, wherein the longitudinal body has at least two sideways extending pipes that extend in parallel to each other; wherein the longitudinal body has a downstream terminal end located at an end-point of the longitudinal body and an upstream terminal end located at an end-point of the longitudinal body opposite to the downstream terminal end, wherein each of the downstream and upstream terminal ends has a flange with through-holes for bolting additional conduits to such downstream and upstream terminal ends; wherein the longitudinal body has at least two monorail supports extending therefrom to support a monorail, and the monorail is substantially below the at least two sideways extending pipes and the at least two sideways extending pipes support a monorail to be substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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