Dry well filtration system

Patent · Tue Aug 25 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6106651

Mathews, L R; Work, J A

A filtration system is described comprising: means for minimizing clogging of a dry well by silt and gravel and removing suspended particles from water entering a dry well including in combination: a buffer tank having a top, bottom, first and second sides, and first and second ends, with a water inlet at the first end and water outlet at the second end; means for connecting the water outlet to a dry well drain pipe; means for connecting the water inlet to a source of water input; baffle means for trapping silt and gravel to prevent such silt and gravel from reaching the water outlet, the baffle means comprising a baffle plate in the tank extending from the first side to the second side and from the bottom to a predetermined distance from the top near the first end and located with respect to the water inlet to prevent water flow in a straight line from the water inlet to the water outlet; and filter means for removing suspended particles from water passing through the tank, the filter means including a filter member in the tank and extending from the first side to the second side and extending substantially from the top to the bottom, the filter member located between the baffle plate and the water outlet to prevent particles of greater than a predetermined size carried by water flowing through the water inlet from passing through the filter member to the water outlet.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-87-078363; EDB-87-167818
• Patent Number(s): US 4689145
• OSTI ID: 6106651
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020300* -- Petroleum-- Drilling & Production
03 NATURAL GAS
030300 -- Natural Gas-- Drilling
Production
& Processing
BAFFLES
BUFFERS
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
CONNECTORS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DRAINAGE
DRY HOLES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FILTERS
FILTRATION
FLOW REGULATORS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INTAKE STRUCTURES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NATURAL GAS WELLS
OIL WELLS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PIPES
PLUGGING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SILT
SIZE
TANKS
WATER
WELLS