A method for determining a screen break may include obtaining a fluid stream after a screening system in a drilling process; placing the fluid stream into a screen break detector; obtaining a pressure within a well of the screen break detector when the screening system is in a first state; obtaining a pressure within the well of the screen break detector when the screening system is in a second state; determining a differential pressure within the well of the screen break detector obtained when the screening system is in the second state compared to the pressure when the screen break is in the first state; and transmitting a notification to an operator when the pressure within the screen break detector obtained when the screening system is in the second state is greater than the pressure within the screen break detector when the screening system is in the first state.

A shale shaker buffer and wear reduction barrier, placed between a shale shaker filter screen, shale shaker wear items and a shale shaker deck of a shale shaker for the prevention of vibratory and friction-induced wear that is reversibly adhered, placeable and replaceable to a shale shaker filter screen, shale shaker wear items and a shale shaker deck of a shale shaker basket to decrease wear on a shale shaker's functional components, singularly and in combination. The buffer and wear reduction barrier that is the present invention serves the additional function of a solids control barrier as an operable seal between a shale shaker filter screen, wear items and deck of a shale shaker to obviate entrance of solids into mud pits via wear induced areas of separation between shale shaker filter screen, wear items and a deck of a shale shaker.

A separating screen conveyor for sorting a material into fractions having different distributions of a property of the particles or items. The conveyor screen has a row of shafts mutually spaced in a conveying direction, each shaft carrying a row of axially spaced discs for intermittently urging material on the sorting conveyor upward and in the conveying direction. The discs are releasably clamped to the shafts which have strips oriented in longitudinal direction of the shafts on circumferential surfaces of the shafts. The strips have toothed surfaces. Openings of the discs each have a recess closely fitting to the strips and teeth in engagement with the teeth of the toothed surfaces of the strips. The pitch of the teeth of the strips is smaller than the maximum widths of the discs in the longitudinal direction of the shaft.

A slurry management system. The slurry management system may include a screen assembly and an RFID reader. The screen assembly may include a shaker screen and RFID tags arranged on the shaker screen. The RFID reader may be positioned to read locations of the RFID tags.

A system for cleaning, repairing, and/or replacing damaged shaker screens is disclosed. The system may comprise a shale shaker with a replaceable shaker screen, at least one camera, and a computer processor. The camera is positioned to capture images of the shale shaker screen and the processor is capable of receiving said images from the camera. The processor is configured to analyze the images and detect damaged regions of the shale shaker screen. The processor is also configured to determine when a screen is damaged above a pre-defined threshold. Certain embodiments allow for the automatic cleaning, repair, and/or replacement of the shaker screen.

A method for determining a screen break may include obtaining a fluid stream after a screening system in a drilling process; placing the fluid stream into a screen break detector; obtaining a pressure within a well of the screen break detector when the screening system is in a first state; obtaining a pressure within the well of the screen break detector when the screening system is in a second state; determining a differential pressure within the well of the screen break detector obtained when the screening system is in the second state compared to the pressure when the screen break is in the first state; and transmitting a notification to an operator when the pressure within the screen break detector obtained when the screening system is in the second state is greater than the pressure within the screen break detector when the screening system is in the first state.

Embodiments of a shale shaker filtration system of the present invention generally include a filtration component, a positioning component, and a frame, wherein the filtration component includes at least one screen having one or more layers of a sieving material, the positioning component includes one or more first connecting members and one or more second connecting members, and the frame is sub-divided into a plurality of units having openings; and wherein each positioning component is disposed at least partially within a frame unit opening and is reversibly engaged with the frame via the second connecting member(s), and each filtration component is disposed on top of a positioning component and is reversibly engaged therewith via the first connecting member(s). Embodiments of a method of filtering solid materials from a liquid utilizing embodiments of a shale shaker filtration system of the present invention are also provided.

Systems and methods associated with screening systems are provided. In one example implementation, a screening system has a plurality of screen panels. Each of the screen panels define a screening surface with one or more apertures configured to separate material. The system includes a panel node associated with each of the plurality of screen panels. The system includes a controller node associated with the screening system. The controller node is operable to communicate with each panel node. Each panel node can include one or more sensing elements. The panel node further comprises a communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate information to the controller node.

This disclosure is generally drawn to systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods, related to monitoring a shaker and monitoring a room in which shaker(s) operate. Specifically, the disclosed systems, devices, apparatuses, and/or methods relate to controlling an actuated arm to inspect, remove, replace, repair, clean the shaker and/or screen assemblies based on monitoring the shaker and its screen assemblies, and to adjust or maintain shaker(s) in a defined area such as the room in which shaker(s) operate. While the examples disclosed herein generally describe shakers for separating solids from fluids, the present disclosure contemplates that other separation equipment (e.g., machines for separating solids from other solids) may also be monitored and controlled by the systems and methods described herein.

A grizzly screen member assembly with a replaceable tip end. The grizzly screen member assembly comprises an elongate base member and a replaceable tip member coupled removably coupled to the replaceable tip member. The elongate base member may be coupled to a panel and assembled into a grizzly feeder system or coupled to the grizzly feeder system itself.