Patent ID: 11879320
Assignee: PETROQUIP ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 12:
13. A system for trapping particulate matter disposed in a fluid produced from a wellbore, comprising:
production tubing disposed in a wellbore, the production tubing configured to flow a fluid produced from the wellbore;
a particle trap apparatus connected to the production tubing, the particle trap apparatus comprising:
a housing,
a first connection component disposed at a first end of the housing,
a second connection component disposed at a second end of the housing, and
a plurality of cavities disposed longitudinally in the housing,
wherein each of the plurality of cavities comprises a cavity surface comprising one or more apertures and one or more check valves;

a lifting device connected to the particle trap apparatus, the lifting device configured to flow the fluid at a rate of flow into the production tubing through the particle trap apparatus;
wherein the particle trap apparatus collects particulate matter disposed in the fluid when the rate of flow slows, becomes suspended, or reverses.