Patent ID: 9453515
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B65G,E21B,F04B,F04D,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A method for depositing a lost circulation material into a drilling fluid holding tank, comprising: storing a quantity of lost circulation material in a storage receptacle at a well drilling site; conveying a selected quantity of the quantity of lost circulation material directly from the storage receptacle into the drilling fluid holding tank by: positioning a second end of a fluid port assembly in fluid communication with a fluid contained in the drilling fluid holding tank, the fluid port assembly having a first open end connected to the flexible exhaust hose; and drawing the fluid from the drilling fluid holding tank through the fluid port assembly and discharging the fluid into the flexible exhaust hose and onto the lost circulation material as the lost circulation material is passing through the flexible exhaust hose.