Patent ID: 9731987
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B01D,C02F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A weir tank for treating flowback and produced water, comprising: a first end; a second end; an internal chamber; a plurality of baffles that extend up from a bottom portion of the internal chamber, the baffles extending up from the bottom portion of the internal chamber comprising an arm that extends out in a direction toward the first end of the weir tank, wherein the plurality of baffles that extend up from the bottom portion of the internal chamber induce turbulent flow of fluid through the internal chamber and become shorter toward the second end of the weir tank; and a plurality of baffles that extend down from a top portion of the internal chamber, the baffles extending down from the top portion of the internal chamber positioned above the arms of the baffles extending up from the bottom portion of the internal chamber.