PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15752789
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-08
Patent Classification: ["175", "057000"]

Abstract:
An apparatus ( 10 ) for capturing drilling fluid returns in an exploration drilling process, as well as a related method of capturing the drilling fluid returns. The apparatus ( 10 ) is adapted to be fitted onto a drill collar/casing ( 11 ) adjacent its open top ( 13 ). The apparatus ( 10 ) comprises a body ( 21 ) defining a reservoir ( 23 ) for receiving the drilling fluid returns flowing out through the open top end ( 13 ) of the drill collar/casing ( 11 ) and spilling into the reservoir ( 23 ). The reservoir ( 23 ) comprises a collecting portion ( 25 ) in which the fluid returns spilling from the drill collar/casing ( 11 ) can be collected. The reservoir ( 23 ) also comprises a sump portion ( 27 ) which can receive the drilling fluid returns and from which the drilling fluid returns can be pumped by way of a sump pump ( 28 ). The reservoir ( 23 ) is configured to direct the drilling fluid returns collected by the collecting portion ( 25 ) to the sump portion ( 27 ) as a continuous flow.

Claim (Index 1):
An apparatus for capturing all drilling fluid returns from a drill collar/casing for representative sampling and/or processing of the drilling fluid returns, the apparatus comprising a body defining a reservoir for receiving all of the drilling fluid returns discharging from the drill collar/casing, the body being adapted for sealing engagement with the drill collar/casing whereby the reservoir receives the discharging drilling fluid returns, the reservoir comprising a collecting portion for collecting the discharging drilling fluid returns and a sump portion from which the collected drilling fluids can be pumped, the reservoir being configured to direct flow of collected drilling fluid returns from the collecting portion to the sump portion.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.84722
- Patent Class: 175.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['11574921', '11850479', '12949170', '15528305', '12745633']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7013883424667345
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4665662155517142
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6779061297752326
- Mean Citation Score: 212.978676
- Max Citation Score: 236.32506
- Similarity Product: 194.8656532562077

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test