Cuttings treatment and reuse
US8100198B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB09C1/08
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for treating drill cuttings including depositing drill cuttings in a desalinization cell, the desalinization cell having a high end, a low end, and a cuttings pad. The method further includes washing the drill cuttings in the desalinization cell with a liquid phase and removing a cuttings runoff from the drill cuttings. Also, a method for treating drill cuttings including depositing drill cuttings in a desalinator, the desalinator having a geometric structure having a perforated side. The method further includes adding a liquid phase to the desalinator through the perforated side, washing the drill cuttings in the desalinator with the liquid phase, and producing desalinated drill cuttings and a cuttings runoff.
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