WO2010018399A3 - Apparatus and method for facilitating separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon laden drill cuttings produced in the drilling of wellbores - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for facilitating separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon laden drill cuttings produced in the drilling of wellbores Download PDF

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WO2010018399A3
WO2010018399A3 PCT/GB2009/050999 GB2009050999W WO2010018399A3 WO 2010018399 A3 WO2010018399 A3 WO 2010018399A3 GB 2009050999 W GB2009050999 W GB 2009050999W WO 2010018399 A3 WO2010018399 A3 WO 2010018399A3
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hydrocarbons
wellbores
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facilitating separation
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George Alexander Burnett
Brian Bender Madsen
Dale Alton Pierce
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National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
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Priority to GB1102463.5A priority patent/GB2475810B/en
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Priority to NO20110094A priority patent/NO344451B1/en

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
    • E21B21/063—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole by separating components
    • E21B21/065—Separating solids from drilling fluids
    • E21B21/066—Separating solids from drilling fluids with further treatment of the solids, e.g. for disposal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09B—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B09B3/00—Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09C—RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09C1/00—Reclamation of contaminated soil
    • B09C1/06—Reclamation of contaminated soil thermally
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E21B21/06—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
    • E21B21/063—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole by separating components
    • E21B21/065—Separating solids from drilling fluids

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Abstract

An apparatus (10) and method for facilitating separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon laden drill cuttings (11), the apparatus comprising a thermal treatment (12) apparatus and a feeder apparatus (40), the thermal treatment apparatus comprising a reactor (14) and the feeder apparatus comprising a metering screw (60) for receiving and feeding drill cuttings material (11) into the reactor (14), the apparatus further comprising a control system for controlling the metering screw.
PCT/GB2009/050999 2008-08-14 2009-08-11 Apparatus and method for facilitating separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon laden drill cuttings produced in the drilling of wellbores WO2010018399A2 (en)

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CA2731553A CA2731553C (en) 2008-08-14 2009-08-11 Apparatus and method for facilitating separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon laden drill cuttings produced in the drilling of wellbores
BRPI0911696A BRPI0911696A2 (en) 2008-08-14 2009-08-11 apparatus for facilitating the separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-loaded drill cuttings produced in well drilling and method for facilitating separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-loaded drill cuttings produced in well drilling
GB1102463.5A GB2475810B (en) 2008-08-14 2009-08-11 Apparatus and method for facilitating separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon laden drill cuttings produced in the drilling of wellbores
NO20110094A NO344451B1 (en) 2008-08-14 2011-01-19 Apparatus and method for facilitating the separation of hydrocarbons from hydrocarbonaceous drilling cuttings produced by drilling wells

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US12/228,670 US20100038143A1 (en) 2008-08-14 2008-08-14 Drill cuttings treatment systems
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