GB2464890A - A method and apparatus for recovering drilling mud - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for recovering drilling mud Download PDF

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GB2464890A
GB2464890A GB1003660A GB201003660A GB2464890A GB 2464890 A GB2464890 A GB 2464890A GB 1003660 A GB1003660 A GB 1003660A GB 201003660 A GB201003660 A GB 201003660A GB 2464890 A GB2464890 A GB 2464890A
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Emerson Clifford Gaddis
Dale Alton Pierce
Kenneth Arnold Morgan
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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
    • 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
    • E21B21/062—Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole by mixing components

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  • Separation Of Suspended Particles By Flocculating Agents (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Sludge (AREA)

Abstract

A method and apparatus for recovering spent drilling mud, the apparatus comprising a mixer (20) to mix flocculants with spent drilling mud to produce a mixture, heating said mixture with a heating apparatus (314) to produce a heated mixture, and separating drilling mud with a separating apparatus (330) from the heated mixture to produce separated drilling mud.
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US11/981,600 US20090107728A1 (en) 2007-10-31 2007-10-31 Drilling fluid recovery
PCT/GB2008/050896 WO2009056870A1 (en) 2007-10-31 2008-10-03 A method and apparatus for recovering drilling mud

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