公开(公告)号：US20160194555A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-07

申请号：US15068202

申请日：2016-03-11

Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Inventor： Edward Malachosky ,  Jonathan Mark Getliff

IPC: C09K8/80

CPC classification number: C09K8/80 ,  C09K8/805 ,  E21B21/066 ,  E21B43/267

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and techniques for manufacturing proppant or lost circulation material from drilling cuttings. In an example embodiment, a method for manufacturing proppant or lost circulation material from drilling cuttings includes obtaining solid drilling cuttings from drilling fluid, removing any remaining hydrocarbon from the solid drilling cuttings, and rending the solid drilling cuttings into a powder form. The method further includes using the powdered drilling cuttings as raw material in a proppant or lost circulation material manufacturing process. In an example embodiment, the proppant or lost circulation material manufacturing process can be sintering or flame spheroidization.

Abstract translation: 本公开提供了用于从钻屑制造支撑剂或缺失循环材料的方法和技术。 在一个示例性实施例中，用于从钻孔切割中制造支撑剂或缺少循环材料的方法包括从钻井液中获得固体钻孔切屑，从固体钻孔切屑中除去任何剩余的烃，以及将固体钻屑切割成粉末形式。 该方法还包括使用粉状钻屑作为支撑剂或流失物质制造过程中的原料。 在一个示例性实施方案中，支撑剂或流失物质的制造方法可以是烧结或火焰球化。

公开(公告)号：US09714377B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US15068202

申请日：2016-03-11

Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Inventor： Edward Malachosky ,  Jonathan Mark Getliff

IPC: C09K8/80 ,  E21B21/06 ,  E21B43/267

CPC classification number: C09K8/80 ,  C09K8/805 ,  E21B21/066 ,  E21B43/267

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and techniques for manufacturing proppant or lost circulation material from drilling cuttings. In an example embodiment, a method for manufacturing proppant or lost circulation material from drilling cuttings includes obtaining solid drilling cuttings from drilling fluid, removing any remaining hydrocarbon from the solid drilling cuttings, and rending the solid drilling cuttings into a powder form. The method further includes using the powdered drilling cuttings as raw material in a proppant or lost circulation material manufacturing process. In an example embodiment, the proppant or lost circulation material manufacturing process can be sintering or flame spheroidization.