Abstract:
A method for controlling viscosity (or density) of drilling fluid containing solids, said drilling fluid circulating in a drilling fluid system, which method comprises the steps of: (a) feeding drilling fluid into a container (16); (b) sensing with a viscosity (or density) sensor (19) a viscosity (or density) of drilling fluid in said container (16) and providing a viscosity (or density) signal representative thereof; (c) in response to said viscosity (or density) signal pumping a portion of said drilling fluid to a solids separation apparatus (40); (d) separating with said solids separation apparatus (40) at least some of the solids from said portion of drilling fluid; and (e) returning to said drilling fluid system drilling fluid and/or solids separated in step (d) to adjust the viscosity (or density) of said drilling fluid in said container (16).
Abstract:
A shale shaker (1200) for separating solids from a solids laden fluid, the shale shaker comprising a base (1202), a basket (1230) movably mounted on the base, the basket having at least one screening surface (1316) therein, the at least one screening surface having a feed end (1326) and a discharge end (1311), at least a portion of the at least one screening surface inclined from a feed end to the discharge end, the shale shaker having an electromagnetic vibratory apparatus (1240) for vibrating the basket and the at least one screening surface.
Abstract:
A method for remediating drilled cuttings material comprising solids, oil, and water, the method comprising the steps of feeding the drilled cuttings material (13) into a thermal treatment apparatus (2) and heating the drilled cuttings material therein to produce heated solids (26,28) and a stream (29) with oil, water and solids therein, discharging the heated cuttings from the thermal treatment apparatus (2), feeding the stream to a quench apparatus (4) to cool said stream (29) producing a cooled stream (16,25), characterised in that the method further comprises the step of feeding the cooled stream (16,20,25) to a weir tank (40) and producing with the weir tank (40) a first cleaned stream with oil (24) therein and a dirty stream (17) with liquid and solids therein. An apparatus for remediating drilled cuttings material, the apparatus comprising a thermal treatment apparatus (2), a quench apparatus (4), characterised in that the apparatus further comprises a weir tank apparatus (40).
Abstract:
An apparatus for treating a contaminated fluid, said apparatus comprising a supply apparatus for supplying an extracting fluid at, near or above a critical point fluid, an extractor vessel in which contaminated fluid is subjected to said extracting fluid, the apparatus further comprising monitoring means, control means and a processing unit for processing information obtained from said monitoring means or for controlling said control means characterised in that said apparatus further comprises cooling means for said monitoring means or said control means or said processing unit, wherein said cooling for said cooling means is obtained from extracting fluid.
Abstract:
An apparatus for treating a contaminated fluid, said apparatus comprising a supply apparatus for supplying an extracting fluid at, near or above a critical point fluid, an extractor vessel in which contaminated fluid is subjected to said extracting fluid, the apparatus further comprising monitoring means, control means and a processing unit for processing information obtained from said monitoring means or for controlling said control means characterised in that said apparatus further comprises cooling means for said monitoring means or said control means or said processing unit, wherein said cooling for said cooling means is obtained from extracting fluid.
Abstract:
A vibratory separator (120) for screening solids laden drilling mud, said vibratory separator comprising at least one screen (121, 122, 123) arranged in a basket (101) isolated from a base (105), vibratory apparatus (107) for vibrating said at least one screen and means (131, 132, 133) for adjusting the angle of said at least one screen, such that in use solids laden drilling mud forms a pool on said at least one screen, the pool having a surface (137, 138, 139), the surface having a trailing edge defining a beach characterized in that a measuring device (124, 125, 126) is arranged to measure a distance related to the position of the surface to assess the length of said beach.
Abstract:
A vibratory separator for screening solids laden drilling mud, said vibratory separator comprising at least one screen arranged in a basket isolated from a base, vibratory apparatus for vibrating said at least one screen and means for adjusting the angle of said at least one screen, such that in use solids laden drilling mud forms a pool on said at least one screen, the pool having a surface, the surface having a trailing edge defining a beach characterised in that a measuring device is arranged to measure a distance related to the position of the surface to assess the length of said beach.