Patent ID: 9574413
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B04B,C02F,E21B

Claim:
1. A drill cuttings solidification system comprising: a cuttings tank for storage of a drill cuttings material, the cuttings tank comprising a cuttings auger assembly for conveyance of the drill cuttings material to a cuttings outlet, the cuttings auger assembly disposed within a cuttings auger trough at a base of the cuttings tank; an additive tank for storage of a solidification material, wherein the additive tank is operatively connected to the cuttings tank and the cuttings auger assembly extends through a tunnel in the additive tank, the additive tank and the cuttings tank both operatively connected to a portable unit, wherein the additive tank comprises an additive auger assembly for conveyance of the solidification material to an additive outlet, the additive auger assembly disposed within an additive auger trough at a base of the additive tank; a solidification chamber comprising a housing enclosing the cuttings outlet and the additive outlet, and an impeller disposed within the housing for mixing the drill cuttings material from the cuttings outlet and the solidification material from the additive outlet.