Patent ID: 6102310
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B02C,D21B,E21B,F23G

Abstract:
A system for the homogenization of a slurry of segregated drill cuttings prior to injection into an earth formation comprising:a) a slurry tank having a discharge port;b) a conveyance for collecting and transporting said drill cuttings from a drilling platform shale shaker into said slurry tank;c) a fluid injection line connected to said slurry tank;d) a means for selectively choosing a fluid source connected to said fluid injection line;e) a transfer pump in fluid communication with said discharge port; andf) an in-line micron grinder having variable displacement rotor/stator assembly having a suction inlet port in fluid communication with said transfer pump and a discharge port selectively in conduit communication with an injection pump and said slurry tank.