Patent ID: 6106733
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: B09B,E21B

Abstract:
A method for remediating cuttings on an offshore rig from a wellbore, the method comprisingtransporting a system for remediating the cuttings to the offshore rig in transportable containers, the system including a thermal treatment system and a condensing system,feeding a slurry of the cuttings, including large pieces of material, with oil and water to the thermal treatment system and heating the slurry to produce heated cuttings and volatilized oil and water,discharging the heated cuttings from the thermal treatment system,feeding the volatilized oil and water to a filter system to filter out fine particulates from the volatilized oil and water,feeding the volatilized oil and water from the filter system to a condenser system producing a liquid stream, andfeeding the liquid stream to an oil/water separator producing an oil stream and a water stream.