Patent ID: 7195084

Claim:
A vessel for selectively holding drilling cuttings material, the vessel comprising a body, the body comprising a hollow container with an interior space for receiving drilling cuttings material and from which drilling cuttings material may exit from the body, a first opening through which the drilling cuttings material is introducible into the hollow container, a second opening through which the drilling cuttings material is passable out from the hollow container, movement apparatus, the movement apparatus comprising a movement member within the hollow container and movable adjacent the second opening to facilitate passage of the drilling cuttings material into the second opening, an inlet in the body through which compressed gas under pressure is flowable into the body to facilitate the passage of the drilling cuttings material through the body, the movement apparatus further comprising power apparatus connected to the movement member for moving the movement member, wherein the second opening has a length and the movement member comprises an elongated member with a length substantially equal to the length of the second opening, wherein the second opening has a width and the movement member is movable back and forth across said width, and conveyance apparatus located below the second opening, the conveyance apparatus including a conduit for receiving the drilling cuttings material passing through the second opening.