Patent ID: 8216459

Claim:
An apparatus for removing hydrocarbons and contaminates comprising: a. a first trailer; b. a hopper for receiving input material; c. a material moving device disposed in the hopper for ensuring continuous flow of the input material through the hopper; d. a controller for controlling a speed of the material moving device; e. a plurality of injection ports adjacent the material moving device for introducing a first fluid to the input material to form a first slurry; f. a separation tank for: receiving the first slurry, agitating the first slurry, and allowing particulate to settle to form a separated contaminate and a particulate effluent, wherein the separation tank comprises: (i) a first portion for receiving the first slurry; (ii) a separation tank pump in the first portion; (iii) an agitator port in fluid communication with the separation tank pump; (iv) a second portion in fluid communication with the first portion; and (v) an extractor disposed in the first portion; g. at least one scalper screen for receiving the particulate effluent and for separating the particulate effluent into a first hydrocarbon extracted particulate with a diameter greater than one thousand microns, thereby forming a second slurry; h. at least one scalper tank, wherein each scalper tank comprises a scalper agitator to form a suspension from the second slurry; i. at least one de-silting hydrocyclone for receiving the suspension and for removing a second hydrocarbon extracted particulate with a diameter greater seventy five microns to form a third slurry; j. a desilting screen for receiving the second hydrocarbon extracted particulate; k. a desilting tank containing a desilting agitator for receiving the third slurry and for forming an agitated third slurry; l. a clay extractor for: receiving the agitated third slurry, removing a third hydrocarbon extracted particulate with a diameter greater than ten microns, and forming a fourth slurry; m. a clay screen for receiving the third hydrocarbon extracted particulate; n. a clay slurry tank with a clay agitator for receiving the fourth slurry; and o. a heating device disposed within the clay slurry tank and in fluid communication with the desilting tank, the at least one scalper tank, and the first portion.