Portable drill cuttings solidification system and method

摘要

A drill cuttings solidification system includes a cuttings tank for storage of a drill cuttings material, an additive tank for storage of a solidification material, and a solidification chamber. The cuttings tank and the additive tank are operatively connected to a portable unit. The cuttings tank includes a cuttings auger assembly for conveyance of the drill cuttings material to a cuttings outlet. The additive tank includes an additive auger assembly for conveyance of the solidification material to an additive outlet. The solidification chamber includes a housing enclosing the cuttings outlet and the additive outlet, and an impeller for mixing drill cuttings material transferred through the cuttings outlet and solidification material transferred through the additive outlet. The system further includes a discharge assembly extending from the solidification chamber to a discharge outlet. The discharge assembly is configured to rotate and vertically pivot a discharge conduit relative to the portable unit.

主权项

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.