Apparatus for separating spent drilling materials

摘要

This disclosure is related to an apparatus for automatically separating spent drilling materials from air drilling operations. The apparatus includes a reservoir, a spent materials inlet, and a drill cuttings outlet. The apparatus also includes either a float system or a load cell system to actuate the drill cuttings outlet when the spent drilling materials reach a predetermined amount in the reservoir.

主权项

1. An automatic materials separation apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a reservoir; a spent materials inlet for receiving spent drilling materials from an air drilling operation; a drill cuttings outlet for removing drill cuttings from the reservoir; a load cell system having at least one load cell for determining the weight of the spent drilling materials in the reservoir and an actuating device for opening the drill cuttings outlet when the weight of the spent drilling materials reaches a predetermined weight.