METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF OIL AND SAND CUTTINGS

摘要

A method of treating oil-sand cuttings generated in the development of oil wells to reduce their oil content. A slurry is formed of the oil-sand cuttings and the slurry is sonicated using a sonic reactor to release floatable entrained hydrocarbons. The solids are separated from the sonicated slurry and are sufficiently clean to be returned to the environment. The recovered oil is reusable in industrial bulk oil applications.