摘要 |
A method and a device for cleaning drill cuttings comprising cuttings and oil-based drilling mud, wherein a significant proportion of the drilling mud is removed from the drill cut- tings, and wherein the method comprises: - disposing the drill cuttings in a receptacle (1); - vibrating the receptacle (1) until particle fluidization of the drill cuttings takes place; - maintaining the drill cuttings in a particle- fluidized state during the subsequent treatment; - adding a soap to the drill cuttings; - allowing the soap to flow through the drill cuttings whilst the drill cuttings are particle- fluidized; - draining liquid from the receptacle (1); and - then emptying cleaned drill cuttings out of the receptacle (1). |