| 摘要 |
<p>A cuttings processing system for treating cuttings produced while drilling wells using a drilling mud containing a hydrocarbon and a method for using the same are disclosed. The processing system includes a spin flash drying chamber (34) and can include also a fan (36), a solids removal system (38) and a heater. The fan can be configurated to circulate the vapor within the system. The solids removal system can be configurated to remove particulates from the vapor to provide filtered vapor. A heater is provided to heat the filtered vapor into the superheated region. The heater can be associated with the solids removal system to receive the filtered vapor therefrom. The drying chamber is configured to receive the cuttings. The drying chamber is connected to the heater to receive the superheated and filtered vapor therefrom to promote the emitting of the vapor from the cuttings. The drying chamber is connected to the solids removal system to convey the vapor and dried particulated thereto to form a substantially closed loop.</p> |
