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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Trey W. Anderson, Pearland, TX (US);
Gary E. Fout, Cypress, TX (US);
Gordon Macmillian Logan, Aberdeen, GB;
John Koch, Houston, TX (US);
Trey W. Anderson, Pearland, TX (US);
Gary E. Fout, Cypress, TX (US);
Gordon MacMillian Logan, Aberdeen, GB;
John Koch, Houston, TX (US);
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method transferring drill cuttings, the method comprising transferring the drill cuttings from a pressurized transference device to a pressurized container; transferring the drill cuttings from the pressurized container to a land-based pit discharging station; and discharging the drill cuttings into the land-based pit discharging station. Also, a system for transferring drill cuttings while drilling, the system comprising a pressurized transfer device; a pressurized container in fluid communication with the pressurized transfer device; a conduit disposed between the pressurized transfer device and the pressurized container; and a land-based pit discharging station in fluid communication with the pressurized container.