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Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2019
Applicant:

Nov Canada Ulc, Calgary, CA;

Inventors:

Peter Brent Rochon, Edmonton, CA;

Joel Taylor Cawkell, Edmonton, CA;

Assignee:

NOV CANADA ULC, Calgary, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/06 (2006.01); B02C 13/06 (2006.01); B02C 13/286 (2006.01); B02C 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/066 (2013.01); B02C 13/06 (2013.01); B02C 13/2804 (2013.01); B02C 2013/28654 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cuttings processing unit may include a conveyor interface configured to interface with a mud cleaning complex to receive drill cuttings. The cuttings processing unit may further include a breaker mill module operably positioned to receive the cuttings via the conveyor interface, a cuttings tank module operably positioned beneath the breaker mill module, and a pump module operably positioned beneath the cuttings tank module. The breaker mill module may be configured to grind the cuttings into a finer composition. The cuttings tank module may be configured to agitate the finer composition and create a slurry. The pump module may be configured to move the slurry.


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