Method of treating oil contaminated cuttings

Details Method of treating oil contaminated cuttings Method of treating oil contaminated cuttings

1984-10-10

1987-02-24

Guynn, Herbert B.

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Leather or fur treating

134 40, 175 66, 252 8511, 252 8510, C09K 702, B08B 700

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046456082

ABSTRACT:
A method of treating oil contaminated cuttings comprising the steps of: contacting the oil contaminated cuttings with a detergent solution comprising a solvent and a surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol ethoxylates, phenol ethoxylates, alkylphenol ethoxylates, amine ethoxylates, thioethers, and combinations thereof so as to wash the oil from the cuttings and into the detergent solution; and separating the washed cuttings from the detergent solution containing the removed oil. The detergent solution containing the removed oil is optionally recycled back into the drilling mud.

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Secondary and Tertiary Oil Recovery Processes, Publication by Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Oklahoma City, Okla., Sep., 1974, pp. 26 and 27.

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