Offshore thermal treatment of drill cuttings fed from a bulk...

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2007-12-06

2011-12-13

Beach, Thomas (Department: 3674)

Boring or penetrating the earth

Boring a submerged formation

C175S066000, C175S206000, C175S207000, C166S357000, C210S767000, C210S770000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08074738

ABSTRACT:
A system for offshore treatment of drill cuttings that includes a first pressurized vessel configured to receive contaminated drill cuttings and adapted to allow a compressed gas be introduced therein as the sole means for inducing movement of said contaminated drill cuttings in the first pressurized vessel, whereby at least a portion of the contaminated drill cuttings is discharged from the first pressurized vessel; and a reactor unit in fluid connection with the first pressurized vessel for separating the contaminated drill cuttings into drill cuttings and contaminants, wherein the reactor unit includes a processing chamber having at least one inlet and outlet; and a rotor mounted in the processing chamber, the rotor including a shaft; and a plurality of fixed rotor arms extending radially from the shaft is disclosed.

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