Reclamation of components of wellbore cuttings material
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1. A method comprising:
- flowing a drill cuttings mixture comprising drilling fluid and cuttings material to a dryer, wherein said dryer is adapted to dry said cuttings material below a preselected moisture content level;
producing dried cuttings material from said drill cuttings mixture with said dryer;
sensing a moisture content of said dried cuttings material;
conveying said dried cuttings material to a cuttings reinjection system with a conveyor system comprising a positive pressure pneumatic conveying apparatus; and
reinjecting said dried cuttings material into a well bore using said cuttings reinjection system.
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Abstract
A screen assembly for a shale shaker comprising a panel (500) and a support structure (600), the panel (500) having an area provided with a multiplicity of apertures and at least one layer of screening material arranged over the multiplicity of apertures, wherein said panel (500) is removable from said support structure (600).
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1. A method comprising:
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flowing a drill cuttings mixture comprising drilling fluid and cuttings material to a dryer, wherein said dryer is adapted to dry said cuttings material below a preselected moisture content level; producing dried cuttings material from said drill cuttings mixture with said dryer; sensing a moisture content of said dried cuttings material; conveying said dried cuttings material to a cuttings reinjection system with a conveyor system comprising a positive pressure pneumatic conveying apparatus; and reinjecting said dried cuttings material into a well bore using said cuttings reinjection system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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