Abstract:Today oil-contaminated drill cuttings are regarded as a waste in the oil industry and have to be treated before simply depositing in an onshore facility. Thermal technology to treat contaminated drill cuttings, remove most hydrocarbons and recover the subsurface material in a dry powder form exists. Due to the similarity between subsurface rock mineralogy and conventional bentonite used in the drilling fluid industry an extended laboratory study was carried out to evaluate the possibility of spud mud developme… Show more
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