Patents Assigned to Associated Oiltools, Inc.
  • Apparatus and method for removing combustibles from drill cuttings
    Patent number: 4654150
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for removing combustibles from drill cuttings are provided wherein the drill cuttings are forced under pressure through an extrusion section having no moving parts. The extrusion section comprises a fixed mandrel coaxial with an outer cylindrical shell and having a thin annular chamber therebetween for heating the drill cuttings passing through the extrusion section. The drill cuttings then enter a separating means for removing the volatile combustibles from the solid drill cuttings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Associated Oiltools, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil E. Young