Method and apparatus for cleaning solids coated with oil
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD APPARATUS FOR CLEANING SOLIDS COATED WITH OIL AND REMOVING OIL THEREFROM IS DISCLOSED AND INCLUDES A SOLIDS CLARIFIER TANK HAVING A SELECTED LIQUID THEREIN AND FOR RECEIVING A PORTION OF OIL WELL PRODUCTION COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF OIL AND SOLID COATED WITH OIL AND HAVING A BAFFLE POSITIONED THEREIN TO DIVIDE THE CLARIFIER TANK INTO UPPER AND LOWER CHAMBERS AND A PUMP OPERATIVE TO INJECT A SURFACTANT INTO MIXTURE OF OIL AND SOLIDS COATED WITH OIL AND THE SELECTED LIQUID WHICH IS MIXED BY AGITATION OR MIXING BLADES TO DISBURSE THE SURFACTANT THROUGHOUT THE MIXTURE TO EFFECT RISING OF THE OIL WHICH IS REMOVED FROM THE UPPER CHAMBER AND SETTLING OF THE SOLIDS WHICH ARE REMOVED FROM A LOWER PORTION OF THE LOWER CHAMBER AS A SOLIDS-LIQUID SLURRY WHICH IS SEPARATED INTO A SOLIDS PORTION TO BE DISCHARGED FOR DISPOSAL AND A LIQUID PORTION WHICH IS RETURNED TO THE CLARIFIER TANK. D R A W I N G
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- 👤 B Finley
- 👤 P Sturdivan
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