US 12,129,722 B2
Drill cuttings handling and shipping system
Bakr Abdulrahim Al-Ghamdi, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/156,932.
Prior Publication US 2024/0247555 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 21/06 (2006.01); B65G 65/44 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 21/066 (2013.01) [B65G 65/44 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. A method of separating drill cuttings from a drilling fluid on an offshore platform and transporting the drill cuttings from the offshore platform, the method comprising:
loading the drill cuttings and the drilling fluid into a first chamber of a multi-chambered collection bin disposed on the offshore platform;
flowing a portion of the drilling fluid from the first chamber to a second chamber of the multi-chambered collection bin through a screen partition disposed within the multi-chambered collection bin;
unloading the drill cuttings from the first chamber directly off the offshore platform and into a transport vehicle remote from the offshore platform with an unloading bulk conveyor; and
pumping the portion of the drilling fluid from the second chamber.