Method of and apparatus for disposing of drilling waste
OwnerAlan Krawchuk, Dustin Jackinventors
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Abstract
A receptacle for disposing of drilling waste includes a frame, a body coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, a flap movable relative to the body between closed position in which the opening is covered and an open position for receiving waste and releasing the waste, and an actuator. The actuator acts between the body and the frame to rotate the body relative to the frame and cause the body to move relative to the flap for releasing the waste at a dump site.
Claims15
A method of disposing of drilling waste utilizing a waste receptacle, the waste receptacle including a frame, a body coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, the body including an opening to receive and release waste, the method comprising:
- receiving the waste in the opening of the receptacle;
- coupling the frame of the receptacle to a helicopter;
- transporting, by the helicopter, the receptacle to a dump site;
- and
- rotating the receptacle relative to the frame to cause the body to rotate relative to the frame to release the waste at a dump site.
A receptacle for disposing of drilling waste, the receptacle comprising:
- a frame;
- a body coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame, the body including an opening therein to receive and release waste;
- a flap movable relative to the body between closed position in which the opening is covered and an open position for receiving waste and releasing the waste;
- an actuator acting between the body and the frame to rotate the body relative to the frame and cause the body to move relative to the flap for releasing the waste at a dump site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.