Method of cleaning drilling fluid tanks and admixtures thereof
AssigneeJet Cycle LLC
InventorsThomas Smith, Jeremy Fuqua
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Abstract
A method of cleaning drilling fluid tanks is provided. The method includes washing drilling fluid within a first tank with fuel oil thereby forming a first admixture of drilling fluid and fuel oil. The method further includes reclaiming the first admixture and washing drilling fluid within a second tank with the reclaimed first admixture. The method further includes reclaiming a second admixture formed by the first admixture and the drilling fluid from the second tank. The method further includes washing drilling fluid within a third tank with the reclaimed second admixture.
Claims18
A method of cleaning drilling fluid tanks comprising:
- washing drilling fluid within a first tank with fuel oil thereby forming a first admixture of drilling fluid and fuel oil;
- reclaiming the first admixture;
- and
- washing drilling fluid within a second tank with the reclaimed first admixture.
A method of forming a cleaning fluid for cleaning drilling fluid tanks comprising:
- admixing a fuel oil and a drilling fluid within a first tank forming a first admixture;
- filtering the first admixture;
- and
- admixing the first admixture with a drilling fluid within a second tank forming a second admixture.
A method of forming a drilling fluid composition comprising:
- mixing fuel oil with virgin drilling fluid within a first tank thereby forming a first admixture;
- filtering the first admixture;
- mixing the filtered first admixture with virgin drilling fluid within a second tank thereby forming a second admixture;
- and
- filtering the second admixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.