US Patent Issued to Elavo Energy Solutions on May 12 for "System and method for removing drilling fluid from drill cuttings using direct heat" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,162, issued on May 12, was assigned to Elavo Energy Solutions Ltd. (Calgary, Canada).

"System and method for removing drilling fluid from drill cuttings using direct heat" was invented by Barry McIntyre (Calgary, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for removing drilling fluid from wet drill cuttings are described. According to some embodiments, the method comprises, at a pressure above atmospheric pressure: combusting a rich air-fuel mixture at a rich combustion temperature, thereby producing a generally low oxygen, inert rich exhaust; providing said rich exhaust to the wet drill cuttings to contact and directly ...