Process and apparatus for recovering usable water and other materials from oil field mud/waste pits
Patent
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OSTI ID:6581750
This invention discloses a process and apparatus for removing usable water and other components from drilling mud/waste mixtures containing water, solids, hydrocarbons and dissolved salt. Solids are separated from waste water resulting in recovery of a water stream containing hydrocarbons and dissolved salts. This stream is then separated into a recoverable hydrocarbon stream and a water stream containing dissolved salts. A reverse osmosis means is then utilized for separating the water stream containing dissolved salts into a permeate stream of environmentally safe water for reuse and a concentrated brine stream.
- Assignee:
- Romec Environmental Research and Development Inc
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4366063
- OSTI ID:
- 6581750
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
02 PETROLEUM
020800* -- Petroleum-- Waste Management
BRINES
DIFFUSION
DRILLING
DRILLING FLUIDS
FILTRATION
FLUIDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OSMOSIS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
PUMPS
RECOVERY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TRANSPORT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
WATER
WELL DRILLING
020800* -- Petroleum-- Waste Management
BRINES
DIFFUSION
DRILLING
DRILLING FLUIDS
FILTRATION
FLUIDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OSMOSIS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
PUMPS
RECOVERY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TRANSPORT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
WATER
WELL DRILLING