A waste oil-based drilling fluid treatment device
By designing a multi-wellbore device for underground gasification reaction, waste oil-based drilling fluid is converted into combustible gas, solving the problems of complexity and pollution of existing treatment methods and achieving low-cost recycling.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORP
- Filing Date
- 2022-11-02
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-12
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for treating oil-based drilling fluids are complex and costly, and reinjection methods may lead to formation contamination and energy waste.
A device comprising multiple wellbores and reaction chambers was designed to ignite underground reservoirs by injecting a gasifying agent and carry out a gasification reaction, converting waste oil-based drilling fluid into combustible gas, which is then cracked and recovered using underground high temperatures.
It reduced processing costs, decreased formation pollution, enabled the recycling of waste oil-based drilling fluids, and improved the utilization rate of abandoned reservoirs.
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