The application of the plant and machines is the decontamination of soil cuttings which are generated during drilling operations. The cuttings are contaminated with oil based drilling mud. The purpose is to reach the UK 500 mg/kg limit on hydrocarbon contamination of soil. The decontaminated soil may be placed on non-hazardous landfill sites without further treatment, or may be used e.g. in road constructions, ceramic industry or other industrial use.
Traditional soil decontamination methods are labour intensive and expensive. The soil and drill cuttings have to be transported in order that they can be treated and the costly lubricating oils used are not easily recovered.
MUD MAX© can be sized to match your need and may become an integral part of the recovered process. Soil, water and oil are separated and then cleansed.
The separation and cleansing process is so effective that both the water and the oils used can be recovered and used again. The potential savings are significant.
Not only does MUD MAX© clean and recover quickly and efficiently it also allows you to choose the appropriate separation steps depending upon the contents of the waste cuttings.
Immediate benefits are, MUD MAX© reduces transportation costs, recovers valuable resources, and cuts operating costs substantially.
