Maximizing Operational Efficiencies and Reducing Well Cost Through Effective Drilling-Waste Management

Drilling at remote sites, such as artificial islands, comes with challenges, not least of which is drilling-waste management. Drill cuttings, generated from the wellbore during drilling, traditionally are the focus of attention, and a solution is available to treat this waste stream at source. In many projects, however, slop waste and, in some cases, conductor drilling waste is also generated. Until now, no one process has been able to treat these two additional waste streams at source. Adopting traditional waste treatment methods for these waste streams at a remote site could increase project overheads by more than 200%, vs. a conventional wellsite.