Reservatório de lama de perfuração em Fort McMurray, Alberta

Desafio

Grande volume de fluido de perfuração de exploração de petróleo e gás armazenado no reservatório de lama de perfuração para ser solidificado em um frio intenso em Fort McMurray, AB, em janeiro. A longa distância até o local de descarte de líquidos tornou os custos de transporte e descarte de líquidos extremamente altos. Após o tratamento, os resíduos de fluidos de perfuração solidificados foram transportados para um local de descarte de sólidos, economizando aproximadamente 8 horas por carga.

Solução

Large volumes and other logistical issues necessitated MetaFLO’s reagents to be mechanically mixed with the waste drill mud. Mixing was completed by an excavator in the storage sump. MetaFLO’s reagents perform well in extreme cold and achieved the required paint filter solids criteria on this project.

Resultado

Competing reagents were treated concurrently on another site for comparison by the owner. While the competing process was rejected at the landfill, MetaFLO’s treated solids met the same landfill’s requirements and were accepted.