SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING LOST DRILLING MUD OVER SHALE SLIDES

摘要

An apparatus and method for recovering drilling fluid from drill cuttings, drill mud detritus solids, or both, lost over shale slides utilizing a vacuum suction system. Alternatively, the system may be used to recover drilling fluid directly from drill cuttings and drill mud detritus solids with the benefit of mud shaker systems. The embodied apparatus mounts to the end of a shale slide. The apparatus has a mesh screen, auto-adjust vacuum system, and an auto-adjustable pump return system with fluid monitoring system to return recovered waste drilling fluid to the mud tank.