Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Treating Drill Cuttings Waste with Oil Contamination by Microwave Treatment then by Earthworms Technique

2^nd International Conference on Petrochemistry and Natural Gas

November 23-24, 2022 | Webinar

Ahmed A. Khdair

Baghdad University college of petroleum Engineering

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Pet Environ Biotechnol

Abstract:

In this essay, two techniques were used to treat the drill cuttings resulting from oil-based drilling fluid. Whereas amounts of drill cuttings were taken from the southern Rumaila fields, prepared for testing and fixed with 100 g per sample and contaminated with two types of crude oil, one from the southern Rumaila fields and the other from the eastern Baghdad field with concentrations of 10% and 15% w/w in mass. Samples were treated first in the microwave with a power applied of 540 & 180 watt and a time period of 50 minutes. It was found that the results reached below 1% w/w in mass, except for two samples they reached below 1.5% w/w in mass. Then, the sample with the highest treated concentration of 14100 PPM was treated on three groups of earthworms, which are 5, 10 and 15 in numbers. After the appropriate conditions were prepared for testing and for an incubation period of 21 days, the results highlighted the effectiveness of the succession process by reaching concentrations below 5000 PPM.

Biography :

Ahmed want to complete his Ms.c at the age of 27 years from Baghdad University and Bs.c studies from Baghdad University college of petroleum Engineering.