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10. Transport of cuttings to shore for disposal
The option of transporting drill cuttings from the rig has a number of attractions. Unlike the use of WBM or Cuttings Re-Injection, the skip and ship option can be applied to any drilling operation from platform or MDU. The rig upgrades required to allow this containment option are minimal and can be implemented quickly and cheaply. Since the rig site equipment is simple and reliable, equipment failure is less likely than for Cuttings Re-Injection. A number of process technologies have been developed for treating the cuttings which recover and recycle base oil from the cuttings leaving an inert material that can be used as building material.