| BMP ID: |
6301 |
| Title: |
Recycle or reuse the waste drilling fluid |
| Text: |
"Recycling. For example, the cost of closing a drilling site is increased if waste drilling fluid in a reserve pit must be dewatered and/or stabilized prior to closure. An alternative is to recycle or reuse the waste drilling fluid, e.g., in another drilling project. One company designed a multi-well drilling project where the same drilling fluid was used for drilling each successive well." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Oil and Gas Accountability Project, Best Practices |
| Citation Section: |
Minimizing Waste |
| Citation Page: |
1 |
| Supplemental Documents: |
See the Source Document for links to supplemental information
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Drilling
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| Oil / Gas Field: |
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Earthworks
1612 K. St., NW, Suite 808
Washington, DC 20006 United States |
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| Categories: |
Water Quantity and Rights
Water Quality and Pollution
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
| Species: |
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| Vegetation Types: |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
The result was significant cost savings and greatly reduced waste management concerns. Another cost effective alternative for reuse of waste drilling fluid is in plugging or spudding of other wells.
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| BMP Efficacy: |
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| Date Entered: |
2009-12-01 10:31 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-17 13:28 UTC |
