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Estimation Of Drilling Wastes – An Environmental Concern While Drilling Oil And Gas Wells
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The volume of drilling waste
generated when drilling a well is also an important and costly factor,
especially when the waste must be transported, treated, or disposed
off-site(Fleming, et al., 2010). It is an important planning tool which
is usually not mentioned in the drilling waste management process.
Drilling waste could be better managed if the anticipated amount or
volume is appropriately quantified. Unfortunately, very few publications
have reported on drilling waste volume quantification and estimation
methods. This study seeks to identify the various types of drilling
wastes that pollutes the environment and how to minimize it. It presents
an effective method to quantify the volume of drilling waste generated
for an efficient waste management plan.
1.2 Literature Review
Environmental
pollution and waste management is a broad and extensive study area with
lots of publications. There is a tremendous amount of valuable
information available on the environmental impact of petroleum
operations and on ways to minimize that impact: however, this
information are scattered among thousands of books, reports and papers
making it difficult for industrial personnel to obtain specific
information on controlling the environmental effects of particular
operations (Reis, 1996). Again, very little of these materials focuses
on waste volume quantification.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTDespite its numerous benefits the search and production of crude oil poses a lot of dangers to the environment. Among these include land, water and air pollution. Prominent among the major sources of E&P waste is drilling operations which form the second largest source of waste after production activities. The major drilling wastes are drill cuttings, drilling mud and obnoxious gas emissions. These wastes are introduced into the environment through intentional as well as accidental disch ... Continue reading---
