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Domestic oil and gas resources have been developed since the nineteenth century, and technology has evolved for drilling, fracturing ("fracking"), extraction, transport of crude oil or unprocessed gas for further refinement, and management of waste streams generated by these activities.[1] Effective and responsible waste handling and disposal are key elements of an organization's environmental management system. Exploration and Production (E&P) waste as defined will be any material, solid, liquid or mixture that is surplus to requirements. There is increasing international concern that wastes be properly managed in order to minimize their potential to cause harm to health or the environment. These hazards include flammability, reactivity, corrosivity, longevity in the environment and human, animal, or plant toxicity. Moreover, efficient management of waste can reduce operating costs and potential liabilities.[2] Efficient management of waste depends on advanced characterization technology.
Oil E&P wastes[3]
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E&P wastes characterized by Alfa Chemistry include but not limited to:
Drilling fluids
Cuttings
Produced water
Fracturing fluid returns
Associated wastes: oily sludges; workover wastes; well completion and well abandonment wastes (such as left over cement and drilling fluid); other small volume wastes associated with oil production
Oil and gas exploration and production waste management. http://astswmo.org/files/policies/Materials_Management/Final%20BUTF%20OilGas%20Survey%20Report%20March%202015.pdf
Exploration and Production (E&P) waste management guidelines. Report No.2.58/196, September 1993. https://deq.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/Land/EP-waste-mngt-gdlns-1993.pdf
Oil exploration and production wastes initiative. https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/upload/HWMP_REP_OilWastes.pdf