Economic analysis of proposed effluent limitations guidelines and standards for synthetic-based drilling fluids and other non-aqueous drilling fluids in the oil and gas extraction point source category
The Economic Analysis (EA) report is written to address the impacts of this proposed Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for Synthetic-Based and Other Non-Aqueous Drilling Fluids. Currently, effluent guidelines pertaining to the discharge of drilling fluids address two specific types of fluids: Oil-based drilling fluids (OBFs) that use diesel and mineral oil, which are prohibited from being discharged; and Water-based drilling Fluids (WBFs), which can be discharged subject to meeting certain discharge requirements, including a sheen test and an aqueous toxicity test, in certain limited offshore regions. Section Two presents sources of data, Section Three presents the industry profile, Section Four discusses the regulatory costs of options under consideration for the proposed rulemaking, and Section Five discusses the impacts of the proposed rule on firms, well drilling, and production, and also briefly discusses secondary impacts such as those on employment, output, inflation, balance of trade and other industries. Section Six presents EPA`s initial regulatory flexibility analysis as required under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA). Section Seven provides a brief summary of costs and benefits of the rule. Finally Appendix A documents how the per-well incremental costs were derived from EPA`s engineering cost estimates, and Appendix B presents numbers of wells estimated to be drilled annually by potentially affected firms and the resulting compliance costs associated with those firms.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Engineering and Analysis Div., Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 350493
- Report Number(s):
- PB-99-134249/XAB; EPA-821/B-98/020; TRN: 91172009
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: See also PB99-132961.; PBD: Feb 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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