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Title: Information on commercial disposal facilities that may have received offshore drilling wastes.

Abstract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing regulations that would establish requirements for discharging synthetic-based drill cuttings from offshore wells into the ocean. Justification for allowing discharges of these cuttings is that the environmental impacts from discharging drilling wastes into the ocean may be less harmful than the impacts from hauling them to shore for disposal. In the past, some onshore commercial facilities that disposed of these cuttings were improperly managed and operated and left behind environmental problems. This report provides background information on commercial waste disposal facilities in Texas, Louisiana, California, and Alaska that received or may have received offshore drilling wastes in the past and are now undergoing cleanup.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
764201
Report Number(s):
ANL/EA/RP-102480
TRN: AH200116%%185
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 25 Aug 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; OFFSHORE DRILLING; POLLUTION REGULATIONS; US EPA; DRILLING FLUIDS; MINERAL WASTES; MARINE DISPOSAL; GROUND DISPOSAL; SANITARY LANDFILLS; TEXAS; LOUISIANA; CALIFORNIA; ALASKA

Citation Formats

Gasper, J R, Veil, J A, and Ayers, R. C., Jr. Information on commercial disposal facilities that may have received offshore drilling wastes.. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.2172/764201.
Gasper, J R, Veil, J A, & Ayers, R. C., Jr. Information on commercial disposal facilities that may have received offshore drilling wastes.. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/764201
Gasper, J R, Veil, J A, and Ayers, R. C., Jr. 2000. "Information on commercial disposal facilities that may have received offshore drilling wastes.". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/764201. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/764201.
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title = {Information on commercial disposal facilities that may have received offshore drilling wastes.},
author = {Gasper, J R and Veil, J A and Ayers, R. C., Jr.},
abstractNote = {The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing regulations that would establish requirements for discharging synthetic-based drill cuttings from offshore wells into the ocean. Justification for allowing discharges of these cuttings is that the environmental impacts from discharging drilling wastes into the ocean may be less harmful than the impacts from hauling them to shore for disposal. In the past, some onshore commercial facilities that disposed of these cuttings were improperly managed and operated and left behind environmental problems. This report provides background information on commercial waste disposal facilities in Texas, Louisiana, California, and Alaska that received or may have received offshore drilling wastes in the past and are now undergoing cleanup.},
doi = {10.2172/764201},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/764201}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
month = {Fri Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2000}
}