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

Gasper, J. R. ; Veil, J. A. ; Ayers, R. C., Jr.

Argonne National Laboratory

关键词: 02 Petroleum;    Us Epa;    Sanitary Landfills;    Ground Disposal;    Environmental Impacts;   

DOI  :  10.2172/764201
RP-ID  :  ANL/EA/RP-102480
RP-ID  :  W-31-109-ENG-38
RP-ID  :  764201

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

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.