Water Recycling Helps with Sustainability
Water is a precious commodity that is needed in all human activity and for life in general. The Oil & Gas industry uses and generates enormous quantities of this commodity. On average, for every barrel of oil produced there are eight barrels of associated wastewater. Increasing the efficiency of water usage and improving its management is both a high priority among E&P companies and a subject of intense scrutiny for the communities in which they operate.
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Drilling Fluid Disposal
Potentially Hazardous Components of Drilling Fluids and Potential Hazards of Complete Drilling Fluids
Application of Water Based Drilling Fluid Management
Method for efficiently recycling water based drilling fluids has been developed. This recycling is conducted in a way beneficial both for the drilling fluid supplier and the operator. Contaminated fluid (slop) is brought back onshore for treatment and reusable fluids from the slop treatment are brought back into the drilling fluids.
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