Drilling Waste Management: A Case Study of the Drilling Waste Management and Environmental Control in one of the Iranian Offshore Fields Conference Paper

abstract

• AbstractIn upstream petroleum industry, one of the major operations that can potentially impact the environment is drilling. A major component of the wastes generated during drilling are the rock cuttings and the drilling fluids. The drilling fluids can have different chemical composition and various additives. Spilled or improperly disposed drilling wastes have the potential to harm plants and animals, and it should be managed to minimize risk to human health and the environment.This paper presents the recent experiences in one of the Iranian offshore fields and their approach to develop and implement fluid wastes treatment and management exercises in drilling operations toward minimum impact on HSE in Khark Island. This paper reviews the drilling process, types of drilling fluid used and their composition and the methods to separate cuttings from drilling fluid.

name of conference

• All Days

authors

• Amani, Mahmood

published proceedings

• All Days

author list (cited authors)

• Razmgir, S. M., Afsari, M., & Amani, M.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Razmgir, Seyed Mohsen||Afsari, Meisam||Amani, Mahmod

publication date

• January 2011

publisher

• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)  Publisher

keywords

• 37 Earth Sciences
• 3703 Geochemistry
• 40 Engineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2118/142487-ms

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9781618392633

start page

• 1704

end page

• 1712

volume

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/142487-ms