| BMP ID: |
6187 |
| Title: |
Thermal Treatment Technologies |
| Text: |
"Thermal technologies use high temperatures to reclaim or destroy hydrocarbon-contaminated material [in drill cuttings]. Thermal treatment is the most efficient treatment for destroying organics, and it also reduces the volume and mobility of inorganics such as metals and salts (Bansal and Sugiarto 1999). [see supplemental document attached] Additional treatment may be necessary for metals and salts, depending on the final fate of the wastes. Waste streams high in hydrocarbons (typically 10 to 40%), like oil-based mud, are good candidates for thermal treatment technology. Thermal treatment can be an interim process to reduce toxicity and volume and prepare a waste stream for further treatment or disposal (e.g., landfill, land farming, land spreading), or it can be a final treatment process resulting in inert solids, water, and recovered base fluids." |
| Source Publication Name: |
Drilling Waste Management Information System |
| Citation Section: |
Technology Descriptions: Fact Sheet - Thermal Treatment Technologies |
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| Supplemental Documents: |
Exploration and Production Operations - Waste Management A Comparative Overview: US and Indonesia Cases
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Drilling
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Argonne National Laboratory |
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National Energy Technology Laboratory |
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| Categories: |
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
“Costs for thermal treatment range from $75 to $150/ton, with labor being a large component (Bansal and Sugiarto 1999). [see supplemental document attached] The volumes of oily waste from a single operator may not be high enough to justify continuous operation of a thermal treatment process, but contract operation of a centrally located facility that manages waste from multiple area operators can be a cost-effective alternative.†|
| BMP Efficacy: |
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| Date Entered: |
2009-08-19 12:09 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2011-07-17 13:29 UTC |
