| BMP ID |
Short Title |
Text of BMP |
|---|
| 8585 |
Apply horizontal drilling to increase production and obtain a favorable cost-benefit ratio |
Apply horizontal drilling broadly to increase oil and gas production and obtain a favorable cost-benefit ratio. |
| 8596 |
Carefully consider hydraulic fracturing before employing it as a technique |
Hydraulic Fracturing: This method should be carefully considered before its employment as a technique in oil and gas operations due to its ability to ... |
| 8589 |
Consider extended reach drilling when reserves lie beneath sensitive lands |
Extended reach drilling increases the possibility of reaching reserves that lie beneath sensitive lands. |
| 8583 |
Directional drilling can reduce environmental impacts in coal bed methane production |
Coal Bed Methane: "[C]lustered directional drilling [can reduce the impact of] conventional methods of coalbed methane production [by reducing] high ... |
| 8586 |
Directional drilling should be considered in all oil and gas projects |
"[Directional driling has] great potential to reduce damages from exploration wells, infill projects, and new full-field development. As a result, ... |
| 8591 |
Directional drilling should be factored into every decision relating to oil and gas development |
Directional drilling should be factored into every decision relating to oil and gas development as an alternative method of production. |
| 8587 |
Drilling is not appropriate in any manner on a number of sensitive lands and habitats |
In a number of cases, no type of drilling is appropriate. This includes a number of sensitive lands and habitats that are fundamentally incompatible ... |
| 8590 |
Extended reach drilling can be paired with cluster drilling to reduce surface impacts and drilling costs |
Extended reach drilling can be paired with cluster drilling to even further reduce surface impacts and drilling costs. |
| 8594 |
Geophone cables can be laid by hand and heliportable drills can be airlifted in to shot-hole sites to eliminate damaging off-raod truck traffic |
When using the shot-hole method: "For environmentally sensitive areas, geophone cables can be laid by hand, and heliportable drills can be airlifted ... |
| 8595 |
In areas extremely sensitive to disturbance, seismic exploration should be avoided entirely |
Seismic exploration should be avoided entirely in areas extremely sensitive to disturbance. |
| 8598 |
Increase production over vertical wells using coiled-tube methods coupled with underbalanced drilling |
Coiled Tube and Slimhole drilling: Coiled-tube methods, coupled with underbalanced drilling have been known to increase production over vertical ... |
| 8597 |
Re-entry drilling from existing wellbores often is viable due to economic, environmental and surface logistics concerns |
Coiled Tube and Slimhole Drilling: "Due to economic, environmental, and surface logistics concerns, re-entry drilling from existing wellbores is ... |
| 8592 |
Seismic projects deserve special planning to minimize impacts |
Seismic exploration has been known to have negative impacts on soils and wildlife. As such, seismic projects "deserve special planning to minimize ... |
| 8593 |
Shothole methods can be a lower impact alternative to vibroseis methods |
Shothole methods, when properly conducted, can be a lower impact alternative to vibroseis methods. |
| 8599 |
Slimhole drilling can be used to reduce environmental impacts |
Coiled Tube and Slimhole Drilling: Slimhole driling is a method of reducing environmental impacts. This method creates less of a well-pad footprint ... |
| 8588 |
Use a single, multi-branch horizontal well to drain a field |
Consider using a single, multi-branch horizontal well to drain a field as opposed to several wells. |
| 8584 |
Use pitless drilling methods to reduce environmental and health impacts |
Pitless Drilling: To further reduce drilling impacts, pitless drilling methods should become a mandated requirement for drilling operations. This ... |
