| BMP ID: |
8389 |
| Title: |
Using steel tanks for a closed-loop system |
| Text: |
"Minimizing Surface Exposure: Some operators are trying to do away with reserve pits. They are using steel tanks for a closed-loop system. The cuttings and other fluid discharges from the well are dumped into the steel tanks, where vacuum trucks will suck it out of the tanks and haul it off for disposal." |
| Source Publication Name: |
The American Oil & Gas Reporter |
| Citation Section: |
Technologies, Methods Reflect Industry Quest To Reduce Drilling Footprint |
| Citation Page: |
3/6 |
| Supplemental Documents: |
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| Usage Type: |
Recommended |
| Timing: |
• Drilling
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| Oil / Gas Field: |
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| Surface Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Mineral Ownership: |
• Federal
• State
• Private
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| Primary Contact: |
Mr. Richard C. Haut
Houston Advanced Research Center
4800 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77381 United States |
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| Categories: |
Land Surface Disturbance
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| Location: |
General / Federal |
| Species: |
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| Vegetation Types: |
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| General Comments: |
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| Cost-Benefit Analysis: |
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| BMP Efficacy: |
"This not only reduces the footprint, but also does away with the potential hazard of spills out of an earthen reserve pit.†|
| Date Entered: |
2010-12-07 14:26 UTC |
| Last Updated: |
2010-12-07 14:26 UTC |
