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Associated Waste Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reports
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"In Section 3001(b)(2)(A) of the 1980 Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Congress conditionally exempted several types of solid wastes from regulation as hazardous wastes. Among the categories of wastes exempted were "drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, and production of crude oil or natural gas...."
Associated Waste Report; Executive Summary (PDF) (16 pp, 79K)
Summarizes EPA's findings.
Associated Waste Report; Crude Oil Tank Bottoms and Oily Debris (PDF) (173 pp, 1.2MB)
Provides an examination of crude oil tank bottoms and oily debris wastes generation, typical management methods and potential environmental impacts, and waste minimization opportunities.
Associated Waste Report; Completion and Workover Wastes (PDF) (138 pp, 1.1MB)
Provides descriptions of oil and natural gas well completion and workover operations plus an examination of associated waste generation, typical management methods and potential environmental impacts, and waste minimization opportunities.
Associated Waste Report; Dehydration and Sweetening Wastes (PDF) (121 pp, 730K)
Provides descriptions of natural gas dehydration and sweetening operations plus an examination of associated waste generation, typical management methods and potential environmental impacts, and waste minimization and pollution prevention opportunities.