U.S. produced water discharge regulations have tough limits

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 29, 1996, Pages 54-61

  Otto, Gordon H ^a   Arnold, Kenneth E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FLOTATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

BEST PRACTICABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY; DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; GULF OF MEXICO; LOGNORMAL ANALYSIS; OIL AND GREASE REMOVAL SYSTEMS; PROCESS CAPABILITY; PRODUCED WATER DISCHARGED;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

EID: 0030191939     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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