Rising drilling-waste costs promote novel technologies, approaches

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 31, 2003, Pages 51-55

  Minton, Reg ^a   McGlaughlin, Judith ^a  

^a M I SWACO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DRILLING WASTES;

DRILLING;

DRILLING; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DRILLING; DRILLING FLUID; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042788784     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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