Engineering and Operational Issues Associated with Commingled Drill Cuttings and Produced Water Re-injection Schemes

International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 393-401

  Hagan, Joseph T ^a   Murray, Laurence R ^a   Meling, T ^a   Guo, Quanxin ^a   McLennan, John D ^a   Abou Sayed, Ahmed S ^a   Kristiansen, T G ^a  

^a BP ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING CUTTINGS; OILFIELD WASTES;

COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; LAND FILL; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL DRILLING;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 1642558419     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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