7th Kuwait Waste Management & Recycle 2015

1. By
CH. Rama Krushna Chary
Executive Secretary – Env. PS, ASSE USA
Date & Time: 8th April 2015 & 10.30 to 11.00 AM
E-mail ID: charyrk@gmail.com

2.  Drilling Background
 Overview of Drilling Wastes
 Waste Management Hierarchy
 Waste Management Strategy
 Barriers of Waste Management
 Opportunities of Sound Waste Management
 Conclusion
 Q&A Session

4.  As per US EIA , World Energy demand is
increasing.
 Drilling operations are expanding to produce
required quantity of crude oil.
 Drilling waste management is playing a critical
role for successful drilling and production.
 Proper application of waste management
principles are required

5. Exploration
Drilling
Completion
Production
Abandonment

6. “The well is created by drilling a hole
into the earth with a drilling rig to bring
hydrocarbons to the surface”
Rig bottom Part during 1940 Rig bottom Part – Present

8.  claration of an organization's EnMS.
S.No Type of Waste Main
Components
Possible Env. Significant
Constituents
1 Waste
lubricants
Lube oil, grease Heavy metals, organics
2 Spacers Mineral oil,
detergents,
surfactants
Hydrocarbon, alcohol,
aromatics
3 Spent/
contaminated
water based
muds
(include brine)
Whole mud,
mineral oil,
biodegradable
matters
Heavy metals, inorganic
salts, biocides,
hydrocarbons, solids/
cutting, BOD, Organics

9.  claration of an organization's EnMS.
S.No Type of
Waste
Main
Components
Possible Env. Significant
Constituents
4 Water based
muds cutting
Formation solids,
water based
muds mineral oil
Heavy metals, inorganic
salts, biocides, solid/
cutting, hydrocarbons
5 Spent/conta
minated oil
based muds
Whole mud
mineral oil
Hydrocarbons, heavy
metals, inorganic salts,
solids, BOD, organics,
surfactants
6 Oil based
muds
cuttings
Formation solids,
oil based muds
Heavy metals, inorganic
salts, hydrocarbons,
solid/cutting

10.  claration of an organization's EnMS.
S.No Type of
Waste
Main Components Possible Env. Significant
Constituents
7 Spent bulk
chemical
Cement, bentonite,
barites, viscosities,
thinners, fluid loss
reducers, speciality
product
Heavy metals,
hydrocarbon, organics,
solids
8 Spent
special
products
H2S scavengers,
defoamers, tracers
Zinc carbonates, iron
oxides, hydrocarbons,
silicon oils, potassium
salts, radioactive
material
Source: H. Bashat, “Managing Waste in Exploration and Production Activities of the Petroleum Industry,”
Environmental Advisor, SENV, 2002.

12. Disposal
Treatment
Recycling/ Reuse
Source Reduction

13.  Drilling Practices which Minimize Generation of
Drilling Wastes
 Directional Drilling
 Drilling Smaller Diameter Holes
 Drilling Techniques that use Less Drilling Fluid
 Using Muds and Additives with Lower
Environmental Impacts
 Synthetic-based Muds
 New Drilling Fluid Systems
 Alternate Weighting Agents

14.  Recycling:
The reprocessing of waste into the same or a
different product.
Ex: Separation of Drilling cuttings from the OBM.
 Reuse:
The reuse of a material on more than one
occasion.
Ex: Reusing of OBM after separation of drilling
cuttings from it.

16.  Thermal Incineration
 Thermal Desorption (Direct & Indirect)
 Bioremediation
 Vermiculture
 Stabilization and use as a construction material
 Solvent Extraction using Super Critical CO2

17.  Onsite burial (Pits, Landfils)
 Discharge to Ocean
 Commercial disposal facilities
 Slurry Injection
 land application
 Disposal in salt Cavern

19. 1
•Development
2
•Implementation
3
•Review

20. Development
 Legal Implications
 Environmental Issues
 Identify & Quantify
 Identify a Team
 Prepare Action Plan
 Get Approval
 Possible Disposal
options
 Select Waste
Transporters
Implementation
 Adoption and
launch
 Dissemination
 Information &
data Collection
 Monitoring
Review
 Assessment
 Replicating
Success
 Learning from
mistakes
 Adjustment of
the Strategy

22. 1
•Operational barrier
2
•Environmental barrier
3
•Economic barrier

24. 1
•Social Opportunities
2
•Environmental Opportunities
3
•Economic Opportunities

25.  Creating employment
 Integrating and professionalizing employment
 Delivering attractive and pleasant human
settlements and better social amenity
 Encouraging changes in community attitudes and
behaviors

26.  Preventing Environmental Impacts
 Protecting human health in communities
 Minimizing risks associated with hazardous waste
 Improving occupational health
 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
 Reducing litter and odour
 Avoiding flood risks
 Encouraging Resource Efficiency
 Reducing the demand for primary raw materials

27.  Increasing Business Opportunities
 Contributing to GDP
 Providing savings to Businesses
 Achieving economic savings
 Productivity, lower medical costs, better
environmental quality and the maintenance of
ecosystem services.

28. “Drill the Well Environment friendly and
contribute for Sustainable Development”

30. For more details contact @ charyrk@gmail.com