Toolkit
Waste Water Disposal and Abandonment Philosophy
Waste Water Disposal and Abandonment Philosophy
- National STEPS Network
- Toolkit
- Unknown
- CorrosionEnvironmentRegulation and LegislationStructural and Asset Integrity
- CorrosionEnvironmental protectionWell integrity
- Well abandonment
- Energy and process isolationOperating and work procedures
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
This presentation outlines saltwater disposal challenges, chemical and operational treatments, and monitoring of corrosion, scale and injection economics. It explains fluid migration risks from abandoned wells and North Dakota cementing methods, including low-pressure squeeze and balanced plugs, with preparation steps and typical Bakken and Three Forks isolation arrangements.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Environmental protection; environmental safety; pollution prevention.
Classifications: Well integrity; well life cycle integrity.
Classifications: Well abandonment; plug and abandonment; P&A.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
Guidance explains produced-water disposal, corrosion and scale control, monitoring, surface equipment maintenance and safe well abandonment.
Themes: corrosion, environment, regulation and legislation, structural and asset integrity.