Environmental Control in Petroleum Engineering

by DR. John C. Reis Ph.D.

Overview

The petroleum industry must minimize the environmental impact of its various operations. This extensively researched book assembles a tremendous amount of practical information to help reduce and control the environmental consequences of producing and processing petroleum and natural gas.The best way to treat pollution is not to create it in the first place. This book shows you how to plan and manage production activities to minimize and even eliminate some environmental problems without severely disrupting operations.It focuses on ways to treat drilling and production wastes to reduce toxicity and/or volume before their ultimate disposal. You'll also find methods for safely transporting toxic materials from the upstream petroleum industry away from their release sites. For those sites already contaminated with petroleum wastes, this book reviews the remedial technologies available. Other topics include United States federal environmental regulations, sensitive habitats, major U.S. chemical waste exchanges, and offshore releases of oil.Environmental Control in Petroleum Engineering is essential for industry personnel with little or no training in environmental issues as well as petroleum engineering students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884152736
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	04/25/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction to Environmental Control in the Petroleum Industry. Drilling and Production Operations. The Impact of Drilling and Production Operatons. Environmental Transport of Petroleum Wastes. Planning for Environmental Protection. Waste Treatment Methods. Waste Disposal Methods. Remediation of Contaminated Sites. Appendix: A Environmental Regulations. Appendix B: Sensitive Habitats. Appendix C: Major U.S. Chemical Waste Exchanges. Appendix D: Offshore Release of Oil. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Explains to engineers how to reduce and control the environmental consequences of producing and processing petroleum and natural gas to comply with new regulations and avoid further raising the ire of the public. Based on the notion that the best time to treat pollution is before it happens, focuses mainly on planning and managing activities to minimize and even eliminate environmental problems without severely disrupting operations. Does however also review remediation techniques for sites already contaminated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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