Development of Approximate Waste Management Strategies for Drilling Waste-Niger Delta(Nigeria) Experience

Abstract

Drilling waste is one of the most problem encounted in oil and gas industry.The challenge has been to develop the most approprate waste management strategies to minimise these waste . Oil and gas well drilling processes generate large volume of drill cuttings and spent mud. Onshore and offshore operators have used a variety of methods to manage these drilling wastes.This paper looks at the global best practises of managing these waste and come up with the most  and widely acceptable methods of waste reduction from the source. It addresses the various stages in drilling waste management, and emphasizes the phases of waste identification, minimization, treatment and disposal as integral parts of waste management process.

Keywords: disposal, drillingfluid, management, process modification, waste.