Environmental aspects of drilling muds and cuttings from oil and gas extraction operation in offshore and coastal waters

Abstract

From the Abstract: “Drilling mud and cuttings discharged from the more than 21,000 wells drilled offshore and in coastal waters of the United States have not caused detectable environmental damage either short-term or long-term. This is the conclusion from a study of reports of underwater observations during actual discharges of mud and cuttings, laboratory bioassay results for material used in drilling muds, and actual well histories and laboratory