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.
Melton, H. R., J. P. Smith, H. F. Mairs, R. G. Bernier, E. Garland, A. H. Glickman, F. V. Jones, J. P. Ray, D. Thomas, A. Hess, and J. A. Campbell
From the Abstract: “High-performance non-aqueous drilling fluids (NADFs) are required to meet the challenging technical requirements of many offshore wells.
From the Abstract: “Barite and barium concentrations in bottom sediments and coral skeletons from the vicinity of the hydrocarbon exploration well drilled in 1992–1993 in the Træna Deep, Norwegian Sea have been studied to assess the spreading of the dr
From the Abstract: “Comprehensive field, laboratory and modeling studies were conducted to evaluate physical and biological effects of drilling effluent dischages from an offshore test well in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska.
From the Abstract: “The fate of low aromatic content base oil discharged from two artificial island exploratory well sites in the Beaufort Sea…was studied over a 2-year period.
Sections in this book include the following: Case Histories, Treatment Practices, Land Disposal and Effects, Marine Fate and Effects, Testing Results and Protocols
Denoyelle, M., F. J. Jorisson, D. Martin, F. Galgani, and J. Miné
From the Abstract: “We compare foraminifera and macrofauna as bio-indicators of oil-based drill mud disposal site off Congo. The most polluted sites are characterized by poor faunas, dominated by some very tolerant taxa.
Daan, R., K. Booij, M. Mulder, and E. M. VanWeerlee
From the Abstract: “A field-monitoring program has been carried out to assess the environmental effects associated with drill cutting discharges at a drilling location in the North Sea, after drilling with ester-based muds.
