Characterization and management of drilling wastes from oil and gas field : a case study of Tien Hai Field, Vietnam | |
| Author | Nguyen Ba Loc |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-07-28 |
| Subject(s) | Drilling muds--Environmental aspects Oil well drilling--Environmental aspects Oil well drilling--Waste disposal |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering and Management. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. EV-07-28 |
| Abstract | Awareness of the importance of environmental issues has become central to the operation of the oil and gas industry in the last decades in Vietnam and globally. This research investigated the oil and gas drilling waste management in Tien Hai Field, Vietnam and explored appropriate treatment technologies to manage the drilling wastes from the Tien Hai Field. The two main types of drilling wastes were drilled cuttings and drilling muds. Simultaneous amplification of treatment processes were obtained by comparing current technologies being employed to treat these two types of drilling wastes and their efficiencies at the Tien Hai Field with those being done in other countries. Rating of environmental and community impacts of the Tien Hai drilling wastes was assessed based on feedbacks received from 80 experts. The environmental and community impacts were found to be moderate and minimal, respectively, due to the small waste quantity being generated and good management of the drilling wastes. However, it is recommended that the produced water should be further treated to remove phenol, reduce COD and the total coliform. Moisture contents in the drilling muds and cuttings should be further removes to meet the Vietnamese standards. |
| Year | 2007 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. EV-07-28 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chongrak Polprasert.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Preeda Parkpian;Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Petrovietnam (PTV); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2007 |