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Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: Oil & Gas Exploration and 
Production
Waste Issues
Production Waste IssuesBy
Federal and state environmental regulation
of exploration and production wastes is
tightening, and it is vital that the oil and
gas industry find ways both to comply with
such rules and to develop products and services
that will create less environmental
degradation. Recent developments in the
two key applicable federal regulatory programs
will be examined: the "drilling fluids"
exemption in the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the
"petroleum" exclusion in the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA, commonly
called "Superfund"). The overview
will then move to State considerations, with
particular emphasis on new waste rules
imposed by the Texas Railroad Commission
and how such changes are likely to
affect the oil and gas exploration and production
industry. The presentation will
conclude with a policy discussion of the
economic costs and environmental benefits
associated with these recent developments
and how they are likely to be resolved in
the context of historical environmental
regulation.
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