Best Practices Links

ogapbestprac.cfmThe resources are included as potential sources of information on alternative practices used in the oil and gas industry. For more information on "best practices" and progressive oil and gas regulations, visit OGAP's "Doing it Right" web pages.

General Pollution Prevention and Waste Management

A Pollution Prevention Opportunities Guide for the Oil Field Service Industry. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Pollution Prevention Office.
New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's two-volume handbook on Pollution Prevention - Best Management Practices for the Oil and Gas Industry.
The Railroad Commission of Texas (state regulatory body) has produced a Minimization in the Oil Field Manual; and a program devoted to waste minimization in the oil and gas industry; and a page of links to other waste minimization resources for the oil and gasindustry.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Oil and Gas Industry Sector Notebook describes pollution prevention opportunities.
Best Management Practices for Oil Exploration and Extraction produced by the Illinois office of the EPA.
Drilling Waste Management Information System is an online resource created by the Argonne National Laboratory and industry. It containstechnical and regulatory information on standard and better practices for managing
drilling wastes.
Southwest Pollution Prevention Center, Gas and Oil Hub provides information on oil and gas pollution prevention alternatives for all stages of oil and gas development, and it lists of wastes associated with various stages of oil and gas operations.

Reducing Air Emissions

Best Management Practices for Control of Benzene Emissions from Glycol Dehydrators. This Canadian publication outlines methods for minimizing benzene emissions in new and existing plants; and provides more information on alternatives to glycol dehydration.
The U.S. EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program is a source of information on waste minimization techniques (especially for the reduction of methane emissions) in natural gas treating and processing operations.

Reducing Impacts to Water

Proceedings from the Groundwater Protection Council's Produced Water Conference
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has produced a guide on Pollution Prevention at Exploration and Production Sites for Erosion and Pollution Control

Reducing Visual Impacts

Bureau of Land Management program dedicated to techniques used to reduce the visual impacts from surface disturbing projects.

Surface Owner and Wildlife Protections

Doing it Right - Protecting our water, farms and ranches, and communities from irresponsible coal bed methane development. This guide, written by Northern Plains Resource Council, outlines a strategy for ensuring that coal bed methane is developed responsibly in Montana.

Agenda and Abstracts (pdf - 104 KB) for Doing it Right for Wildlife and People - Coal Bed Methane Development in the West Effects and Mitigation for Wildlife, Fisheries and Recreation. A conference held in Billings, MT. March 1-2, 2003.

Doing it Right: Best Oil and Gas Development Practices for New Mexico. This fact sheet includes a framework for protecting surface owner rights, soil air and water, and wildlife habitat; and responsible energy development in New Mexico.

Other

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's Outstanding Oil and Gas Operation Awards may give landowners a sense of what some companies have done to set them apart from the rest of the industry.
Petroleum Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Case Studies on various technologies (some of these are highly technical); and PTTC Technology Connections: State-of-the-Art Technology Summary
Western Governor's Association has developed a handbook of Best Management Practices for Coalbed Methane Development.

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