| Autor: |
Rashid Al-Kindi, Youssef Kasem, Mohammed Mehtar, Musbah Adnan Abu-Jarad, Bassam Elatreche, Maria Eugenia Yanez Banda, Khaled Ahmed Al-Wahedi, John Leblanc, Emad Sultan |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
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| Zdroj: |
Day 3 Wed, November 09, 2016. |
| DOI: |
10.2118/183503-ms |
| Popis: |
In alignment between ADNOC HSE Codes of Practice and ADMA HSE Policies, the SARB Artificial Islands were designed as zero discharge operations. The goal of protecting the environment through zero discharge during drilling operations has never been sought in the area previously. This presented a unique challenge to the team and was essential to formulate a technically and economically feasible strategy for drilling waste collection, handling and disposal while ensuring no discharge to the sea and protection of the marine environment. Zero discharge has been accomplished successfully through several initiatives including cuttings re-injection through dedicated Cuttings Re-Injection Wells (CRI), containment of any drilling fluids or other discharges associated with rig activities through the use of spill containment systems on the rig, flaring operations conducted through a green burner boom, re-injection of produced oil during well testing operations back into the reservoir and containment and shipping of cement waste back to onshore for disposal at an approved facility. To date approximately 500,000 barrels of cuttings slurry and liquid waste has been disposed in the two CRI wells since start of injection at the end of July 2015. Over 1,500 tons of cement waste has been contained and are in the process of being disposed onshore. The green burner booms have been commissioned and are ready for use. During 2016 well testing operations there are plans to reinject 70,000 barrels of crude back into the reservoir. All of these initiatives are contributing to making SARB Artificial Islands a complete zero discharge environment. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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