With an aim to achieve a flawless and proper waste disposal method, Scott Environmental Services has developed various processes to manage the solid waste produced from drilling.
The method is based on solidification/stabilization technology, an in-situ remediation field technology that compresses contaminants, making them immobile.
Following years of research and experimentation, Scott achieved patents for its solidification/stabilization processes namly, Firmus and DuroSM.
Firmus processes are for use on freshwater mud and cuttings, oil-based cuttings, and some saltwater mud and cuttings that treats drilling waste to be reused as construction material used for civil engineering structures such as the roads and drill pads.
DuroSM processes can be used on freshwater, oil-based, and saltwater mud and cuttings, which treats drilling waste in the pit where it gets accumulated.
Hence the reclaimed pit area can be reused as a load-bearing structure for setting frac tanks or other equipment.
Moreover, these processes meet the recycling and treatment criteria under the EPA and API waste hierarchy. Both processes are helpful in reducing the environmental footprint also.
In the past, similar methods were applied for hazardous solid waste, but were highly expensive.
The solidification and stabilization systems designed using these key parameters are scientifically forecasted to last longer.
Sabeena Wahid
editor@greentechlead.com