The Impact of Water-Based Drilling Mud Discharges on the Environment: An Overview

The first well drilled in the United States was in the year 1859 in the state of Pennsylvania. Since then about 2.7 million onshore wells have been drilled in the U.S. onshore drilling presently continues at an annual rate exceeding 50,000 wells with total depths ranging from hundreds of feet to greater than 20,000 feet (6,100 metres).

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Other Authors: Economy Division
Format: Reports and Books biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:WATER, WELL DRILLING, CHEMICALS, UNITED STATES, LUBRICANTS, CORROSION, SOLVENTS, POLYMER AND PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY, UNITED KINGDOM, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT,
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/30343
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