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- Ban directional drilling for oil, gas in Great Lakes. Leonard, Tom // Grand Rapids Business Journal;11/09/98, Vol. 16 Issue 45, p4
Opinion. Focuses on the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) board of directors' opposition to all drilling for oil and natural gas deposits in Great Lakes bottomlands, including so-called `directional drilling'. WMEAC's decision as a reflection of its estimates of contamination...
- GEOSCIENCES. Schmidt, Victor // Offshore;Mar2005, Vol. 65 Issue 3, p24
The article author presents his views on various aspects related to the reflection seismic method in offshore gas drilling, with special reference to the speculation that geoscientists might have reached the end of this method. The author believes that while certain methods are near their...
- GEOSCIENCES. Schmidt, Victor // Offshore;Jan2001, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p28
Focuses on the efforts of science experts in developing the technology of geosciences in the 21st century. Challenges faced by the petroleum industry concerning technology changes; Forecasts on the deepwater gas exploration in the following years; Overview of the Gulf Coast Section-Society of...
- Rig recycling `no greener' than dumping. // Professional Engineering;03/12/97, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p4
Reports that recycling and dumping of old oil rigs at sea have similar impact on the environment according to a study made by the Offshore Decommissioning Project.
- CANADIAN SUPERIOR GETS ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVAL FOR DRILLING. // Industrial Environment;Mar2003, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p1
Reports on the environmental approval of the Environmental Assessment for Exploration Drilling in Licence EL 2409 of Canadian Superior Energy Inc. by the Canada-Nova Scotia Petroleum Board.
- Reservoir damage problems multiply in horizontal drilling. LeBlanc, Leonard // Offshore;Apr95, Vol. 55 Issue 4, p54
Addresses reservoir damage problems incurred during horizontal drilling. Difficulty of balancing environment and safe well control needs; Influence of permeability and porosity reservoir damage; Partial blocking effect of filter cake deposit of drilling fluid.
- Hands off the northern Siberia, oil companies told. Pearce, Fred // New Scientist;9/11/93, Vol. 139 Issue 1890, p4
Reports on an international scientific expedition's call for a moratorium on the extension of oil and gas production in northwest Siberia. Extensive oil pollution of lakes, marshes, groundwater and rivers; Protection of the Krasnoselkup region; Absence of a government policy to demolish...
- The $6 billion question. Geiselman, Bruce // Waste News;7/22/2002, Vol. 8 Issue 6, p12
Focuses on the ability of oil companies to pay for the northern Alaska restoration and cleanup after drilling ends. Coverage of existing bonds on the costs; Insufficiency of Alaska's financial assurance requirements; Calculation of the costs.
- Turning drilling waste into a resource. Caroll, Loren // Offshore;Nov2002, Vol. 62 Issue 11, p96
Focuses on the management of oil drilling waste. Efforts of drilling fluid suppliers to develop products with minimal impact to the environment; Techniques in the disposal of drilling wastes; Reuse of drilling wastes.
