An overview of management, recycling, and wasting disposal in the drilling operation of oil and gas wells in Iran

Abstract

There is large quantity of cuttings which are produced from drilling operations oil and gas wells. Depletion of solid particles in the solid control equipments is allocated as a considerable proportion of wastes. Remaining of waste particles in the system can cause diverse affects in mud function and the occurrence of potentially destructive impacts on the environmental and ecological systems. In the operation process of the new systems, drilling cuttings are separated by solid-state control devices. All their properties are examined and then buried in a solid and fixed state after a solid-state refurbishment operation. Furthermore, all tests are carried out in the liquid phase in the environmental situation, and after being recycled, they are reused or safely buried. The objective of this comprehensive research is to introduce the new design layout, operating principles, equipment, and planning of new wastewater management from the environmental point of view which are based on available information about several drilled wells of Iran that are used for solid-state control systems and drilling waste management. Consequently, corral systems, drying-shaker and auger, and disposal sites are the common and proper methods of waste disposal in Iran.

Keywords:

• waste management
• drilling operation
• solids removal
• cuttings
• environmental and ecological systems

PUBLIC INTEREST STATEMENT

Regarding the increasing demand for the utilization of crude oil in numerous industries, petroleum industries would always try to find novel solutions to virtually eliminate the vast expenditures of drilling operational performances. One of the major concerns of drilling industries is to remove waste materials in an appropriate way or change it to the beneficial way of reusing in the operational activities. Thereby, in this comprehensive study, we tried different types of waste disposal and solid removal systems which all of them be operated for a special condition. As it is evident, corral systems, drying-shaker and auger, and disposal sites are the common and proper methods of waste disposal in Iran.

Competing Interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Funding

The authors received no direct funding for this research.

Notes on contributors

Afshin Davarpanah

Mr. Afshin Davarpanah is a graduate student of petroleum engineering from Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch. His current interests in petroleum engineering sciences include a full-field study of Data Gathering, Reservoir Simulation, History Matching and Prediction. Data gathering stage mainly consisted of Well Logging, Coring, Seismic Survey, Geological Survey, and conceptual investigation on the properties of different drilling fluids and their considerable influence on the environment. What he did at this stage as a petroleum engineer was to simulate and find the unmatched data and resolve the discrepancies.

Ali Razmjoo

Mr. Ali Razmjoo is a PhD student of Energy Engineering at Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and his current research activities are in the profound impact of energy systems and model the renewable energy operational systems.

Behnam Mirshekari

Dr. Behnam Mirshekari is an assistant professor of petroleum engineering at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch.