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Nature, frequency, and cost of environmental remediation at onshore oil and gas exploration and production sites
Author(s) -
Connor John A.,
Molofsky Lisa J.,
Paquette Shawn M.,
Hinchee Robert E.,
Desai Shilpi P.,
Connor Miriam K.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.20293
Subject(s) - remedial action , environmental remediation , remedial education , oil spill , environmental science , environmental planning , emergency response , environmental impact assessment , production (economics) , environmental restoration , waste management , environmental protection , petroleum engineering , environmental resource management , engineering , contamination , political science , medicine , ecology , macroeconomics , medical emergency , law , economics , biology
This article quantifies the nature, frequency, and cost of environmental remediation activities for onshore oil and gas operations, as determined from over 4,100 environmental remediation cases in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado. For the purpose of this article, “remediation'' refers to cleanup efforts that entail longer‐term site characterization, monitoring, and remedial action beyond the initial spill cleanup or emergency response stage. In addition, data are also presented regarding short‐term spill cleanup activities in two of the four states. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.