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Texas Oil and Gas Waste

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OILANDGASWASTEINTEXAS

Shaleoilandgasproductionproducesmassiveamountsofsolidwaste.Eachfootdrilledproducesapproximately1.2barrelsofsolidwasteaccordingtotheAmericanPetroleumInstitute.

Thewastecontainschemicalladendrillingfluidsandmud,drillcuttings,slurry,heavymetals,radioactivematerialandotherimpuritiesfromtheformation.WastefromtheoilandgasindustryisnottreatedashazardousduetoaloopholeintheResourceConservationandRecoveryActRCRA.

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Pits

:Unlessprohibitedbyleasesorordinances,wastecanbestoredinearthenpitsonsite.Therearemanydifferentkindsofpits.SomepitsareauthorizedandsomerequirepermitsaccordingtoStatewideRule8.Thereislittleoversightofpits.PitsinTexasarenotrequiredtobelinedorfenced.Wastefrompitscanoverflowduringheavyrainsandleachintosoilandcontaminatewaterandsoil.Unfencedpitsarehazardoustofarmanimals,wildlifeandhumans.InMontagueCountyseveralcasesofgroundwatercontaminationwheretracedtoburiedpits.

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Landfarming:

Disposalofdrillingwasteiscalledlandfarming.Permitsissuedforlandfarminglimitthewastetonomorethan2,000barrelsperacreandnomorethanatotalof12inchesdeep.

TheTexasRailroadCommissionRRCregulateslandfarmingunderthreetypesofpermits:

Minorpermit

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Allowsanoperatortospreadwastefromonedrillsiteonasmallarea(usuallyatthedrillsite).Rule8stateslandownerpermissionisrequiredbutthisisnotenforced.

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Honorbasedsoiltestrequired30to90daysafterapplicationtoland.

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Confirmationoftestingisnearimpossibleforlandownerstoobtain.

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DentonRecordChronicle

,“Practicelayswastetoland”31March2011

Earthworks,LoopholesforPolluters,http://www.earthworksaction.org/files/publications/FS_OilGasExemptions.pdf

WFAA,“DrillingpitstaintMontagueCountywater”16March2011

TexasRailroadCommission,SurfaceWasteSeminar,MichaelSims,P.E,3August2012

Seenote4

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FortWorthWeekly

,“ToxicdrillingwasteisgettingspreadalloverTexasfarmland”12May2010

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