Fluid Mineral Practices

Fluid Mineral Practices (including Oil & Gas):

 Best Management Practices (BMP) for reducing the risk of direct wildlife mortality - BLM Memorandum 12/13/12 - This document covers BMPs for the following five fluid mineral practices:1. Open Pits and Tanks Containing Freestanding Liquids; 2. Chemical Tank Secondary Containment; 3. Pit, Tank, and Trench Entrapment Hazards; 4. Exhaust Stacks; and 5. Wire Enclosure Fences for Well Pads or Production Facilities and Associated Rights-of-way.

 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Region 6: Solutions for Minimizing Risk to Migratory Birds in Oil Field Waste Pits - This website provides best management practices for preventing wildlife mortality in oil field waste pits.

 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Region 6: Solutions for Minimizing Risk to Migratory Birds in Commercial and Centralized Oil Field Waste Disposal Facilities (COWDFs) - This website provides best management practices for preventing wildlife mortality in COWDFs.

For additional resources, visit the Oil & Gas Guidance Documents page.