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DRILLING WASTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Waste Management
CONT

Drilling and operating the production wells would generate various solid and liquid waste products such as produced water, drilling cuttings and other drilling wastes.

OBS

Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.

Key term(s)
  • drilling wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Le forage et l'exploitation des puits de production généreraient divers déchets solides et liquides tels que de l'eau extraite, des déblais de forage et d'autres résidus de forage.

Spanish

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