Development Of A Waste Management Plan For A Drilling Waste In The Peruvian Jungle

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2003
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The purpose of this project is to manage the drill cutting waste originated at the San Martin 1 location of Block 88, Camisea, Peru. The drill cutting originated at the San Martin 1 location were treated with lime and piled in the area, which originates leachate and is a potential liability for the company. Nevertheless, the company wishes to find a better management solution for such a waste, as part of the company’s proactive environmental stance. This project was elaborated with the support of Pluspetrol Peru Corporation S.A., the operator of Block 88, Camisea. The company provided the author with access to the site company documentation, an open communication channel and basic criteria, which altogether simplified the tasks and allowed the author to follow a more elaborated methodology. Furthermore, the company welcomed the approach by the author. This document is divided in 8 chapters, with the first two setting the framework for the project, the next three describing the waste and its potential liabilities, to then present a summary of the alternatives in chpater6, followed by the criteria for selection and selection on chapter 7 and the final conclusions and recommendations in chapter 8.

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Yi-Chung, A. (2003). Development Of A Waste Management Plan For A Drilling Waste In The Peruvian Jungle (Unpublished report). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.