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Type A Facility
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Type A Facility
Type A Facility—a commercial E and P Waste disposal facility within the state that utilizes technologies appropriate for the receipt, storage, treatment, reclamation, or disposal of E and P Waste solids and fluids (liquids) for a fee or other consideration. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsTreatment Zone
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Treatment Zone
Treatment Zone―the soil profile in a land treatment cell that is located wholly above the saturated zone and within which degradation, transformation, or immobilization of E and P Waste constituents occurs. The treatment zone is subdivided as follows.- Waste Treatment Zone (WTZ)―the active E and P Waste treatment area consisting solely of the E and P Waste solids applied to a land treatment cell during the application phase, exists entirely above grade (original cell bottom), and whose actual depth depends on the solids content of the E and P Waste applied. For monitoring purposes the WTZ represents the 0-24" depth increment.
- Upper Treatment Zone (UTZ)―the E and P Waste/native soil (original cell bottom) interface in a land treatment cell where some disturbance occurs as a result of E and P Waste treatment/manipulation. For monitoring purposes, the UTZ represents the 24-36" depth increment.
- Lower Treatment Zone (LTZ)―the zone beneath the UTZ in a land treatment cell from approximately 36-54" (or to the top of the subsurface drainage system) which remains undisturbed throughout the life of a land treatment cell.
Treatment Phase
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Treatment Phase
Treatment Phase―the period of time during which E and P Waste in a land treatment cell is physically manipulated and/or chemically altered (through the addition of chemical amendments, etc.) to bring the cell into compliance with the testing criteria or reuse criteria of LAC 43:XIX.549 and 565. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsTreatment
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Treatment
Treatment―as applied to Type A Facilities (defined herein), excluding Transfer Stations, treatment shall be defined as any method, technique, or process capable of hanging the physical and/or chemical characterization or composition of E and P Waste so as to reclaim salvageable hydrocarbons, process reusable material, reduce waste volume (volume reduction), neutralize waste, reduce §549 criteria concentration(s) or otherwise render the waste more suitable for handling, storage, transportation, and/or disposal. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsTreatment
Any method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any hazardous waste so as to neutralize such waste, to recover energy or material resources from the waste, or to render such waste non-hazardous or less hazardous, safer to transport, store, or dispose of, amenable for recovery or storage, or reduced in volume. The term does not include any activity that might otherwise be considered treatment that is exempt from regulation under this section (such as neutralization of caustic or acidic fluids in an elementary neutralization unit). Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsTreatment
Treatment means a process which may use a mechanical, physical, chemical or biological method to remove or render sterile, invasive or potentially invasive aquatic species fouling a ship. Source: Resolution MEPC.207(62), 2011 Guidelines for the control and management of ships' biofouling to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species, 15 July 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory GuidanceTransporter
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Transporter
Transporter―a legally permitted carrier of E and P Waste contained in trucks, barges, boats, or other transportation vessels. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsTransporter
Transporter―includes any common carrier by pipe line, barge, boat or other water conveyance or truck or other conveyance except railroads, and any other person transporting oil by pipe line, barge, boat or other water conveyance, or truck and other conveyance. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsTransporter
Transporter―shall have the ordinary meaning as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry, but shall not be construed to include producers operating field gathering systems and direct transportation lines to ultimate consumers. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsTransporter
"Carrier", or "transporter", or "taker" means any person moving or transporting oil or gas away from a lease or from any common source of supply. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. RegulationsTransporter
The movement of hazardous waste by air, rail, highway, or water. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsTransfer Station
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Transfer Station
Transfer Station―an E and P Waste receiving and storage facility, located offsite, but operated at an approved location in conjunction with a permitted commercial facility, which is used for temporary storage of manifested E and P Waste for a period of 30 days or less. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsSalt Water
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Salt Water
Salt Water―water with a chloride content greater than 500 ppm generated from a producing oil or gas well. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsSalt Water
“Saltwater” means any and all nonpotable water resulting, obtained, or produced from the exploration, drilling, or production of oil or gas. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. RegulationsSalt Cavern Waste Disposal Facility
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Salt Cavern Waste Disposal Facility
Salt Cavern Waste Disposal Facility―any public, private, or commercial property, including surface and subsurface lands and appurtenances thereto, used for receiving, storing, and/or processing oil and gas exploration and production waste for disposal into a solution-mined salt cavern. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsReusable Material
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Reusable Material
Reusable Material—a material that would otherwise be classified as E and P Waste, but which is capable of resource conservation and recovery and has been processed in whole or in part for reuse. To meet this definition, the material must have been treated physically, chemically, or biologically or otherwise processed so that the material is significantly changed (i.e., the new material is physically, chemically, or biologically distinct from the original material), and meets the criteria §565.F. This term does not include FSR Fluid. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsResidual
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Residual
Residual―the de-minimis quantity of E and P Waste (solids or liquids) remaining in a container after offloading, using the practices commonly employed to remove materials from that type of container (e.g., pouring, pumping, and aspirating) and amounting to no more than one inch of residue remaining on the bottom, or no more than three percent by weight of the total capacity of the container if the container is less than or equal to 110 gallons in size, or no more than 0.3 percent by weight of the total capacity of the container if the container is greater than 110 gallons in size. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsOil-based Drilling Muds
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Oil-based Drilling Muds
Oil-Based Drilling Muds―any oil-based drilling fluid composed of a water in oil (hydrocarbon or synthetic) emulsion, organophillic clays, drilled solids and additives for down-hole rheology and stability such as fluid loss control materials, thinners, weighting agents, etc. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsOffsite
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Offsite
Offsite―for purposes of this Section, outside the confines of a drilling unit for a specific well or group of wells, or in the absence of such a unit, outside the boundaries of a lease or contiguous property owned by the lessor upon which a well is drilled. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsMPC
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MPC
MPC―maximum permissible concentration. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsInactive Cell
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Inactive Cell
Inactive Cell―a land treatment cell which is not used for E and P Waste receipts or has been taken out of service by a land treatment facility. Such cell may be considered inactive only if it is a new cell which has not yet received E and P Waste or an existing cell which is in compliance with the applicable testing criteria of this Chapter. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsFracture Stimulation Reclamation Fluid (FSR Fluid)
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Fracture Stimulation Reclamation Fluid (FSR Fluid)
Fracture Stimulation Reclamation Fluid (FSR fluid)—a material that would otherwise be classified as E and P Waste, but which has been reclaimed for the sole use as media for Office of Conservation permitted hydraulic fracture stimulation operations. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsDrilling Waste
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Drilling Waste
Drilling Waste―oil-base and water-base drilling mud or other drilling fluids and cuttings generated during the drilling of wells. These wastes are a subset of E and P Waste. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations Exploration and Production Waste (E and P Waste) Exploration and Production Waste (E and P Waste)―drilling wastes, salt water, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil or natural gas wells and which is not regulated by the provisions of, and, therefore, exempt from the Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations and the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended. E and P Wastes include, but are not limited to the following. Waste Type / E and P Waste Description Waste Type 01 Salt water (produced brine or produced water), except for salt water whose intended and actual use is in drilling, workover or completion fluids or in enhanced mineral recovery operations, process fluids generated by approved salvage oil operators who only receive oil (BS&W) from oil and gas leases, and nonhazardous natural gas plant processing waste fluid which is or may be commingled with produced formation water. Waste Type 02 Oil-base drilling wastes (mud, fluids and cuttings). Waste Type 03 Water-base drilling wastes (mud, fluids and cuttings). Waste Type 04 Completion workover and stimulation fluids. Waste Type 05 Production pit sludges. Waste Type 06 Storage tank sludge from production operations, onsite and commercial saltwater disposal facilities, DNR permitted salvage oil facilities (that only receive waste oil [B, S, & W] from oil and gas leases), and sludges generated by service company and commercial facility or transfer station wash water systems. Waste Type 07 Produced oily sands and solids. Waste Type 08 Produced formation fresh water. Waste Type 09 Rainwater from firewalls, ring levees and pits at drilling and production facilities. Waste Type 10 Washout water and residual solids generated from the cleaning of containers that transport E and P Waste and are not contaminated by hazardous waste or material; washout water and solids (E and P Waste Type 10) is or may be generated at a commercial facility or transfer station by the cleaning of a container holding a residual amount of E and P Waste. Waste Type 11 Washout pit water and residual solids from oilfield related carriers and service companies that are not permitted to haul hazardous waste or material. Waste Type 12 Nonhazardous Natural gas plant processing waste solids. Waste Type 13 Reserved. Waste Type 14 Pipeline test water which does not meet discharge limitations established by the appropriate state agency, or pipeline pigging waste, i.e. waste fluids/solids generated from the cleaning of a pipeline. Waste Type 15 E and P Wastes that are transported from permitted commercial facilities and transfer stations to permitted commercial treatment and disposal facilities, except those E and P Wastes defined as Waste Types 01 and 06. Waste Type 16 Crude oil spill clean-up waste. Waste Type 50 Salvageable hydrocarbons bound for permitted salvage oil operators. Waste Type 99 Other E and P Waste not described above (shipment to a commercial facility or transfer station must be pre-approved prior to transport). Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsCommercial Facility
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Commercial Facility
Commercial Facility―a legally permitted E and P Waste storage, treatment and/or disposal facility which receives, treats, reclaims, stores, and/or disposes of E and P Waste for a fee or other consideration. For purposes of this definition, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) permitted facilities, as defined by LAC 33:V and VII, which are authorized to receive E and P Waste, are not covered by this definition. However, such facilities must comply with the reporting requirements of §545.K herein if E and P Waste is accepted. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsClosed System
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Closed System
Closed System―a system in which E and P Waste is stored and treated in an enclosed sump, tank, barge, or other vessel/container or equipment prior to treatment and/or disposal. A closed system does not include an open top sump or earthen pit. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsCell
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Cell
Cell―an earthen area constructed with an underdrain system within a land treatment facility used for the placement, land treatment and degradation of E and P Waste at a commercial facility. (A cell as defined in this Section is not considered a pit.). Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsApplication Phase
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Application Phase
Application Phase―an identifiable period of time during which E and P Waste receipts are applied to a land treatment cell. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsZone of Endangering Influence
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Zone of Endangering Influence
Zone of Endangering Influence―a defined area around an injection well, the radius of which is the lateral distance for which the pressures in the injection interval(s) may cause the vertical migration of injection and/or formation fluid out of the injection zone.
Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations