By
DR. John C. Reis, Ph.D., John C. Reis, Ph.D., has worked in the areas of nuclear, mechanical, petroleum, and environmental engineering. He currently teaches aerospace
engineering courses as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and heads a private consultant and training firm.
Description
The petroleum industry must minimize the environmental impact of its various operations. This extensively researched book assembles a
tremendous amount of practical information to help reduce and control the environmental consequences of producing and processing petroleum
and natural gas.
The best way to treat pollution is not to create it in the first place. This book shows you how to plan and manage
production activities to minimize and even eliminate some environmental problems without severely disrupting operations.
It focuses
on ways to treat drilling and production wastes to reduce toxicity and/or volume before their ultimate disposal. You'll also find methods
for safely transporting toxic materials from the upstream petroleum industry away from their release sites. For those sites already
contaminated with petroleum wastes, this book reviews the remedial technologies available. Other topics include United States federal
environmental regulations, sensitive habitats, major U.S. chemical waste exchanges, and offshore releases of oil.
Environmental Control
in Petroleum Engineering is essential for industry personnel with little or no training in environmental issues as well as petroleum
engineering students.
