Surface Disposal of Waste Drilling Fluids, Ellef Ringnes Island, N.W.T. : Short-Term Observations
An experimental procedure by which waste drilling fluids were placed upon the tundra was undertaken at the Panarctic Dome et al. Hoodoo N-52 wellsite on Ellef Ringnes Island during the early winter of 1981-82. Preliminary site investigations indicated ice-rich permafrost conditions and the potential...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65200 2023-05-15T14:19:15+02:00 Surface Disposal of Waste Drilling Fluids, Ellef Ringnes Island, N.W.T. : Short-Term Observations French, H.M. 1985-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65200 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65200/49114 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65200 ARCTIC; Vol. 38 No. 4 (1985): December: 261–356; 292-302 1923-1245 0004-0843 Bioassays Drilling mud disposal Environmental impacts Heavy metals Industrial waste disposal Leaching Oil well drilling Permafrost Stratigraphy Sumps Tundra ecology Water quality Ellef Ringnes Island Nunavut Hoodoo River region Meteorologist Peninsula info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1985 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:19Z An experimental procedure by which waste drilling fluids were placed upon the tundra was undertaken at the Panarctic Dome et al. Hoodoo N-52 wellsite on Ellef Ringnes Island during the early winter of 1981-82. Preliminary site investigations indicated ice-rich permafrost conditions and the potential for extensive terrain disturbance if a sump were constructed. During the summer of 1982 seepage of waste effluent away from the disposal area occurred, and a quantity of muds and supernatant waters entered an adjacent creek. Water-quality analyses indicated that leaching of heavy metals was slow in the short term and soluble components were quickly diluted to background levels. The major toxicity threat posed by drilling wastes is primarily one of high salinity. The low level of terrain disturbance associated with a sumpless operations is a major advantage of such a procedure.Key words: drilling fluids, permafrost, tundra, land use regulations, terrain disturbance Mots clés: fluides de forage, pergélisol, toundra, règlements concernant l'utilisation du terrain, dérangement du terrain Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ellef Ringnes Island Ice Nunavut permafrost toundra Tundra pergélisol University of Calgary Journal Hosting Ellef Ringnes Island ENVELOPE(-102.256,-102.256,78.502,78.502) Meteorologist Peninsula ENVELOPE(-100.006,-100.006,78.002,78.002) Nunavut ARCTIC 38 4 |
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Bioassays Drilling mud disposal Environmental impacts Heavy metals Industrial waste disposal Leaching Oil well drilling Permafrost Stratigraphy Sumps Tundra ecology Water quality Ellef Ringnes Island Nunavut Hoodoo River region Meteorologist Peninsula French, H.M. Surface Disposal of Waste Drilling Fluids, Ellef Ringnes Island, N.W.T. : Short-Term Observations |
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Bioassays Drilling mud disposal Environmental impacts Heavy metals Industrial waste disposal Leaching Oil well drilling Permafrost Stratigraphy Sumps Tundra ecology Water quality Ellef Ringnes Island Nunavut Hoodoo River region Meteorologist Peninsula |
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An experimental procedure by which waste drilling fluids were placed upon the tundra was undertaken at the Panarctic Dome et al. Hoodoo N-52 wellsite on Ellef Ringnes Island during the early winter of 1981-82. Preliminary site investigations indicated ice-rich permafrost conditions and the potential for extensive terrain disturbance if a sump were constructed. During the summer of 1982 seepage of waste effluent away from the disposal area occurred, and a quantity of muds and supernatant waters entered an adjacent creek. Water-quality analyses indicated that leaching of heavy metals was slow in the short term and soluble components were quickly diluted to background levels. The major toxicity threat posed by drilling wastes is primarily one of high salinity. The low level of terrain disturbance associated with a sumpless operations is a major advantage of such a procedure.Key words: drilling fluids, permafrost, tundra, land use regulations, terrain disturbance Mots clés: fluides de forage, pergélisol, toundra, règlements concernant l'utilisation du terrain, dérangement du terrain |
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Surface Disposal of Waste Drilling Fluids, Ellef Ringnes Island, N.W.T. : Short-Term Observations |
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Surface Disposal of Waste Drilling Fluids, Ellef Ringnes Island, N.W.T. : Short-Term Observations |
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Surface Disposal of Waste Drilling Fluids, Ellef Ringnes Island, N.W.T. : Short-Term Observations |
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Surface Disposal of Waste Drilling Fluids, Ellef Ringnes Island, N.W.T. : Short-Term Observations |
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Surface Disposal of Waste Drilling Fluids, Ellef Ringnes Island, N.W.T. : Short-Term Observations |
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surface disposal of waste drilling fluids, ellef ringnes island, n.w.t. : short-term observations |
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Ellef Ringnes Island Meteorologist Peninsula Nunavut |
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Ellef Ringnes Island Meteorologist Peninsula Nunavut |
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Arctic Ellef Ringnes Island Ice Nunavut permafrost toundra Tundra pergélisol |
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Arctic Ellef Ringnes Island Ice Nunavut permafrost toundra Tundra pergélisol |
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