Land Treatment of Produced Oily Sand: Field Results

• Published in: Waste management & research Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 223 - 237
• Main Authors: Bleckmann, Charles A., Oxley, Mark E., Wilson, Ernest J., Hayes, Kelly W., Hercyk, Neta L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.1997
• Subjects: Biodegradation; oily waste; oil disposal; land treatment; oil in soil

Land treatment techniques successfully treated oily waste generated during the production of crude oil. Over 13 years of safe operations have demonstrated the environmental acceptability of the method. Natural biodegradation processes removed nearly 80% of the applied waste oil. The oily fraction of...