1 ESRF NWT Upstream Oil & Gas Waste Stream Study: Regional Waste Management Modelling US-Canada Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum November 13, 2012,

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ESRF NWT Upstream Oil & Gas Waste Stream Study:

Regional Waste Management Modelling

US-Canada Northern Oil and Gas Research ForumNovember 13, 2012, Anchorage Alaska

Todd M. Paget, P. Eng.Industrial Specialist – Oil & GasEnvironment Division Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR)Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT)

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Where? • NWT, Canada

Why? • Project Motivation

What? • Regional Waste Management

How? • ESRF• RWMTool• Deliverables

When? • Timelines

Overview


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Alaska

Significant Resource Potential in NWT, Canada

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NWT

YK

BC

AB

Beaufort SeaAK

YK

NWT

Central Mackenzie Valley

Beaufort: on, near, and offshoreMackenzie Valley - NWT

AK

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Significant O&G potential in NWT: onshore, near-shore, offshore Historically: reliance on municipal infrastructure for industrial waste Existing NWT infrastructure does not meet industrial needs Government, Land Claimants, Stakeholder concerns:

◦ Waste management for on-shore, near-shore and off-shore upstream oil and gas ◦ Various waste streams, substantial quantities◦ facilities not designed, managed or licensed to accommodate◦ Regulatory jurisdiction and requirements unclear◦ Coordination of treatment/disposal lacking ◦ No integrated regional approaches

May result in adverse and unacceptable environmental economic effects/liabilities to NWT communities, governments

Future development exacerbates challenges Result: determining approaches to waste management one of

the most controversial and time-consuming aspects of planning, assessments and reviews…

Project Motivation

ESRF NWT Upstream Oil & Gas Waste Stream Study: Regional Waste Management Modelling Tool - RWMTool

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O&G Waste Management identified as priority:◦ Consultations in regional planning processes:

Beaufort Sea Strategic Regional Plan of Action

Beaufort Basin Regional Environmental Assessment

Significant during Joint Review Panel for proposed MGP

Regional Waste Management? Requirements:

◦ Assess immediate and long-term regional management issues and options resulting from waste production and disposal

Infrastructure, transportation

◦ Where? On-shore, near-shore and off-shore in the NWT Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR)

Gwich’in Settlement Area (GSA)

Sahtu Settlement Area (SSA)


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ESRF Sponsored Study Environmental Studies Research Funds (ESRF):

◦ Initiated in 1983, receives its legislative mandate through the Canada Petroleum Resources Act (CPRA)

◦ Designed to assist in the decision-making process related to O&G exp. and dev. on Canada's frontier lands

◦ Frontier lands: where Canada has the rights situated in areas north of 60 degrees, and offshore of Canada's East and West Coasts

◦ Sponsors environmental and social studies pertaining to petroleum exploration, development, and production activities on frontier lands.

◦ Funding provided through levies on frontier lands paid by interested holders; i.e. O&G companies

◦ Directed by joint government/industry/public management board

◦ Administered by secretariat, in Office of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

Project Concept and Proposal developed, submitted to ESRF……


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Technical Objectives: Combine waste streams, and projects over regional temporal and

spatial boundaries Built on database(s) Waste stream types (WS) and quantities Waste factors (WF) Infrastructure and Design Standards in a Searchable Database Simulate development scenarios projected over spatial and

temporal boundaries◦ Compare:

Mass balance scenarios over regional temporal and spatial boundaries Infrastructure and Design Standards

Develop info, options……………

Regional Waste Management Modelling Tool RWMTool


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Compile waste tables Verify types…

Typical Exploration/Seismic/Drilling/Completions/Workover Waste Types

Blasting sand/material Mud sacksCement returns Pipe/equipment hydratesCompletion/W.O./well treatment fluids Pipe/equipment scaleBlasting sand/material Produced sandDeck drainage Produced waterDrill cuttings Tank sludgeDrilling fluids Thread protectorsHydraulic test (BOP) fluids WashwaterHydraulic fluid Water (noncontact i.e. cooling water or fire waterIndustrial incineration ash


Typical Domestic Waste Types→ → →

Sanitary fluids greywater blackwater Sanitary solids Human waste solids Sanitary incineration ash Domestic Solid Waste Refuse/trash Type I/II/III waste Domestic incineration ash Recyclables Kitchen Waste Kitchen solid food waste Compostable Non-compostable Kitchen liquid waste Food contaminated packaging Recyclables

Typical Industrial Field Support Waste TypesAbsorbent materials Hydraulic fluidAntifreeze PalletsContaminated soil PalletsContaminated water/snow Rags, oilyBatteries TiresFilters Unused and discarded materialsLab waste, sample wastes, and residues Used oil Solvents

Near and offshore: Marine Operations Wastes

Marine support vesselsDrill ship

Ice Breakers

• Establish Waste Factors (WF)• Project over common times and

spaces of operation…

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• Spatial Boundaries…

time 1(ti⇨tn) time 2(tii⇨tn)

time 3 (tiii⇨tn)

∑WFy x t2 ∑WFx x t1

∑WFz x t3

∑WF(x, y, z) x ∑ tn

X Y

Z

• Their wastes streams overlap in space and time…

∑WF(x, y, z) x tn = Scenario A


RWMTool Conceptual Example

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Project Objectives Assist in identifying the economic constraints

and opportunities with regard to regional waste management options

Assist decision-makers in developing regional waste management strategies:◦ environmentally sound◦ cost effective ◦ technically feasible◦ socially acceptable

While minimizing the cumulative environmental impacts that may otherwise occur

Win win for everyone….


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Task 1: ◦ Gather and Prepare Model Input Data, and Database

Task 2: ◦ Compile Infrastructure and Design Standards in a Searchable

Database Task 3:

Develop Regional Waste Modelling Tool:◦ Application interface (API) OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium)

compliant for integrations with GIS software and Web Mapping Services (WMS)

Task 4: ◦ Final Report

Key Deliverables


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Technical Advisory Group (TAG)

Project Timeline

Environment & Natural Resources (ENR) – TAG LeadEnvironment Canada (EC)Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)Industry Rep

Contractor (AMEC)

Task Year Due date

0 Contract Start Date 0 1-May-121 Gather and Prepare Model Input Data and Produce Database 1 31-Oct-122 Compile Infrastructure and Design Standards in a Searchable Database 1 30-Apr-133 Develop a Regional Waste Modelling Tool (RWMTool) 2 31-Oct-134 Draft Final Report 2 31-Jan-145 Final Report 2 30-Apr-14


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Thank you!Questions?

Todd M. Paget, P. Eng. : [email protected] Specialist – Oil & GasEnvironment Division, ENR, GNWT


Regional Waste Management Modelling

US-Canada Northern Oil and Gas Research ForumNovember 13, 2012, Anchorage Alaska

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