SECTION 165:10-7-24. Waste management practices reference chart

(a)   Scope. This Section provides reference guidelines for the disposal of wastes under the jurisdiction of the Commission which are generated by oil and gas operators and pipeline companies. Hazardous waste as defined at 40 CFR 261.3 is regulated by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.

(b)   Waste materials and disposal options. Consistent with EPA's policy on source reduction, recycling, treatment and proper disposal, operators shall use waste management practices as listed in (c) of this Section which describes the various management practices for the following waste materials. For any of the following waste materials where option (16) of subsection (c) is listed, option (16) shall be considered before any other option.

(1)   Produced water: Options 1, 7 & 9

(2)   Weighted water: Options 1 & 7

(3)   Used treatment fluids, frac sand, and other flowback wastes: Options 1, 2, 5 & 7 and, for frac sand only, options 3 & 20

(4)   Water based mud: Options 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 19

(5)   Water based mud cuttings: Options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 & 19

(6)   Oil based mud: Options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12 & 22

(7)   Oil based mud cuttings: Options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12 & 14

(8)   Crude oil: Options 1, 4, 12, 13 & 14

(9)   Used motor, gear, lube, compressor and hydraulic oils: Options 1, 15 & 16

(10)   Used solvents: Options 1, 15 & 16

(11)   Oily debris: Options 1, 3, 13 & 20

(12)   Filter media and backwash: Options 1, 3, 7, 15, 16 & 20

(13)   Glycol, amine, and caustic wash: Options 1 & 7

(14)   Iron sponge: Options 3 & 20

(15)   Molecular sieve: Options 3 & 20

(16)   Produced sand/sediment: Options 3, 7, 8, 17 & 20

(17)   Tight emulsions: Options 1, 4, 8, 12, 14 & 17

(18)   Unused treatment chemicals: Options 1, 15 & 16

(19)   Tank bottoms from E&P: Options 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14 & 17

(20)   Paraffin: Options 1, 3, 4, 12, 14, 15, 16 & 20

(21)   Asbestos insulation: Options 3 & 15

(22)   Non-asbestos insulation: Options 3, 15 & 20

(23)   Used batteries: Options 1, 3, 15 & 16

(24)   Oils containing PCBs: Option 11

(25)   Oils not containing PCBs: Options 1, 15 & 16

(26)   Empty oil and chemical drums: Options 1, 3 & 15

(27)   Salt contaminated soils: Options 3, 6, 8 & 17

(28)   Crude oil contaminated soils: Options 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17 & 22

(29)   Pit sludges from wellsites, disposal well pits and gathering systems: Options 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17 & 20

(30)   Gathering line pigging wastes: Options 1, 3, 7 & 20

(31)   Gas plant sweetening wastes: Options 1, 3, 7 & 20

(32)   Gas plant dehydration wastes: Options 1, 3 & 7

(33)   Cooling tower blowdown from gas plants: Options 7 & 15

(34)   Wastes from subsurface natural gas storage: Options 1, 3, 7 & 20

(35)   Wastes other than refined product removed from produced water and other well fluids prior to injection or disposal: Options 1, 7, 8, 17 & 20

(36)   Gases removed from the production stream: Options 1, 7, 13 & 18

(37)   Waste crude oil and light hydrocarbons (gas condensate) in reserve pits, other impoundments or tankage at wellsites: Options 1, 7, 8, 13 & 17

(38)   Contaminated ground water (except refined products): Options 1, 7, 21 & 22

(39)   Pipeline sludge and other deposits removed from pipe or equipment on E&P gathering systems: Options 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 17 & 20

(40)   Residues and truckwash from inside the tank of trucks used to transport saltwater, drilling mud or spent completion fluids: Options 1, 3, 7 & 20

(41)   Sewage and wastes from portable toilets: Option 15

(42)   Crude pipeline pigging wastes, contaminated soil and residue from transmission and trunk lines: Options 1, 3, 4, 8, 12, 15, 16, 17 & 22

(43)   Water or soil contaminated by refined product from E&P operations: Options 1, 16, 21 & 22

(44)   Rigwash and supply water: Options 1, 5, 7 & 8

(45)   Storm water and hydrostatic test water from E&P operations: Options 1, 7, 9 & 22

(46)   Spent filters: Options 1 & 3

(47)   Trash and debris: Options 15 & 20

(48)   Refined petroleum product releases: Options 1, 3, 8, 13, 16, 17 & 22

(49)   Refined petroleum product pigging wastes: Options 1, 3, 8, 15, 16, 17 & 22

(50)   Water or soil contaminated by refined products from pipelines: Options 1, 16, 21 & 22

(51)   Hydrostatic test water from pipelines: Options 1, 9, 16 & 22

(52)   Tank bottoms from crude pipeline facilities: Options 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17 & 22

(53)   Tank bottoms from refined product pipeline facilities: Options 1, 3, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 22

(54)   Water based mud and cuttings associated with pipeline construction: Options 6 and 8 (165:10-7-19 only)

(c)   Disposal options and rule reference guide. The following waste disposal options are referenced in (b) of this Section:

(1)   Reclaim and/or recycle.

(2)   Burial (in accordance with 165:10-7-16).

(3)   Landfills regulated by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.

(4)   Road applications by County Commissioners (in accordance with 165:10-7-22 and 165:10-7-28).

(5)   Noncommercial pits (in accordance with 165:10-7-16).

(6)   Commercial mud disposal pits (in accordance with 165:10-9-1).

(7)   Underground injection (in accordance with 165:10-5-1 through 165:10-5-14).

(8)   Land application (in accordance with 165:10-7-19 and 165:10-7-26).

(9)   Discharge (in accordance with 165:10-7-17).

(10)   Reclaim and/or recycle (in accordance with 165:10-7-23).

(11)   In accordance with EPA; Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 40, Part 761.60 through 761.79.

(12)   Application to lease roads, well locations, and production sites (in accordance with 165:10-7-27 and 165:10-7-29).

(13)   Open burning in accordance with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality regulations.

(14)   Disposal of waste oil as specified in 165:10-7-23.

(15)   Disposal in accordance with Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality regulations.

(16)   If the waste is determined to be a hazardous waste under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), disposal will be determined by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; if a non-hazardous waste, Option 17 may be used or other disposal option as approved by the Commission.

(17)   On-site or in-situ bioremediation/remediation.

(18)   Flaring or venting (in accordance with 165:10-3-15).

(19)   Commercial soil farming (in accordance with 165:10-9-2).

(20)   Burial as approved by the Commission.

(21)   Surface discharge as approved by the Commission.

(22)   Land application as approved by the Commission.

[Source: Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2039, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2198, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1947, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2187, eff 7-11-08; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 950, eff 7-1-12; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1041, eff 7-1-13; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 534, eff 8-1-19]