LAND DRILLING PRACTICES FOR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

09-01-2010

Publisher

American Petroleum Institute

0 INTRODUCTION
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCES
3 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
4 PLANNING
5 DRILLING SITE AND RIGHT-OF-WAY PREPARATION
6 DRILLING OPERATIONS
7 COMPLETION, TESTING, AND PLUGGING AND ABANDONMENT
OPERATIONS
8 DECOMMISSIONING

Gives information on environmentally sound practices for land drilling operations.

DocumentType	Standard
Pages	22
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 2010 This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
PublisherName	American Petroleum Institute
Status	Current
Supersedes	API 52 : 1995

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