ENVIROCENTER

Onshore facilities for reducing the waste stream and disposal costs

Some believe the best way to handle wastes is treatment and disposal. Where others saw waste to be simply treated and discarded, M-I SWACO saw an opportunity. It was an opportunity to dramatically reduce your waste stream and disposal costs and help you achieve your environmental objectives. Those opportunities are precisely why we created the pacesetting ENVIROCENTER.

Our ENVIROCENTER facilities are strategically located around the world to meet the waste treatment and recovery needs of our customers. M-I SWACO ENVIROCENTER facilities provide a chemical and mechanical separation process for reclaiming and reusing drilling and completion fluids, processing for separated water, and boat-cleaning services.

The ENVIROCENTER approach includes one-of-a kind facilities that recover and treat contaminated drilling fluids and solids. In addition, they recycle water and other base fluids that otherwise would be shipped off for disposal.

The M-I SWACO ENVIROCENTER effectively addresses regulatory restrictions against the disposal of, and the high costs of traditional treatments for:

• Oil-, synthetic- or diesel-base drilling fluids contaminated with water or brine
• Water or brine contaminated with oil-, synthetic- or diesel-base drilling fluids
• Oil-base drilling fluids sediment from boat-cleaning operations

The ENVIROCENTER concept gives operators a way to optimize the economics of using expensive, premium drilling and completion fluids. In addition, zero-discharge limitations require support programs, such as those found at ENVIROCENTER facilities, in order to avoid costly fines.

The ENVIROCENTER process provides an environmentally proven solution for operators working in highly regulated areas where zero discharge and waste minimization are high priorities. With ever-stricter environmental regulations shifting toward true zero discharge, drilling wastes are becoming an increasing liability.